I was glad to have made it to the India Art Fair and give a slip to the frenzy that is the weekends. It surely felt more relaxed to take in all the art work and admire the ones I liked ... for the simple fact that I liked them for my personal reasons ... good point, I realize 'cause we are talking about art, here ... right? Like the pieces in the image above ... the earthy colours sure appeal  ... but did love that feel of watching it through a fog and mist. It instantly reminded me ... that I have been wanting to do giant water colours for the longest no. of years and of course that stat ..read more

 There is always new and exciting things happening at the store ... but since the focus of all our shoots has moved from my home to other locations ... well ! the home front is facing the typical issues of a ... woops - daisy ... its all falling apart ...  And surely with the scale of my working with colours and textures having gone up so drastically ...  I am not enjoying what used to feel so inviting ... I need to decompress when it comes to colour ... I think simplify the lines ... bring in more Zen feeling  ... less complicated. Yup! tall order ... for myself. All my walls are so read ..read more

The neighbours down the street just got their bamboo pruned and we got a bounty of greens. Since I don't have bamboo in my garden this new look has me totally charmed ... as in totally ..read more

 Recently, I had fun co-ordinating for a customer ... our different table linen pieces. That is actually how I conceptualize my designs on the drawing board. Our this collection was in turquoise and fuscia ... guess I wanted to go summer casual. But pairing them with our antique finish votives and hurricane's ... we went down that very exciting road to eclectic style.  In our cushions collection we included the gorgeous turquoise stripes and also fuscia with touch of canary yellow for our beautiful  rectangular cushions.  With a tiny detail of Cori Shells with our solid table runners ..read more

Emerald with Amethyst beads and Silver I am super thrilled to acknowledge that in the Gurgaon region ... Rajee Sood Home ... is soon becoming known as a patron of all things 'fine'.We are approached by artists ... designers and art aficionados, alike... and we strive to take this confidence in us to much higher standards of excellence. So when Sweta Tolasaria approached us to launch her new collection 'Nihaara'... it had me really intrigued. Let me share with you the story of my meeting this very interesting jewelry designer ... :) Emeralds ...Rubies and silver plated with Gold Sweta, who hap ..read more

Its sultry and no fun weather here in North India ... as much as my heart yearns for the mountains and I am sure I can survive on a diet of peaches ... plums and apricots ... annnd ... may be some potatoes and beans ... ;) For some wordly wise reason I am here ... all ... muggy ... hot and bothered. With no sign of loosing even a ounce of calories for all this suffering ... ;) The only saving grace  is all the excitement brewing  at the store. We do have a lovely event coming up. And I look forward to sharing all about it with you all real soon. Hope you do stay tuned for our next post ...  an ..read more

We got a bit caught up in posting this post ... but it is been a very thrilling and exhilarating last 15 days. It feels like just yesterday we were getting hee-bee-gee-bees ... setting an opening date for our store and then woopsy-daisy ... we are already 2 years old ... :)  We have had to bid good bye to one of our team members ... as she moves on in life Happily Married and all ... :) ... and we have a new member joining us ... looking at all our old pictures ... we do realize we have come a long way. The team has been busy as we transform our upper floor into a full fledged ... cushion ..read more

Last 21 yrs. as an Interior designer ... 11 yrs as a design blogger ... 7 yrs. as a design retailer ... and almost 2 yrs as a design boutique store owner. And almost always  ... the joy of this journey ... are the stories of our collaborations ... :)  It thrills me no end when artists ... artisans ... master craftsmen and designers reach out to explore new projects with us. Our first tryst with shooting jewellery ... and yes, we are cooking a special something ... that we hope to share in a few weeks time. This particular shoot took us two days ... oh ! yes ... I learnt my lesson about gem ..read more

 At Rajee Sood Home ... we are always building on interesting stories that our customers share with us. Styling with our products has always earned us happy feedback. Studio Fiore ... all the way from Roorkee adds another lovely story to our repertoire. Interesting details from this very glamourous renovation project undertaken by the Studio Fiore team. Seen in the image are the woven linen throw cushions from our newest Summer range ... along with our cutsie - tootsie owls in distress finish ... the ammonite replica in wood ... adding so much character to this classy space. Truly appreciate ..read more

 Trying out some new designs and combinations at home ... before we start work on a new collection.  A hot mug of coffee ... deep contemplation's ... and suddenly it is sinking in ... my own home is way overdue for a fresh look. Another challenge ... cause there isn't a more difficult project then your own space. Nothing more challenging then pleasing your own family.  It is always exciting to think of a redo ... but soooo ... challenging to imagine all your collections from a new perspective. So whenever ... it is that the renovations begin ... I know one thing for sure ... its time to cre ..read more