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A Home with Personality

A home with personality is always vibrant with bold colours, textures, beautiful fabrics and one or two stylish handpicked furniture that adds a lot of character. In other words it should reflect your personality. If you play safe with your home décor and choose things that you don’t really love, your home will be bland. Make it a home that breathes and lives. Browse through Designer Robert Passal’s beautiful home via HouseBeautiful to visually feel what a home with personality is all about.



Image via HouseBeautiful, Photographed by Jonny Valiant



Image via HouseBeautiful, Photographed by Jonny Valiant



Image via HouseBeautiful, Photographed by Jonny Valiant



Image via HouseBeautiful, Photographed by Jonny Valiant

Click here to view the rest of the house…... inspired??

Images via HouseBeautiful

 

Elena Shumilova Photography

Russian photographer, Elena Shumilova, whose photography revolved around her two growing boys and the animals in her farm, went viral as soon as they were published. She trusted her intuition and took advantage of the natural light, different weather conditions, her beautiful farm and surroundings. I was amazed while viewing her pictures and left me with a magical feel, warmth and so much of emotional depth to her pictures.

For those who are yet to view her pictures here is a tiny peek to her work and I am sure it will leave you enchanted!

 

 

 

 

 

Click here to access her facebook page and follow her work.

All Images credit/copyright Elena Shumilova


 

Winner for the Scarlet and Mint give-away!

It’s time to announce the winner for the give-away from Scarlet & Mint!!!

Thanks to all those who participated…… you all did a fantastic job!!!  Please continue to participate as there are more give-aways coming your way!

And

The lucky winner is: Asha Daniel

Congratulations!!!

 

Asha Daniel, please email me (tbinspirations@gmail.com ) your shipping address to receive this beautiful clutch.



Image via Scarlet and Mint
 
 

Scandinavian Style

I have always been drawn towards the simplicity and elegance of Scandinavian interiors and home décor purely because it provides inspiration for innovation. Scandinavian style is a perfect blend of elegance, rustic and functionality. It’s all about pastel color, white color space, stylish furniture design that is affordable, vintage accessories, plants or animal motifs on cushions and simple yet elegant kitchens.

Here are some inspirations to feel the warmth of a Scandinavian home… I love this home… it’s like a breath of fresh air!!!

Image via Style me Pretty, Photography by Julien Fernandez

Image via Style me Pretty, Photography by Julien Fernandez

Image via Style me Pretty, Photography by Julien Fernandez

Image via Style me Pretty, Photography by Julien Fernandez

Image via Style me Pretty, Photography by Julien Fernandez

Image via Style me Pretty, Photography by Julien Fernandez

Image via Style me Pretty, Photography by Julien Fernandez

 

Click here to view the rest of the home. Do you love this home? What is your favorite feature?

 

 

 



Scarlet & Mint and Win a give-away

Scarlet & Mint is a sophisticated and chic Indian brand appealing to the modern woman, to suit her each day with a varied range of shoes, bags, clutches and funky accessories. Their collections are colorful, sophisticated and glamorous and bring the latest global fashion to India. Their shoes, bags and accessories are absolutely divine!

 

In conversation with Scarlet and Mint to know more about the fashion brand

First of all – what a cool name!

S: (laughs) I’m glad you like the name! It took us a while to come up with it, but we both love it and think it’s really representative of our style.

M: That was certainly the aim of it, at any rate! And psst... they’re our initials as well!

 

So how did Scarlet and Mint come about?

S: I don’t feel like there is a fashion brand that speaks to me in India! Like most women today, I’m quite busy – and what I was really looking for was a brand that curated the best stuff out there for me. This is when I reached out to M...

M: ... Yes, S always comes to me with her fashion woes! J I’ve worked in a number of global fashion brands and have wanted to start my own brand. At the moment I am based in Shanghai, where I see a lot of the latest global trends – from the traditional fashion centres of Europe and US, to Asian fashion influences like Japan and Korea.

 

That’s interesting – tell me a bit more about your individual styles.

M: I’d describe my style as “classic”. I have a big collection of vintage dresses from the 50s and 60s and, of course, I have a massive collection of heels! For me, shoes make or break an outfit.

S:  Generally speaking, I am a bit of an understated dresser, but I do love to give my outfit a bit of an edge with a pair of studded heels or something. And of course, M gives me makeovers every so often, which I love!

M: Oh, and I love Deepika Padukone’s style! She really nails the “classic with a modern twist” look!

 

So is that what Scarlet and Mint is about? Classic with a modern twist?

M: That’s pretty spot on! I’d describe our brand as: colourful, sophisticated, glamorous and sexy.

 

What can we expect to see in your launch collection?

M: Our launch collection has shoes, handbags and jewellery. We’re looking at a lot of warm tones: reds, fuchsias and some orange. We’ve also got some gorgeous prints in there. We have tried to keep the heels clean but in bright colours, while the flats are more playful with studs and crystals.

 

And how do you see Scarlet and Mint evolving over the next few years?

S: We’ll certainly extend our product range, but we want to be more than just another fashion brand and really engage with our audience. So that would include things like style tips for different events, getting a makeover and giving like-minded people a community board to interact with each other in.

 

Sounds exciting! What’s the best way to keep abreast of your progress?

S: Keeping checking out our Facebook page and our website www.scarletandmint.com!

Exciting News!!!! We have a fabulous goody to give away. The folks at Scarlet & Mint are giving you a chance to win a gorgeous woven crystal clutch. Click here for more details.

 

 

And as always we’re keeping it really simple.

To win,                                                              

1. Click here to check out our collection on our website.

2. Like Scarlet and Mint on Facebook

3. Fill in the blank, Scarlet & Mint's collection is _________ . You can leave the comment below this post. Please log in to your Gmail account while leaving your comment below, anonymous entries will not be valid

 

Easy!

Contest closes on the 26th of May and is open to all readers with India shipping address. So hurry!!

 

 

Thanks Scarlet & Mint for hosting this lovely give-away. All the best everyone!! Stay tuned on my Facebook page to find out the winner.

 

 

Images via Scarlet & Mint

 

 

Art by Aneesha Modi

Aneesha Modi, a self taught artist based in Ludhiana, embraced art during the past one year and became popular through exhibitions. She uses different mediums to experiment art depicting Indian traditions and folklore. Besides canvas she paints on tea pots, trunks, kettles and plates and other everyday lifestyle products. Aneesha has always managed to let her imagination take shape through rich colours.

Here are some of her beautiful art pieces

 

 

Click here to browse through her beautiful work and you can write to her at artistden@ymail.com as she undertakes customization as well.

Images via Aneesha Modi