Mom Cave

Have you heard of a 'Mom Cave'? Well, until very recently, I hadn't. I got to know about the concept through Houzz.
A 'mom cave' is a place that a woman can call her own, a retreat right at home, where she can just go unwind and have some 'alone time'. The idea is gaining more and more popularity in today's world. Every woman- whether a mom or not, would love such a space (I think...), a place with all the things that you love surrounding you. I totally Love the idea and I think it would be such a treat to have such a space.

I share an office with my husband. There are two desks, one for each one of us, with each of our computers, lots of papers, books, stationery......its nothing close to being pretty or anything. I do sometime envision the space to transform into something inviting and dazzling....If that ever happens, I would take inspiration from these rooms.

contemporary home office design by dc metro interior designer Kelly Porter

eclectic home office design by san francisco interior designer Kelly Berg, Arte Styling

eclectic home office design by san francisco photographer Ed Ritger Photography

Images: via Houzz

I want to add one more room here- only because I really like it, this amazing studio which belongs to Kamini of Saffron and Silk

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I WANT one of these.....!

A picnic and a makeover

Forgive me for I have been away from the blog for some time...You see, I was busy planning a picnic. Most part of last week went into the planning. The picnic was this Saturday at the Crews Lake Wilderness Park. The timing was perfect- just before the weather gets too hot here. There was a lot to plan- the menu, the games, the drinks, things to take....For our group of friends, food is definitely a priority...and so the menu planning began...there were snack idlis, corn and bean salad, papdi chaat, aloo bonda, chips n salsa. The snack idlis were made by moi and they came out great. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of the food...as usual it was all gone even before I realized it.  The highlight for the kids for the train ride at the park....they enjoyed it thoroughly, and fun for all. The train was really a cute one, with room for a lot of people to ride.

Thats my husband and son posing with the train driver:).

The little ones were having a ball playing in the fields. 

Come Sunday, I had a project planned. An old bookcase was to get a makeover. This one had been lying in my garage and used as extra storage. Nothing really wrong with it, its from our apartment days, only it does't go well with the dark wood tones of our furniture. 

I spray painted it white...

And here is the new look.

I brought it in my son's room, and arranged all his books in it.

Nice, isn't it? I like it. The project was very simple. What I'm really happy about is that I reused something and gave it a new life.

Linking in to the weekend wrap up at colours dekor. 

Earthy Urns

All around me, I see people gearing up for spring, decking their yards, sprucing up their surroundings with colorful accents. While I add some flowers and greens here and there around my home, I have a Huge craving for some earthy looking urns for to my outdoor space and the inside decor. While wandering the web, these are some that really caught my eye. 

I'm totally in LOVE with these terracotta urns. I spotted these on a home tour at P&P- these beauties deck the Ananths' home in Bangalore. Aren't they gorgeous?

Images: 1, 2, 3 via Flickr, 4,5 via , 6 via 

Which ones are your favorite?