What is there to know

 All this is what it is

You and me alone 

(oh, and An Indian Summer)

Sheer simplicity

For your listening pleasure

Kings of Convenience

And

For your viewing pleasure

Enrique Menossi!

Sheer simplicity, is exactly what I love about these rooms and spaces, photographed by the brilliant photographer Enrique Menossi. No grand furniture pieces, no statement art, no rich embroidered textiles or expensive rugs - just plain simple aesthetics of color and texture working together to create beautiful livable spaces.

Ooh...look at all the linen bed furnishing in these bedrooms...
simple, yet so very elegant

 

[All images: Menossi Fotografo]

Olga Naiman

Olga Naiman is a stylist, creative director, event designer, set designer and founder of APARAT. She has worked on many interior design editorials with magazines like Domino, House Beautiful and Real Simple. Her portfolio is a burst of color and rich design aesthetics. Take a look at the rest of her fabulous work here.

[All images: Olga Naiman]

There are days like these

When the sun is blazing hot

And there is work to be done

Lovely new friends to be met

Brilliant conversations to be had

Over afternoon cups of tea and evening glasses of wine

And then, as the day ends

In the comfort of a cool home

Mellow music to be played

Favorite magazines to be flipped

Loved blogs to be browsed

A hand picked collection of rooms to be shared

From some creative homes far away

Spaces and rooms I heart

From the ever fabulous blog, DesignSponge

Click on the image to go to the house tour story

And tell me if you heart them too!

[All images: Sneak Peeks from DesignSponge]

Aao Goa Chalen*

* Come, let's go to Goa!

For Goa now has Casa Tota, designed and run by the folks who own and are the creative brains behind Graham and Green! Casa Tota is an 150 year old Portuguese house, carefully and lovingly restored. (Read about Goa and the Portuguese connection here). With the Graham and Green team at it's helm, Casa Tota is beautifully furnished and styled. The casa is available for rent though the year. You can find more details right here.

[All images: Graham and Green]

Side Note. But Important Note:

While we are on the topic of lovely furnishing and such, some good news for my favorite peeps in Bangalore! Dastkar Andhra is organizing an exhibition from June 21st till 24th at Lady Jehangir Hall. And Delhiites, we are going to host Dastkar Andhra at Aga Khan Hall from Aug 23rd till 25th. Mark the dates!

After Vacation Blues

Is what I have right now!

I am back in town 

After a week in the hills

Refreshed by the crisp mountain air

And, eager to turn around and go back

As soon as I can :)

The lovely cottage Dak Bangla Homes in Himachal Pradesh

Carpet of daisies covered the hills

Lazy afternoons in the cottage

My recipe for getting over the vacation blues is to start planning the next one! And I have stumbled onto another pretteh place today while browsing through my favorite travel sites. Don't go anywhere, the aforementioned pretteh place coming up in the next post! 

[All images by me]

Checking in

Hello my favorite peeps! 

Hope the week has started on a bright note for you

I am taking a break this week

At one of my favorite places in the hills

I'll be back later in the week

With stories from the hills 

And of the creeks

Be good till then

Much love!

[Image: Via my husband's iphone]

 

Just for you

And for no one else

Discount codes from two lovely shops!

Turquoise Peach

The passion for travel and entrepreneurship brought the two sisters behind Turquoise Peach to India. Working with the local artisans, they have sourced unique products for you and your home, which they showcase and sell via exclusive trunk shows, events and their online shop. Turquoise Peach's collections can be viewed on their webshop and on facebook. An Indian Summer readers can avail a special discount of 30% on all featured products by using the code anindiansummer, valid for two weeks from now.

LetterNote

LetterNote is a product design brand focused on work and play tools. LetterNote's range of fine stationery products are designed to be simple, functional and minimalist and feature an eclectic mix of beautifully crafted designs. LetterNote would like to offer An Indian Summer's fabulous readers a 15% discount on all it's products. The discount code to use is SUMMER15 (in caps), and this would be valid till June 25th. 

Happy Shopping folks! And thank you Lindsay and Anisha for these lovely offers!

Just a little something..

..I put together for you

On this beautiful 29th day of May

A room here and a nook there

Gosh, they are all so pretty

Hooray!

Somebody

Stop me

From rhyming!

a little something from here, there and elsewhere

How are you doing, my favorite peeps?

How about leaving me a comment

That rhymes

And sweeps me off my feet!

[I'll shut up now. I promise]