LimeRoad.com!

A Shoot and a Give Away

LimeRoad.com, an exclusive online store has been a favorite of mine for it's curated collections and product stories. From handpicked home decor and furnishings to carefully selected women apparel and accessories, shopping at LimeRoad.com is almost like shopping with a stylist as your personal shopper. Inspired by the 16th century Grand Trunk Road, the famed highway that changed the face of the trade in the Indian subcontinent, the team at LimeRoad.com is always on a journey to find some of the best products out there. I also love how the team has focused on creating a highly engaging experience for shoppers on the site and it's facebook page. 

 

So, I was delighted when Diya Sahgal from LimeRoad.com reached out to me for their June campaign, called "Just Like You". Thirteen women from different fields, each unique in her own right, were styled and shot in LimeRoad.com's summer collection. With my recent obsession with six yards of gorgeousness, I chose to be styled in a beautiful raw silk saree from Desi Weaves. The shoot was a lovely experience, and kudos to Diya and her team, and the photographer Rishabh Anupam Sahay, for doing a great job! You can take a look at the campaign in LimeRoad's inhouse online magazine.  

Give Away!

And now for the giveaway! LimeRoad.com would love to give away a credit voucher of INR 2,500 to one lucky lucky reader [anyone who resides in India or who has an address for shipping in India]. You can use the voucher to shop for anything that you desire from LimeRoad.com!

All you need to do to enter the give away:

1. Leave a comment that has one or all of these three words: Lime, Road, June! As always, leave a comment right here on An Indian Summer's facebook page. Leave a comment on this post too to increase your chances.

2. The most creative comment wins!

3. We will announce the winner after a week - on July 1st 

That's it! :)

Thank you to the team at LimeRoad.com for hosting this generous giveaway! 

[Images: LimeRoad. Creative Storyboarding: An Indian Summer]

 

 

A Little Prayer

  

For the people battling the flood in Uttarakhand, India

For the flora and fauna that has been lost

 For the beautiful region that is now devastated

I feel a very strong connect to the Himalayas, and it pains me no end to see the delicate ecosystem of the region being ravaged by natural disasters, caused due to human excesses in the name of development. I wish that atleast NOW, the people responsible for governance and the people who have been nominated as the custodians for environment and development, will look beyond their private gains and do what is right for the region and it's people.

You can contribute to the relief efforts right here.

Signing off for the week

Be safe, everyone

Where ever you are

 [Image: Clicked by me on a recent trip to Kinnaur region]

 

From The Portfolio Of

Schuyler Samperton

I chanced upon Schulyer Samperton's portfolio and was delighted by her bohemian, globally inspired interior design work. Samperton is an LA based designer, and her work has been featured in many top interior magazines in the US. I love how she has combined varied elements to create cohesive livable spaces. I spied a touch of India too in her work - little decor pieces, textiles, rugs and accent furniture. Some of my favorite spaces from her portfolio are in this post; take a look at the rest of her portfolio right here.

[All Images: Schuyler Samperton. Creative Story boarding: An Indian Summer]

DIY's For A Rainy Day

An Indian Summer's DIYs are in Grazia! 

The Makeover: Reclaimed Bottles

The Senior Features Writer at Grazia, Spardha Malik, reached out to me last month, to put together three easy and quick DIYs for Grazia readers. It was after a really really long time that I got my craft supplies out, and then scouted the home for things that could be reclaimed or up-cycled or re-purposed or generally beautified. Not only did I have to Do the It-Yourself's, but also style and photograph each step of the process. And what fun it was to do it all;  industrial strength glue sticking my fingers together notwithstanding! All the three DIYs can be easily done within ten to twenty minutes, and you don't really need any special supplies to make them.

The 2 Minute Cake Stand 

 I upcycled old glass bottles, made cake stands and prettied up a lamp :)

Baubles On A Wire: The Lamp Updo

Grab the June 2013 issue of Grazia India, for step by step instructions on all three DIYs. You can buy the online copy of the mag on zinio or magzter.

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Do tell me if you try any of these on a rainy day, or a non-rainy day :)

[All images: An Indian Summer]

Color me tender..

Color me true

All my dreams fulfilled

For my darling

I love You

And I always will

[Elvis Presley, just for you]

This, I imagine, is what these rooms and corners must have been singing, as Rikki Snyder photographed them. Such bright colors and hues, straight out of a summer garden. See more of Rikki's brilliant portfolio right here!

Precisely what I needed today. That song, and all this color :)

[All images: Rikki Snyder]

Needless To Say

I have missed you! 

For I haven't spoken to you in a month

 For I have been away too long

But I know you'll forgive me

For 

I have been traveling

With my favorite people

To beaches and mountains

Experiencing life

And making and collecting beautiful memories

 

Over the last month

I spent some blissful days in Khao Lak, Thailand

And then did a road trip to Kotgarh, Himachal Pradesh

And now I am back

To you

For you!

Starting next week

Get ready for your dose of prettiness

 For

An Indian Summer is back, folks! :)

,

[All images copyrighted: Moi. aka An Indian Summer. aka Bhavna Bhatnagar]

You and I

Putting together some recent room love I found for my favorite folks, and humming this song :)

I am sorry, I have been on and off the blog for the past few months. There have been too many things happening and I have also been traveling quite a bit. This week, I have been busy with a very interesting DIY article for a magazine - will tell you more about it next month!

  There are many unread emails in my inbox and I will get to them soon - hang in there folks! Many thanks for your patience.

I am off to Khao Lak, Thailand next week. Any tips for and around the area would be much appreciated!  

You and I, we'll see each other soon :)

[Images: This, That]