International Pick: Naladhu, Maldives

Today's post is all about images that transport you to a paradise where senses are pampered, body is relaxed and mind is in a state of bliss.
Naladhu is a luxury resort located in the islands of South Male Atoll, Maldives.
There are 19 private colonial-styled houses with ocean views.
Just love how the outdoor and indoor spaces just blend into each other.Rich coloured fabrics juxtaposed with cool white washed timber panels in the rooms.
Enjoy the eye-candy, do click on this link to know more about this paradise and start planning your summer holidays:-)

( images from Naladhu.com)

Happy things.

Just close your eyes. Now.
What do you hear? What do you see? What do you feel?

* Mango trees are sprouting blooms.
* Big fat barbets are singing again.
* Some more Malai Kulfis.
* Memories of last summer come flooding back.
* The heady fragrance of ripe juicy Mangoes.
* Corner House's 'Fig and Honey' or maybe 'Vanilla Choco Chip' ice cream.
* Glasses of Nimboo Pani with Kala namak are guzzled in litres.
* Time for my special smoothies.
* Dreaming of summer vacations, hey wait, I am not in school anymore.
* Flip Flops.
* Fresh flowers on the dining table.
* Change those bedspreads to pastels or floral prints.
* Fruit custard and jelly!(Childhood memories)
* Sunrays are brightening different corners.
* The roads seemed empty yesterday afternoon.
* Love green signals.
* The purple of the jacaranda trees dot the lanes.

What do you hear? What do you see? What do you feel?

Our house tour in Apartment Therapy!

I am extremely delighted that our new home has been featured in Apartment Therapy House Tours 2009.

Do take the house tour:-)
Thanks to Gregory Han & hugs to you Kavitha.

Rang Decor Readers' Creative Spaces: III

Ayelet Iontef
Ayelet Iontef, a very talented textile designer of all *over*print shares her beautiful work and a few creative corners from her home in Israel.Innovative hang tag greeting cards made by Ayelet using old magazine cuttings and fabrics.
Lovely designs from her sketch books.
These patterns designed by Ayelet were printed on tea cups by golf & co. Aren't they simply beautiful! A huge book shelf in Ayelet's home. She says, "Her side of the shelf has books on textile design & interiors and her husband's side has cookbooks & books on typography".
This interesting lamp is a mix from habitat and decorative felt that she received as a gift from Brussels.
Ayelet shares her creative work space here, she has many boxes filled with colourful yarns, fabrics, buttons and craft materials.
This inspiration board is one-of-a-kind, Ayelet and her typographer husband Yanek, have been adding inspiration for the pass 15 years and the rule is , you can only add but you can't remove anything from it!What a creative storehouse of inspirations and memories!

Thanks for sharing these absolutely lovely corners from your home, Ayelet.

She blogs at all*over*print


P.S~ If you have any question for Ayelet about her home, please ask in the comments section so she can reply to you.

The tag game...

Megha and Maya have tagged me for the 6th tag game.
Here is the sixth photograph from my sixth folder and the story around it.

This photograph was taken along with the others when I was experimenting with out-of-focus images.

Hope you can make out what it is;-)?

Anyone interested can pick up the tag:-)

Have a great Monday!

February.

* Bravely attempted this.
* Listening to this and this. Melody at it's best.
* The era of Shammi Kapoor.
* Picked up GQ magazine out of sheer curiosity. Farhan Akhtar on the cover helped quite a bit;-)
* Raintrees shower us with their yellow dry leaves.
* Tried out this masala chai recipe and have been drinking pots of this chai.
* I see some purple Jacaranda.
* Mallika's Valentine's day illustrations.
* Weather is warming up.
* Fresh pink roses in a stainless steel jug.Have a great Tuesday:-)