Answer to Sravi's Question.....

Sravi from This blog does not have a title as the author's not witty enough to think of a good one. has a question for me.....

Sravi's Question: I have an open terrace in my house..as you do.. and some greenry! I wanted to get some garden furniture,which i can place in there...all that i have found in chennai are some metal/steel ones.. which i feel will get hot and hence cannot be used till it cools down....what kind of furniture would you suggest? also,which material/stuff should I use for a temperary roof ??? thank you for ur time!

Sravi, I have 3 answers for you.........

1. Low Budget Idea: Get some Neel kamal plastic table and chairs which will cost you about Rs. 3000. They are heat resistant and rain proof. So, you dont have to worry about it when you are not at home and it rains all of a sudden. But these do not look very decorative. so, my suggestion is........do some work on it ...like stenciling or give it a base coat of dark green and decoupage it with some pictures of flowers and greenery (if you wait for a couple of days, you can see an example of a chair that i have decoupaged with children chart pictures). A very inexpensive way of converting. In addition to this, you can use rolling sheets which can be rolled out to have some privacy from above or buy a big garden umbrella.

Below are some pictures for your reference.

(Photo Credit: www.netshops.com, www.webdesign-elements.com, www.familycrafts.abouthi, www.indiamart.com)

2. Medium-Budget Idea: Have a rolling sheet fixed at one end of the terrace. Place some cane furniture with a small glass table. Some bright cushions in red and green will look beautiful. but you have to be careful and see to it that when you go out, you roll out the shutter so that even when it rains, the furniture is not damaged...

3. High Budget Idea: Have some kerala tiled roof with pillars. Some log-wood furniture with lovely cushions will be a permanent solution. For interest, you could add some teracotta pots and hangings....

Since you mentioned the word temporary, I think option 1 (low-budget idea) would be the right choice. Please let me know if you implemented it with some pictures of the makeover. I would be more than happy.

Baby Nursery Room ...

An expecting mom is always very excited about designing a beautiful room for her baby. All the nine months during the pregnancy, she is busy planning the various colour schemes, the different themes, the most necessary things, the not so necessary things and a whole lot of other aspects.

As a designer, I strongly believe that some major furniture that is to be bought should be a convertible. This means that as the baby outgrows...., the bed, the chair or the cupboards can be conveniently converted to suit the age and the necessity. Some pictures below will be a great source of inspiration for expecting mothers who are in the process of designing a nursery space for their little one.

I dedicate this post to my youngest sister Vidya who is a doting mother of 20 days old Baby Shriyanka.....

(All images via zu hause wohnen)

My sister is no less a designer herself. She has designed a beautiful nursery room in a Bumble Bee / Lady Bug theme for her newbie shriyanka. Here are some pictures of her creation. She purchased the center border from the stores and made some more wall stickers of the lady bug herself using some beautiful art paper.

This is an inspiration board that I made recently......... What is the theme you want to design your baby nursery room on???????