The ‘S’ Lamp

Alphabet lamp filled with nuts of all sizes.

By now we all know that we have a soft corner towards making lamps; especially lamps that are personalized to represent oneself.

In our project we create an alphabet lamp for a client who had seen this concept lamp of ours at our exhibition. She wanted to customize the lamp with an 'S' design that depicts her names' initial.

To create this lamp we cut out a chunky piece of wood into an angular 'S' design. Then we coated the cut-out with a viscous paint of black. To top it up and give the lamp a quirky look we pasted hardware nuts of all sizes randomly onto the 'S' canvas.

For the lighting bit, a string of daylight LED was pasted over the alphabets' periphery.  With some final soldering, wiring and plugging, the lamp was ready to stand and shine.

Strong & smart…what do you think of our nut-filled lamp art?

The Domino Effect

A fun and playful clock made of domino tiles.

We've all loved playing this vintage game of thumb-sized tiled numbers. But today we play Domino of a different kind.

In this DIY, we stack these domino tiles in a circular fashion by using each number tile as a corresponding number to the digits of the clock. To make this super fun clock, all we need is a wall clock, some paint color of our choice and a set of dominoes of course.

 

To start off with, neatly paint the clock uniformly. After it dries we need to stick the domino tiles. It's best to put first the 12 and then in it opposite side place the 6. Then in between in the right side put the 3 and thus with opposite placements we'll get all our tiles neatly and appropriately placed.

In just 2 simple steps, our playful clock is ready. It would look great for a kid’s room or even in your study.

Happy times are ready to tick by - a sweeping domino effect I say.

 

Let's Play Holi

Colorful, simple decor ideas for this festival of colors.

Holi - The most colorful time of the year! It is time to bring the charm of the festival of colors inside your home. Decorating home for Holi is also simple. All you need is colors which can add brightness to the interiors.

Let us check out some simple and decorative ideas to bring in the delight for your family and guests this holi.

Sofa Cushions 

 Change the sofa cushion covers. Prefer some bright cushion covers which have mirror work. It will add the festive charm to the home décor.

Wall Hangings

Decorating the walls with some bright and colourful paintings is one of the simplest ways to bring the spark of the festival home!

Lighting

Adding some lights to your home will bring in the colourful radiance. Although being a day festival, Holi can be celebrated in true spirit by adding some lighting to your home. Get multi-hued lights.

Rangoli

Decorate the patio, door entrance and other places with rangoli. As Holi is the festival of colours, drawing a rangoli is one of the best decoration ideas to try.

Flowers

Aromatic flowers and candles can add elegance to the home decor. Enliven the ambiance with cheerfulness by decorating the house with colourful flowers.

Paper Buntings
You can decorate the outdoor space of the house like lawns and balcony with paper buntings. 

With these simple, colorful tricks, decorate your home for the festival. 

Have a bright and colorful Holi!

Happy Quirkyalone Day

It's all about love, starting with love for yourself.

Happy Quirkyalone Day! In case you haven't heard yet, International Quirkyalone Day is also celebrated on February 14.

International Quirkyalone Day started by Sasha Cagen back in 2003 as an alternative to Valentine's Day. Not because of the hate for Valentine's Day per se, but because Valentine's Day has always had this sickly-sweet commercial feeling that leaves people feeling left out and disappointed, whether they are single or coupled. Quirkyalone Day leaves no one out. You can participate if you are single or partnered (quirkytogether)!

International Quirkyalone Day is not anti-Valentine's Day. It just happens to fall on the same day.

IQD is a celebration of romance, freedom and individuality. It celebrates true romance (as opposed to the fake versions presented to us in reality dating shows), independence, creativity, friendship and all kinds of love.



quirky 'love thyself' keepsake boxes from cafepress.com

Quirkyalone Day is completely up to you to create in terms of how you want to celebrate it. It's all about love, starting with love for yourself.

For all the details about this awesome movement of loving yourself – check out their website
http://www.quirkyalone.net/

With Great Moustache Comes Great Responsibilty

Moustache Decor: they are turning up in lots of places other than faces.

Moustaches have been making their way into the design world for some time now. Pillows, wallpaper, mirrors and more have been emblazoned with whimsical whiskers. This kitschy trend is adorned by all.

Moustaches come in all shapes and sizes but the curving handle-bar ones are most groomed in the décor world. 

Let’s have a look at all the various kinds of moustache-décor floating around in the market. They are sure to add a quirky, polished chant to your home.

1. The word ‘moustache’ is of French origin. So no better way to commemorate it than by writing/framing it up in a typography of ‘la moustache’.

The French love their moustaches

2. Make a collection jar or box and write on it - ‘Don’t Touch My Stach’! A double warning to protect your ‘stach as well as your stash.

Stash up your stache

3. This wood block man with a giant moustache adds quite a hilarious touch. Rest your spectacle or your sunglasses on its nose. Being poignant is fun at times.

Rest your specs on a moustached face

4. The moustache print has poise as well as solidarity to it. Print them up on your merchandise like mugs and glasses to add instant quirkiness to them.

Moustache print on my mug

5. Another fun way to add moustache glamour to your home is by up-cycling mundane clocks with whacky prints to exemplify your love for your hairy tash.

I heart 'moustache' clock

6. Moustaches add opulence. Period. Be it on your face or in your home. So why not go bold with them.  Pair moustache wall prints with solid-fluidic furniture and décor pieces. A sure way to add chutzpah to your home.

Go bold with moustache on your walls

7. In fun little ways we can add whimsical little moustaches. What do you thing about pasting a moustache cut-out on a bunch of hanging bulbs? High on the quirk quotient is say!

Bulb with flying moustaches

Your home grooming time stars now!

Hexagon Decor

6 dimensions of quirky inspirations for your home décor

The 6 sided honey comb design made by bees to the 6 sided structures of benzene carbon rings, nature loves the 6 sided hexagons, so do we in the decor world.

Hexagons in homes are a brilliant shape to work with. Its edged circular structure is ideal for forming symmetrical or continuous patterns. We indulge ourselves in the world of hexagons and draw inspiration from these quirky 6 sided decor indulgences:

DIY CLOCK: Bold & colorful hexagon cut-outs pasted on a clock base. A simple idea with a very bright impact.

BIRD-HOUSE: A great way to be host to our winged friends. A 3D hexagonal case with natural tones and natural branch attached – a perfect feeding abode.

GLASS WALL ART: Hang up hexagon cut stain glass on your wall to make a beautiful wall-scape. The best part about the glass art is the overlapping of hexagons which add great depth and light variations.

HEXAGON PATCH CUSHION: Add hexagon patterns in the form of cushions. Either inter-linked or spaced out in design, a simple cushion with patch worked hexagons will bring new dimensions to any couch.

HEXAGONAL WALL SHELVES: With mirrors and hexagonal cookie boxes, we can make a beautiful wall shelving unit. Paint the hexagons in bright hues or match up colors to fit your décor. The vibrancy of the colors and the reflections from the mirrors will brighten up your space completely.

TABLE LAMP: This quintessential slant cut hexagon table lamp created by Alessandro-Zambelli is to drool over. The simple lines and its creative form is a design marvel.

GOLD VASES: No home can be complete without a beautiful vase and fresh bulbs. These golden metallic vertical hexagonal vase trios will make gorgeous presence on your dining or side tables.

HEXAGON MESH STOOL: This gold & black stool is to drool over. The hexagonal mesh design of the stool stand is a work of art in itself. Can’t take my eyes of it!

With Some Mustard on Top!

A hint of mustard can give right amount of pungency and wholesomeness, be it to food or to décor. Apart from its fascinating taste, the murky-yellow mustard is just the choice of color to bring in dramatic nuances to your décor and home. 

Mustard can be a tricky color to play with, but when used with right sensibilities, it can give quite a designer flair to your home. The best way to go ahead is to team up mustards with neutral greys: the 2 hues together create an amazing symphony. Imagine a grey wall with pop-out mustard scones or a dull-grey sofa packed with mustard cushions. Quite a combination you see!

1. Mustard Faux Stag Head Wall Mount; 2. Chevron Mustard Wall Clock; 3. Cube MustardSucculent Planter; 4. Yellow Decorative Jali T-light; 5. Mustard & Grey FlowerBurst Wall Painting; 6. Mustard String Geometric Lamp; 7. Mustard Table Décor Fan; 8. Painted Pine Trinket Box with Floral Decorationon a Yellow Ground; 9. Quirky DIY Mustard Flower Holder Wall Name Tag

Mustards can also be paired with lilac or contrasted against deep blues. The idea is to contrast and compliment, but never to go overboard; because mustard in over-doses and over a period of time can give your eyes a gaudy feel.

Catch hold of a few quirky mustard décor pieces and place them around your home: the pungency of the color will be loved and adored by all.

DIY Diya Stand

Diya holder made from idli making moulds

Happy Diwali to one an all!

May this festive season bring you immense prosperity and joy.

We all know that diyas are an integral part of Diwali. These simple clay-baked, wick & oil candles lend the traditional warmth to the festival. I feel every house should most definitely light up a few diyas to welcome prosperity home. 

In order to arrange the diyas, a simple technique is to use your idli maker stand. The grooves of the idli maker are ideal to hold the diyas. Also, the tiered formation gives an enhanced look with diyas being stacked one on top of the other. So just pour in some vegetable oil in the diya, add a cotton wick and arrange them in each groove of the idli maker.

Light up the diyas and bring in three tiers full of prosperity.

Diwali - Easy Home Decoration Ideas

Light up your home this festive season with 5 simple tricks.

Diwali is that festival in which every home and every face is bright and lit. Don’t we all love everything about this festival of lights? The greetings, the gifts, the delicacies, the fire-works, the joy…all aspects of this festival are of utmost beauty.

So why should not our homes be ready to greet us and our family & friends with the same beauty? It is never too late. And with these simple ideas & DIYs, our homes can be spruced up instantly to be made colorful, lit up and full of joy – basically ready for this Diwali.

1. Diyas:

Nothing can match-up to the famous, old diyas. Simply buy in bulk the same kind of diyas and line them up neatly or make a circular design of it. When lit up, the flickering lights, will always make your home instantly captivating. You could also color up these diyas in different bright colors. An easy way to incorporate light & color and that to at a cost of almost nothing.

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2. Lanterns:

The variety of lanterns available in the markets is crazy. A quick trip to your local market will definitely ensure that you’ll find one that you’ll completely fall in love with. Hang it out on your windows or at your door. For the more adventurous, make a lantern from colorful card paper. We have all learnt how to make one in school!

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3. Light Streamers:

Flowers, diyas, butterflies, lanterns, leaves – yes, you can get light streamers in all these different forms. And let me not get started on the color of lights. And if in doubt of the colors, always buy the golden ones – they look the best and is easy on the eyes. Buy the LED light streamers, as they are more long-lasting and also do not heat up. Drape these streamers anywhere you want to. My personal favorite is to hang multiple streamers in front of the curtains – to make sort of a light curtain.

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4. Bring in some Color:

Diwali without color, is no diwali at all. Add splash of color to your homes. The easiest way is to throw in vibrantly colores cushions on your couch. Serve your guests in funky-colorful glasses and crockery. Will make your delicacies look even more sumptuous. Play with as many colors you want to. The only rule – make sure they are bright.

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5. Go Traditional:

Diwali is as traditional a festival as there can be; so why not infuse some traditional aspects into your home. Traditional wall prints & hangings or décor articles, would all give a nice Indian impact! One quirky technique is to use old colorful sarees and convert them as curtains or use them as couch-throws!

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With these simple tips, we all can quirk up our houses to be diwali ready. Let the festivities begin.

5 Quirks @ 'The Sassy Spoon'

The boutique styled restaurant at Nariman Point, Mumbai is the talk of the town. Not only for its fine cuisine mix but also its sassy-quirky décor. All the elements in the space are enough to start a conversation of its own. The 5 things we loved the most are:

1. The Pink Name Cycle: Right at the entrance, the bold-pink static cycle bearing ‘The Sassy Spoon’ sets the tone for the place you going to ride to. The eccentricity of the cycle and the bold hue are what lays the perfect first punch.

2. Fairy Lights Bird Cage – the foyer is lined by hanging bird cages, simply wrapped in light streamers. This is a simple DIY, to spruce up any space and give fairy-tale like feel.

3. The Vintage Wall – the minute you step indoors, your eyes are guaranteed to stare and stay at the massive vintage suitcase & trunk wall. The wall is seamlessly crafted, with wooden niches of varying sizes accommodating the luggage of various sizes. The wall also has a camouflaged door to the tower lobby – so discrete that up till the door is not opened, you will never realize that it exists.

4. Color Block Chairs – the tables are stacked with solid-single hue upholstered chairs: in fuschia, grey-blue, dirty green and beige. The 4 colors contrast the sand walls and mix so very well against each other - as if having a conversation of their own!

5. Raw Collage – A large –squarish collage of country-styled paintings of vegetables and meat, is neatly arranged on a polished wooden plank. The centre frame reads a quote of Julie Murphy – “You are what you eat. What would YOU like to be?” Such a collage would look lovely over your home diner or on a blank kitchen wall. Simple prints on simple frames and just a thought on arrangement is all that is required.

I hear the new Sassy Spoon is soon to open up in Bandra; can't wait to watch the new quirky stuff this one is fashioned with.