Hello
lovely readers!
I
have written a guest post on how to Spruce Up Your Space on Ankita’s fun home-décor
blog The Bangalore Snob. Read on and let me know how you like it J Sprucing Up Your Space
Here
goes the post:
I
got married recently and ever since I have been trying to add a little personalised
touch to our home. Although the house is furnished and decorated, I am always
rearranging the furniture and adding knick-knacks to make it cozy and
colourful.
I
have always had a soft spot for vibrant, colourful, kitschy interiors. I love
colour and try to incorporate it in every aspect of my life, our home being one
of them. So when I moved in to my new home (with my husband), I sub-consciously
started adding colour in terms of art and décor items.
We
have a decent amount of stuff and so having functional pieces (read furniture
with storage space) is our priority. Now we had this plain table/cupboard in
the room which did not really go with anything else. First we thought we will
do away with it but then it was a decent size cupboard with a drawer on op that
could easily provide some extra storage space. And I am never the one to turn
down storage space. So I got my creative juices flowing in the direction of
dressing up the table/cupboard.
The
cupboard is pretty much like a brown box with a drawer at the top and a door
which opens up below it. Since it was too plain and too brown, I started by
adding a bright coloured table-cloth at the top. The green and white
table-cloth instantly perked up the look of this piece of furniture. And just
to let you in on a little secret, the table-cloth is actually a pillow cover
which we do not use any more.
Then
for some more colour, I added this cute little pair of figures. I had picked up
two pairs from a local market much before my wedding (one for my Mum’s house
and another for Hubs’). The cupboard looked so much better already. I further
added a couple of wine bottles that we had managed to finish in no time ;)
Besides the wine bottles I placed an antique Agarbatti/Incense stick stand. I
love the look of this piece, It has so much character. And it is perfect for
filling up the room with sweet scent. And to finish the look I added a plastic
auto-rickshaw. The green wine bottles complemented the colour of the
table-cloth and the yellow/green auto added a fun element to the whole look of
the cupboard.
I
am happy with what I managed to make out of this piece of furniture. It is
functional and beautiful at the same time. And I did not buy anything new. It
is a mix of all the stuff that we had in our house. Sometimes a little
creativity is all you need to spruce up your space. J
Do
let me know if you would like to read more about home decor.
Good work, Anya! I love that you used a pillow cover on top of the table - such a good idea! I love that you used what you already had on hand - that's definitely the best kind of way to spruce up a space!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ash! :)
DeleteI think with a little bit of creativity we can create cozy nooks and corners in the house with whatever is lying around.