Sneaking In Some Room Goodness

How have you been, my wonderful kittens? I am missing you and the blog sorely. And while the tech team works furiously behind the scenes to give this site a facelift, I am sneaking in one gorgeous post full of room goodness, for you and for me. 

I love this feeling of nesting and repose that sets in as autumn turns to winter. While the early morning and late evening nip in the air draws me to rich hued, cozy rooms, the bright afternoon sun veers me towards sunlit, (relatively) minimal rooms.

I will be away from the blog for a couple of weeks now, but do remember, I post daily on Instagram! Follow me there and I will be back soon on the blog, with many new exciting features and a fancy pancy new website!

See you on Instagram and Facebook!

[All images: Sourced from Pino3Bravo]

Hello!

Is it me you are looking for?

When I was invited by Isprava to view their lovely villas in Goa

Sorry for being AWOL for the last few weeks. I have a very good reason for it though. There are some good folks working behind the scenes to get a fabulous new website ready for An Indian Summer. I have been neck deep in layouts and mock-ups and have been advised not to put any new content on this site till the time the new one is ready to roll. We are aiming for mid next month and till that time, I will continue to share fresh inspiration and all that I love, on Instagram and Facebook. The images in this post are from my Instagram account, so if you like them, please do follow @AnIndianSummer there! And that’s not all. Beginning tomorrow, in a run up for Diwali, Facebook is where the action will be when it comes to inspiration for the festival of lights. You don’t want to miss that, my lovelies!

My work corner in my Goa studio, featured in Elle Decor

From my luxury wildlife project. I shared images from the completed project on Instagram the entire last week. Go look and tell me how you like it!

Exploring heritage homes in Goa

Meeting old friends in a gorgeous B&B in Goa

The quaint parlour at my hotel in Stockholm. A bunch of other pretteh pictures from the trip on Instagram.

When I was invited to experience the beauty & the hospitality of Kayal Island Retreat

In the hills, at the home of my friend, who is a brilliant painter and interior stylist

See you back here, in a shiny sparkling new avtar, in a few weeks!

Make sure to catch daily inspiration from me on:
Instagram
Facebook

[All Images: An Indian Summer on Instagram. All images clicked by me]

Dropping In

To Say Hello

To See How You Have Been

To Tell You That I Missed You

And That I Have Been Busy

For There Is A Lot That’s Happening

Good Things, Exciting Things

Wait As They Start Unfolding After A Few Weeks

But Till Then

I Hope You Love These Delicious Spaces

As Much As I Do

[Image Sources: Lonny’s Pinterest and HomeLife’s Pinterest]

Habaraduwa House

Ah, the villas and B&B’s of Srilanka! I can spend an entire day couch surfing through them. One such couch surfing trip threw up Habaraduwa House and I fell in love with it’s pristine interiors and colonial vibe. The simple yet eye catching furnishing, distressed white washed wooden ceilings, cozy couches and an open ‘breathing’ space is what makes it stand out for me. Here are some of my favorite images from Habaraduwa ~

[All Images: Ampersand Travel]

Oh, Happy September!

Himma.io

I know it’s cliched, but please, do allow me to exclaim at least once. It’s September! Already! There, I had to get it out of my system. It is indeed the ninth month of the year and so far, it has been a super month. There has been incoming goodness in form of people, places, work and of course, the sea and the rain. And to add to the general happiness, GoodHomes magazine recently announced ‘The Design Power List‘ and I am on it! This inspirational list of luminaries from the design industry has inspired my post today. A selection of powerfully evocative rooms. Rooms that exude character and depth. Rooms that aren’t afraid to be bold. Also, rooms with a September-October sort of a vibe, getting ready for autumn. Such, is the collection today.   

Himma.io

Katherine.Ogilvie

OscarBravoHome

TheTurtleRoad

CowBoyKate

CowBoyKate

CowBoyKate

CowBoyKate

NicolaBroughton

Do take a look at the Collector’s Edition, September Issue of GoodHomes magazine!
You can buy a digital copy here.

A Different Mood

After an onslaught of bohemian interiors past few weeks, I am in a minimal sort of a mood today. Airy, clutter free spaces, not too many elements, clean lines and muted colors. We will have to see how long this phase lasts; knowing myself, probably not very long! So you and I should enjoy these calm rooms before the boho streak strikes again and I fill your screen again with colors and wild interiors! 

Ah!

I can feel the calmness and the quiet of these rooms still

Can you?

[All Images: Revista Axxis]

 

All The Way From Antigua

Breathtaking inspiration from Luna Zorro

 

I stumbled upon Luna Zorro’s Instagram account and fell in love with the colorful bohemian images. Take a look at my favorites:

Luna Zorro is a young furnishing brand founded and run by Molly Berry, who moved to Antigua two years ago. The search for the perfect bed cover is what triggered Molly to work with artisans and Mayan co-ops to create one of it’s kind furnishings. Take a look at her store here and read more about Luna Zorro here. 

[All images: Luna Zorro’s Instagram]

Striking Rooms

Hello, my kittens! Last week was dedicated to writing. Writing articles, responses to interviews, jotting down lists, writing instructions, putting together project plans, storyboards – you name it and I wrote it. After spending a month in the big city, I am now back at my sea side abode. And as soon as I settled in, I thought of you and found some striking gems off Instagram to share with you!

Hope your August has started on a brilliant note too! 🙂

[All Images: BohoSide]

It’s Raining

Beautiful Spaces!

It has been beautiful, here in India, last few weeks. Monsoon rains have covered the length and breadth of the country and everything is washed and lush. Perfect weather to get a cup of tea and curl up with your favorite decor magazines. And that’s exactly what I did today. Here are some spaces I handpicked for you from Homelife, Australia. 

[Images: Homelife]

From The Portfolio Of

Hitanshu Bhatt!

This is one of those posts. In which I go overboard. Which take me an entire day to put together because I can’t decide what to leave out. For everything is so striking. Achingly beautiful. The possibilities are endless. I start feeling like a pseudo artist just by the virtue of playing around with the visual boards. It is work that inspires me. Work that makes me feel good that there are such immensely talented and creative folks around us. Welcome to snapshots from the portfolio of Hitanshu Bhatt.

Hitanshu is an artist based out of Bombay, India. I chanced upon his work on Instagram and saw that he was the creative photographer behind the gorgeous product shoots and mood boards for Gaatha, one of my favorite boutiques. He has done some superb work as a visual designer, a graphic designer and an art director apart from his growing portfolio as a photographer. Hitanshu showcases his work on Behance and on Instagram, and I must warn you – both his accounts are a visual explosion – in a good way! Make sure you have time to spare when you click above links as it would be hard to tear yourself away from the gorgeous images.

In Hitanshu’s words:

 Design is an endless passion for me. Whether it’s visual art, photography, graphic design or art direction. I love to explore different creative areas on a different platform. Music is a source of my creative energy. I get inspired from everything around me – nature, movies, music, people, impression etc. I am creating a beautiful story, which reflects Indian roots merging in to beautiful abstract form. 

 And more here:

ArtAndFound | Elephant Dreamz | Gaatha 

Get in touch with Hitanshu: Email

[Credits | Images: Hitanshu Bhatt, Styling for Gaatha Images: Shivani Dhar, Visual Boards and Story: An Indian Summer]