If You Would Like Add A Dramatic Touch Of BLACK

Try A Black Crystal Lighting Fixture.

These would make great pendants over a glamorous bar/counter.
These come in a full range of prices. From $100.00 to $$$$$$$$

Even if you would like to add one to your dorm room.....you can slap it on the wall, and it will stick!

All sources are on the bottom of each picture.

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Actually I am 'finding my way'.

New people, new product to learn, and entirely new company policies to learn and incorporate into my own designing style.

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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.

Sunday Inspiration

A great armoire makeover from Life in Grace. She has a complete "how-to" guide HERE:

You will probably notice that every one of these ended up being some form of blue. Not sure why...

I love the color and style of this great blue garden beach redo from Ashley's Busy.

I thought this DIY custom headboard created by Living with Lindsey (found via Design Dazzle) was really fun. There are complete instructions for DIY headboards on Living with Lindsey's blog: