Feel the Flea

Get a hippie dose with a visit to the Anjuna, Goa flea market

We all love Goa – the sun, the sand, the shacks – all make Goa, the go to holiday spot. No year is complete without a trip to this heavenly, casual, beach abode.  Be it with friends for those mad nights or with your partner for those romantic escapades - Goa caters to all!

 

Another factor that keeps me coming back to Goa, is the flea market culture of this place. And the Wednesday flea market at Anjuna  is the place to be to pick up all the quirky, colorful stuff you want.

 

 

Anjuna is a beach-town in Northe Goa, which in the early 60’s became the hide-out of ‘hippies’.  After running out of money but not wanting to leave, these travelers sold and bartered their possessions, everything from clothes, guitars, jeweler, art, music and more. This was the beginning of the now popular 'flea' market at Anjuna, and what started as "a Hippie-exchange" is now one of Anjuna's most popular attractions.  

 

Strategically situated on the sandy stretch overlooking the Arabian Sea, today's vast and bustling Market, which transpires every Wednesday during the peak season (October-April), practically takes up the entire stretch of beach. The Market offers everything and anything you could think of auctioned by merchants and gypsies from across India selling locally produced apparel, spices, tea, coffee, jewellery, hand-made toys, souvenirs and much more.

 

 

DIY - Creative Gifting

Unleash the creativity in your kids with paint yourself gifting sets.

There is an Artist in Everyone, and especially in the younger ones. So we gave a bunch of kids of age group 6-12 years a creative task of painting their own Chakri (Wooden Slippers)

They were all not only excited when receiving the kit, but they also gave us some super amazing outputs. Thank you kids for such an outstanding response. You all definitely make this world more colourful and vibrant. The paintings are as adorable as each one of you. Keep inspiring us and always remember to keep it quirky!

instruction sheet along with the kit

Vintage Picture Lamppost

Outdoor lamppost personalized to an indoor picture lamp.

Lampposts are synonymous to old world charm & illuminations. Till today these vintage, tall lamps are synonymous with the beauty & elegance of the cities they illuminate.

Bringing outdoors indoors is always fun. And that’s what we did for the lamp we made for a friend of ours. Basically we converted an outdoor lamppost into an indoor bed-side lamp.

To make the lamp even more special and wedding-gift ready, we gave it a double layer of personalization – first, on the two opposite sides we put in picture stickers of the couple and on the other 2 sides we etched the glass with the initials (in hindi) of the bride and groom.

The quirky-indoor lamppost, with its vintage feel and personalized styling brings in all the charm and hopefully elevates all the romance.  

Color Trend: Turquoise

Bring in the calm & oomph to your home with turquoise color inspired décor accents.

Turquoise - Cheerful and sophisticated at once. It is a color that can be dramatic yet calming at the same time. It’s the perfect hue to add some “happy” into your home décor.

Check put these few cool turquoise themed décor accents to put up in your living spaces and bring in the oomph and calm simultaneously:



Turquoise deer head wall décor; Retro starburst turquoise clock; Twitter cushion covers; Luxury designer turquoise vases; Wire lamp in turquoise; Picture frames – turquoise; Round metal bird cage; Turquoise agate coasters with metallic gilt edge finish; Vintage thinking man book-ends

Turquoise as a color is the perfect mix of blue and green hues. This oceanic color can be bright and bursting with energy, pleasantly pale and even jewel-toned. Due to its calming character it can bring in tranquility when paired up with muted greys, whites and brown color palettes. But on the other hand, punch the color with some pinks, yellows and orange to bring in modern vibes.

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!

J&G Mood Lamp

Personalized glittering lamp to set the perfect mood.

We love making personalized lamps for 2 reasons – one, it is a perfect customized, long-cherished gift for any couple and second, it sets the right mood!

 

So for our dear friends, Jai & Gayatri, we made what we love making most - a custom-made initials lamp. We wanted to make our lamp all stylish with some bling. So the ‘J’ of the initial we made it in wood and painted a shiny black and the ‘G’ we made it gold with sparkling jewel stickers adorning them.  

 

 We put the LED light down, so as to create a spot-light effect form below for the J&G.

Our glamed-up lamp looks all so stylish… ready for the paparazzi I say!

A Concrete Jungle

Upcycle boring concrete into quirky décor

Concrete we all know is the most common and popular building material. The Romans were the first to prepare concretes’ recipe; a mixture sand, lime, water and air. This versatile and strong compound till date serves as the main ingredient for all kinds of constructions.

Since concrete can be poured into place as a liquid, but harden to resemble a material like natural rock, it makes a perfect building material. And this casting property of concrete makes it a very suitable material to make various décor items.


 

Check out these cool concrete décor ideas:
A simple concrete cast clock; Candle holder  - concrete in a cushiony form; Bee-hive shaped concrete coasters; Random geometric concrete décor blocks; Concrete moulded into a hanging lamp; A blooming solid concrete vase; Write your thoughts on concrete; Concrete maketh the perfect mobile chargingdock ; Cute little cup-cake succulent planters

 

Pour concrete in a container of any shape and allow it to harden, thus, becoming a simple way to create quirky décor items. From vases to clocks to lamps. This easy to use material is a brilliant DIY friend.

The best way to use concrete is to add a pop of color against its bland color and grainy texture. The grey, raw finish adds charm to any décor item