Inspiration: Favourite Blog

I was very thrilled to receive a mail from Patricia the popular face from the beautiful home decor blog Colours Dekor, stating that my home will be featured on her popular blog ... my daughter was super excited and could not wait to check the blog... thank you Patty!



Patricia has a huge fan following and I simply adore the homes featured on her blog; as these homes exude love and warmth and are so well lived ... I also love the non fussy way she has of decorating her own home and her lovely rich photographs ... in fact her blog inspired me to start my own blog ... don't forget to visit my home featured on her blog ... home-tour-esther

Decorous Corner - Blue sky and Yellow sun ...

As I have already mentioned, I love opening doors to discover what they reveal ... beautiful paintings, lovely furniture, colourful paints and accessories, handcrafted decors, etc. Let's open my front door and see what it has to reveal...

In the far end you can see a blue pot containing crimson anthuriums.

The heart shaped anthurium plants really fill my heart with joy ... they are also so easy to grow and need very little sun .. and though they are available in different colours the crimson ones really attract me ...


I placed my anthurium plant in the balcony which receives just the moderate morning sunlight ...

The painting in the background is made with acrylic on marble stone ... I copied this painting from http://www.kshs.org/p/online-exhibits-marijana-women-of-strawberry-hill/16498...

I love the play of the blue sky and the yellow sun ... and lovely colourful clothes swaying gently in the breeze ... I especially adore the two gossiping women in the foreground ... reminds me of this poem ...The Clothesline by Marilyn K. Walker.

A clothesline was a news forecast

To neighbors passing by.

There were no secrets you could keep

When clothes were hung to dry.

It also was a friendly link

For neighbors always knew

If company had stopped on by

To spend a night or two.

For then you'd see the fancy sheets and towels on the line;

You'd see the comp'ny tablecloths

With intricate design.

Inspiration - Doors ... an entry to ...

I love doors ... especially the lovely old worn out entrance doors ... I love the thrill of opening such doors and discovering what they have to reveal...

The other day as I was browsing over some photographs of interesting doors ... I came across the website www.terragalleria.com  which featured beautiful doors of Jodhpur Rajasthan ... I simply drooled over the combination of the beautiful indigo coloured walls the simple patterns on the doors and the brightly dressed women ... I also discovered this website http://www.doorpaintings.com/  which featured the paintings of K.R.Santhana Krishnan an artist from Tamil Nadu ... the paintings of doors were simply amazing ...

All these doors inspired me to make this painting using acrylic paint on wood ...

The traditional way of bathing babies by placing them on outstretched legs is a beautiful sight to watch ... the love and attention lavished by the mother as she massages and bathes the baby strengthens the bond between the mother and her newborn ...