Latest Blog Posts for India pied-à-terre

• A Fortune of Fortuny
  on Jun 13, 2014 in Textiles
  There’s a fortune of Fortuny for sale over at One Kings Lane. Like, the fabric-covered cabinet shown here is over $12K. So although I won’t be partaking in it, it’s free to look. Such luscious and elegant textiles! Here are …...
• Painting Otomi Patterns
  on Jun 11, 2014 in DIY & Crafts DIY Projects with Paint
  Otomi is a folk art pattern that’s embroidered in bright colors by the Otomi people in Mexico. To learn more and see lots of colorful examples of it, visit a great article about Otomi at Paint + Pattern. And here’s a … Continue rea...
• DIY Chinese Chair Makeover with Leopard Print Suede & Paperclay
  on Jun 8, 2014 in Chinese Furniture Crafty Cat DIY & Crafts
  For a recent Throwback Thursday post, I shared a story about the time the wrong chairs were shipped to us from Thailand. Why would we go furniture shopping in Thailand and risk such things? Because we love style from Asia: … Continue reading &#...
• #tbt Story: When the Wrong Chair is Shipped from Thailand
  on May 15, 2014 in Shopping in Thailand Travel in Thailand
  Beyonce actually has some great advice for travelers shipping things home. Similar to “If you like it, put a ring on it,” I’d say “If you like it, put your name on it.” That’s what we should have done with …...
• Global and Vintage Treasures at Chicago’s Randolph Street Market
  on May 28, 2012 in Shopping African textiles barn country style farmhouse style industrial industrial style outsider art Randolph Street Market textiles upholstery
  Sunday was a scorching day in Chicago — 106 degrees in the shade according to our car’s outdoor temp gauge, no joke! – and we spent it under the sun at the Randolph Street Market. My face and neck now look like … Continue re...
• Citrus Colors
  on May 25, 2012 in Color lime orange tangerine yellow
  Today, a guest post as you can tell I’ve been busy outdoors, gardening! And this is a perfect post for the summer days ahead … Hi! I’m Joanna, a writer for Arcadian Lighting, an online source for beautiful light fixtures … Continu...
• Iris and Honeysuckle and Other Garden Things
  on May 20, 2012 in Garden armillary sphere clematis euphorbia gardening gardens geranium honeysuckle hosta in my house iris shade garden
  While looking for one of my cats, who was hiding under my nose the whole time under dense daylilies, I snapped shots of things flowering in our gardens right now. Here are irises, with Japanese hakonechloa aureola grass, weigela and peonies …...
• A Doorbell Cover Make-Over. Yeah! Why Not?
  on May 19, 2012 in Crafts/DIY DIY doorbell makeover paint stamps
  Even the most mundane things should be pretty. Think about one thing in your house that you completely forget exists. Take a look at it. Do you like it? Could it be better? Why not make it so? Our doorbell cover … Continue reading →...
• A Dash of Moroccan Design
  on May 9, 2012 in Home Decoration in my home India Lakshmi lighting Moroccan sconces
  It makes sense that I would wind up immediately inspired by the long-awaited book Marrakesh by Design by blogger Maryam of My Marrakesh! Her blog’s global style and riot of patterns had already inspired me to get a bunch of stencils from R...
• Lakshmi Niche
  on May 7, 2012 in Crafts/DIY Home Decoration clay in my home Lakshmi
  Where are these Lakshmi goddesses? In natural niches carved by flowing water, in a red earth cave somewhere deep in the jungles of India? Nope. They’re where we can see them every day. On a wall in our dining room: Here’s a side shot...

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