Welcome Autumn.....welcome October!

Once September rolls around, we welcome the magical time of the year. This change of season has me on a massive makeover mode. I am unspooling my brain and getting our home ready for the season appropriate look and as a result out comes our beautiful gems and sparkling gold to spell magic of the season.

Warm fall décor on the coffee table

The color therapy in our ravine gets more scenic when temperatures start to drop. With splotches of yellow and orange it creates a Technicolor landscape. As the drama unfolds in front of our eyes, we enjoy this transition from the bank of windows in our family room. Though, our newly built deck for taking in the beauty of fall splendour is an added bonus this year :).

Venturing further this month, posts of October are filled with lots of vibrancy.

1. After grand success of Part one & Part two of Rama family’s royale home tour, Part three is out soon quicken your heartbeats.
2. To welcome the transition in the season, a post with a dash of fall makeover from the corner of my home is also in a pipeline.      
3. A celebrity home tour of Irrfan Khan who has combined style from different resources and different era.
4. It’s also the time of the year when I get into an excitable mode. With festival of lights approaching soon, me and my luxurious brass will be ready to lure you all with special posts on Diwali which you don't want to miss.
5. This year, we are also having a special post from various fellow bloggers and dear friends who will share their pockets of the home bathed in lavish touch of Diwali.  

Though, fall falls under a different recipe of relaxation, where snuggling as close as possible to the blazing fireplace with arms wrapped around our favorite hot chocolate in the hand is the best part of the season. Ignoring the thought of snow and cold….we are ready to enjoy the season of boots & sweaters and hoping the same for you!

Until we meet again, stay connected here for the inspiring lined up posts, toodles.

Gifted Ganesha collection!

As I write this absorbing all my energy, cannot stop thinking about faces with all smiles, spilling energy on the roads, and madness on the street welcoming Ganpati Bappa back home. Where all the festivities are zaniest best, and ‘Bappa’, with his gentle candid smile, standing in front of storm fan, ready  to be coddled for 10 days composed of worship, devotion and love. Alas, no matter how low our heart sunk thinking about the laudable festivities in India, we have upped the ante here by making our small eco-friendly ‘Ganesha’ at home for the festivities.

Our penchant for ‘Ganesha’ collection is well known not only for my blog readers but also to our friends and family. Knowing our special bond with this plumpy fella, our friends or family don’t have to stretch their thinking for any gift or souvenir to bring in our home…Ganeshji finds its way to our home inevitably. And these little gestures of overflowing gifts have turned our collection into unforgettable memories. 

To honour our memories, unlike last year's brass galore, this 'Ganesh Chaturthi', I have summed up few portraits of these ‘Gifted' Ganeshas.

The very first in the series is our Parijata yellow jade Ganesha in 18k gold polish, who came home from all the way Jaipur, India. Taking the center stage on our coffee table, he is placed here on a German silver plate (a family treasure piece) with floating flower petals and candles 

Next two pieces are from polyresin material. Even though, both are intricately moulded from the same material they both beg to differ with their posture and gesture. Prudently used bright colors adds the attraction on our 'Paghdi Bappa' and the warm glow from votive candle holders enhances the captivating charm.

Another ‘prized’ piece with minimalist colour tone, is mixed here with my brass. Editing and styling these pieces instead of cluttering them taking space in a corner, encourages long conversations when we have company. 

A vibrant Ganesha hugging Shiva lingam and holding Parvathi on one hand came home as a return gift on a house warming ceremony. These nostalgia wrapped pieces bring back many memories when they occasionally land on my coffee table.  When not in use, these pieces can be found in our temple room which is overlaid with such other gifted Ganeshas.

With our Golden Ganesha all the way from Sri Lanka, I took some outdoor styling freedom in the company of fall mums. My husband, who is busy circling around the globe, often comes home with gifts of such wonderful pieces which add elements of history in our collection. 

This divine marble Ganesha sitting on bajoth (Chawki) with studded kundan work is my personal favorite. You know I had to bring in the brass for my styling ;), so here is the smallest piece of our collection paired with my glimmering brass. He is a gift from one of my loving friend who doesn’t leave a chance in adding pieces in our collection whenever she comes across any new piece in the town :). 

The very same friend, who also fetched this ‘Nau Dhan’ (nine grains) Ganesha, to make sure I have a company in the kitchen.  Now he has been placed where he can watch over me as I cook away storm in the kitchen. Lord Ganesha here is hand moulded with 9 different types of pulse and grain by artisans of South India. 

Lastly, the very latest Ganesha from one of my husband’s colleague from India is concentrated here together with other yellow- green accessories. The quirky candle holder is also a gift we recently added in our collection from Mumbai.

I hope you equally enjoyed walking with me through the fields of memory as much as I enjoyed pitching in new ideas for styling few of the our buried down treasured collection.

Wrapping up today's post sending our warmest wishes to you and your family on this festive season of 'Ganesh Chaturthi'. Until we meet again, toodles!