Hot summers and cork planters.

We are getting roasted in our part of the world and eagerly waiting for the rainy season that is light years away. And my plants are having a tough time in this heat. But not these ones:)

I came across this awesome idea here. Magnetic cork planters with teeny tiny succulents. Pretty on a fridge:) 

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May Fetish!!!!

And dear readers bringing to you the very last of the fetish posts for this month. I hope you've enjoyed going through them and have been inspired. We've been talking and seeing window panes all of this month (To read the past posts go right here, here and here and click here to see all of my fetish posts)

Love the distressed look and book storage idea

I can't stay away from pretty parties and who says you can't use it for a party? 

The window pane makes the party vignette so charming

Or use it to display the menu. Oh so cute.

Or the sitting arrangement. Aah!

And here it comes to the rescue of a homemaker:) 

Planning menus. And my favorite, chalkboard.

Have to love this one for it has space for everything you've always wanted to write:)

Got an extra window pane? Please send it over to me:)

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Have a great weekend.

What a beautiful quote! Happy weekend dear readers.

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May Fetish!!!

Have was your weekend? Mine was full of time with friends and family and some tough decisions that I needed to take on the work front. But all in all; pretty peaceful.

Have you been enjoying the fetish posts on the window frame ( Last two posts here and here)

Today, I come to you with some more fab ideas.

Distressed window pane + mirror = simply gorgeous

Or just replace the door of your cupboard with it.

I am so drooling over this idea that I have already started hunting for a window pane ( Yes, I don't have one so I'll simply have to beg someone to give me theirs). The look is  so fresh and so so pretty. I would love to try out something like this in our living room and the best part is that the artwork can keep changing each time I want it to :)

Really cute! Love the butterflies. Dream big...oh yes...absolutely.

Or how about transforming it into a storage cum display for all your jewellery?

 Find many more fetish posts here.

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Happy Mother's Day

                                                    A very Happy Mother's Day to you Mom. Love, P.

I came across this super sweet printable here. Its available for free :) 

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My love affair with baskets

I have always had a certain kind of love affair with baskets. Wicker or woven baskets in neutral colours, palm leaf baskets in bright colours, cardboard baskets with pretty patterns,et al. They only not make my life much simpler ( It helps address the many many OCD’s that I suffer from:)), make my home look clutter free and makes my shelves look pretty. Not that isn't a bad achievement for an ordinary basket.

Plus everyone at home knows what goes where and the smaller stuff never gets lost.

I've been thinking of getting some new ones for our home. And while doing my little research I came across several interesting ones (btw, I came across this site called www.theholdingcompany.co.uk and they have the cutest hat boxes and the trendiest storage baskets for the kitchen, living area, laundry…you think of it and they have it)

Lets start with the heart of the house.The kitchen.

 The "make my hear beat faster" egg basket. 

I saw one in the shape of a hen at a local grocery shop near my home and have been trying to convince (force) the shopkeeper to sell it to me:))

Love the clean arrangement. 

The potatoes and the onions at my home would be super happy if they had these for their home

 Woven basket heaven or what? The pantry looks so country.

 How about these babies for your laundry?

And these for your garden. Quite an interesting idea to try.

 Awesome colour palette. 

They will even stand as good as art, won't they? Help..I am in basket heaven.

 The cloth ones get my vote too..for magazines

To keep toys...well because  the tiny things using them are so soft and gentle :)

And for storing precious linen or precious jewels

 Love love love the lacework feel they've achieved with plastic.

And by that I don't mean that regular plastic baskets can't look good. 

You'll see what I mean in just a second? 

 Pretty pretty...didn't I tell you? Its all about arranging them well.

 May be one day someone will make these for my office? Anyone listening?

Power of the tiny. Cute little ones at the dinner table. 

Seriously, can't get any cuter. Makes me want to throw a party right now:)

Which ones do you like? Do you have several at your home too?

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Disclosure : I was compensated to write this post. But really, its something that I had a lot of fun putting together and would have done it anyways:)

Room partitions.

My much loved aunt is building her new home and she has been looking for some ideas on creating a room partitions. So here is some eye candy especially for you.

 Very delicate and a lovely in between between the modern and classic

 Love the use of macrame to create a divider

   A great way to revamp our very own Indian wooden jaali. 

A fresh coat of paint.

 Like the simple and clean lines in this lattice design

I like the way its been kept so light and open 

and not the usual heavy look that you get with wood.

A good DIY to try;shutters.

Pictures and a divider. Cute for a casual look.

This one made me smile...window panes...remember...

 A very refreshing take...very lime & lemony. Great use of cloth.

Charming, isn't it? Get some greens in...

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May Fetish!!

And the window frame fetish continues...

This week we look at creating awesome artwork out of window frames by simply using some patterned paper. Really simple and very sweet.

Headboard artwork...nice

Love the distressed look

Cute..ah?

Find many more fetish posts here.

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Instant love.

I can't stop thinking about this space. A hanging bed and gorgeous colours.

Isn't that what dreams are made of? 

And it even has a little basket for books. Pinch me.

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May Fetish!

For almost a year I had something I called the "Fetish posts" at purplehomes. It was lovely gathering inspirational ideas and seeing the ordinary turn into a work of art. Now, I'd like to start them again and I am hoping you are going to enjoy going through them. 

To visit all the old fetish posts, go here.

This May I am loving window frames. And while doing my little research on using the old and worn ones creatively I came across tons and tons of ideas that I intend to share  with you all through the month.

The first one, today. 

Old Window frames = Charming picture displays.

I have a thing or two for wooden clips. 

Remember I used really tiny ones (Read the complete post here). 
Really easy to put together and whats great is you can keep changing the pics as often as your heart wants to

Another very vintage kind of display. 

Love.Love.Love. A single enlarged picture.

Ofcourse one can use it like a regular grid kind of a photograph frame. 

An interesting take on the above idea; the knobs give it a dual purpose.

Do come back for lots more that you can do with a window frame next week :)

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