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Guest Post: 5 Great Ways to Add Color to Your Home
Author: Jacquin Milhouse-Headen, Interiors by Jacquin blog Hi! My name is Jacquin and I am the owner and editor of the Interiors by Jacquin interior design business and home décor blog. I am glad to be a guest author for Jaypore today. Thanks for tuning in! When it comes to spending time at home, you want your…
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A little white… a little color…
On this blazing summer Saturday, as we sink into a couch and into dreamland… on a search for the perfect summer decor palette… we stumble across.. …the Summer of the White linen, of the morning yoga lessons in the cool shade of the neem tree.. and then there is the other Summer, of Colorful sarees,…
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Odisha Murals: Saura Tribal Art
Sauras are among the most ancient tribes of India, finding a mention in the Hindu epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata. Ram’s devotee Savari in Ramayana and Jara, the hunter in Mahabharata who mortally wounded Krishna, are believed to have been members of this tribe. Like other tribes of India, the unique style, diversity and detail…
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#LivingWithNature
It is like living in a painting with sun-kissed corners and shadows playing. In rustic rooms that bring nature indoors For simple pleasures and to stay forever bathed in Earth’s glowing light… Not so long ago, we lived in harmony with nature, one with the outdoors. But our modern lifestyle has taken us away from…
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Home Diaries: A Life in Color
Nothing ordinary can lie behind a green and purple door. When we were led in through the enchanted gate at this Delhi home, it was a window into another world. We were still in the dusty capital city, it was still a sunny Saturday morning, with its sounds floating in the air, somewhere in the…
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A Date with Design and More at Windmill Design Festival 2015
Over the last few years, the studios of Windmill Interiors and Pradeep Sachdeva Design Associates (PSDA) at Aya Nagar on the Delhi-Haryana border have become the focus of a creative community that often drops in to share an idea, collaborate or simply talk over a cup of coffee. The Windmill Festival celebrates this friendship and…
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Dine in style
As they say, “the fondest memories are made when gathered around the table”, so here are some treats for, no, not you foodies, but all you decor lovers! Here’s some of the best in dining decor from around the world that we just can’t get enough of… In shades of White. Modern, colorful eclecticism, with a soul. Royally…
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Holiday Home Decor Contest
‘Tis the season to be merry, to invite loved ones over and celebrate around the hearth. While you’re decorating your home this holiday season, share your choicest inspirations with us for the Holiday Home Decor Contest! 1. Register at www.jaypore.com & Follow us on Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/jaypore/ 2. Create a new board on your Pinterest profile and…
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The Nomad Lyric: Embroidered Textiles from Kashmir’s Gujjar Bakarwal Tribe
The river Lidder that flows through majestic mountains and meadows near Pahalgam in Kashmir had earlier this year taken on a ferocious form, threatening all life that breeds alongside its banks. But before nature played truant, perhaps in just retaliation against man, a community of nomadic tribesmen began to migrate southwards from their camps at…
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