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Memphis Feature wall bedroom

Today’s post is more of a visual treat!

Means less talking more watching!!!!!!

If you know me you would want to know three things

black/white,

pop of color,

stripes

This is what DEFINES my style

This is what DEFINES ME!!!

(well part of me) but whhhhole looooot of me!!

So you all know how I have converted my bedroom into a grid feature wall.

I have been loving and swarming in that geometrical heaven when I came across this post by Oh Happy Day!

This was my first ever taste of Memphis Design..

And than I translate my room into a Memphis decor!!

I had a very basic room in the accents of white. So all I had to do thanks to the feature wall add more stripes and layer it with some pop of colors. The wall facing my bed was turned into a canvas filled with geometrical bliss. And this is how it turned out!

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I added a bit of contrast with the stripes on grid and added the accents in neon colors on a white canvas to make it all pop!

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This feature wall has to be my favourite creation ever!!! I am seriously in love with it! I had a baallll!! creating it and every time I lay my eyes on it my heart skips a happy beat!

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I used sideboards as an excuse to add the same elements_ stripes and a pop of color on a blank white canvas.

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I hope you enjoyed today’s post!! I would love to hear your thoughts and opinions and also would you dare to live in a Memphis room??? Or a duct tape decorated room?? I would love to hear what you have to say!!

Have a gorgeous day!!!

Painted DIY ceiling

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Do you know the design trend for 2016 is painted ceiling!!!

Tooooo bold for me was my first thought! But yeeees ofcouuurse i have to admit whom am i kidding! it looks amazing!!!

But i still didnt realize i will actually get off my back and actually do it. Reason fear of failure too much work sounds impossible on my own

Did i mention i am a sucker for black and white stripes! currently working on my living room gallery wall I had to find replacement for my black and white stripes art canvas for it was not working.

but the living room is screaaaaaming for the dramatic contrasting mesmerizing stripes.

And thn it hit me

The blaah ceiling can be turned into wow!!!!

Here is what you need

Duct tape I used the 2 inch one

paint

paint brush

ladder

Here is what I did

This is what I love about stripes! Its like playing with tape like we used to when we were kids!!!

How fun is that

Simply roll out tape and make stripes in whichever pattern you like!

I started from the left end and made the slanting lines leaving a gap of about 2 inches. When I reached the end I started from the middle and did the center triangle. And finished it off with slanting lines on the right!

When you are done with taping just take out the paint and brush and start painting!!!

THE ONNNLY most important thing you need to consider is to be weary of the drips! Coz there will be.

1.Make sure you dont have excess paint on the brush when you dip it in the paint.

2.Cover evvvvvverything below that area for maximum protection and scrubbing avoidance.

3.If you do drip make sure to hop right down and wipe it off till its still wet. So plenty of wiping off clothes on hand!

Let it dry for a day or two

And than remove!!!

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To be revealed sooon! But let me tell you it is inteeeense!!!!

Have a gorgeous day ahead!!!

How to take better instagram pictures

I love instagram!!!I am totally hooked to it.. Way more than facebook!!!

I have to admit it took me a while to figure it out!

At first I was totally clueless.. taking not so oomph shots in bad lights and simply missing moments.. and than just drooling over the amazing pictures everyone else seem to capture so easily..

But like everything else.. after a while I figured it out!!! 😀 😀 😀

Here are my pointers on taking absolutely fun pics on instagram.

Light is your friend:

LEARN TO FIND THE LIGHT!!!! this is the no one pointer i can give to anyone shooting with any phone or camera.. This is the basic secret ingredient about almost all drool worthy shots.. you think you can fix it with a filter.. but it turns out not always!! But if you take a pic in decent light! you wont might even need one!

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Set up a photo booth in your house:

Find a board.. maybe white or maybe brown.. IF you need a background you can set that up as well.. but mostly a board against a window works perfectly. Or open the door to let the light in or whatever works for you.

setting up a designated place for your creativity makes it so much easier for you to share the stuff you want to share in a moments notice. And also opens up room for ideas you want to create.

Honestly even I need to work on that! At the moment i just gather things and take them wherever I find light in the house!

Take pictures from top:

I love to take pics from top. There is something so whimsical and so fun about it. Its just a magical canvas.

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COLOUR!!!!

I am nuts about color!!!!! Train your eye to find color and you will be amazed what you can find. And what a fun fun thing it would be to add to your everyday to-do-list!

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Make a mess:

Just thinking abt it makes me smile. One of the coolest shots i have seen are of creative messes!!! ofcourse you love them too

Find texture:

I realized I don’t work that much in this area. But I know alot of peopel who take amazing texture pics. They are pretty easy and fun and open to manipulation 😀

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FOOOOOOOOOD:

Everyone loves to share and view gorgoeous food pics!!! there are no hard and fast rules abt taking food shots. If you are doing the rest of the stuff. and you find tons of good light you will take magical pics anyways.

What takes it to another level is y0ur props!

Landscape:

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SKIES!!

You can never go wrong with a sky shot!! its just mesmerizing! Just need to find your angle or the beauty in it 🙂

Go black and white: Nothing makes a stronger and an easier statement than black and white pics.So if you want to add some drama just turn it black and white.

Find the right hashtags..

that is the key to save your masterpieces from drowning into oblivion! 🙂

In the end its all about what you love and what you do! your creative expression of you and your life. So just have tons of fun with it! You can also use this as a list to expand on your instagramming skills.

Feel free to add more pointers to this list. I would love to hear what you have to say about me.

And follow me on instagram here and share the joy of instagramming 🙂

Have a beautiful day!

Black and white bedroom

I am always obsessed with black and white, but would I go to an extent for living in a dark room! I had no idea.

When making over this room my husband and I rotated from yellow to plum to I dont knw what.. we simply could not make up our mind.. My head was made up for charcoal but we had used it already for another masculine room in our home so it had to be something else and it had to be something that blended with black and white.. so we were thinking black, white, and yellow..

But when my brother in law asked me what color WE need.. I said black.. My BIL went like black :O I nodded slowly.. and in my head I went like Black?!?!?!? But the deed was done and I was bent on making it work.. I have to say I loved the effect it was not scary or overwhelming as every ones reaction was initially and it coordinated beautifully with my other black and white stuff.. and quenched my thirst for the black annnnd white.. 😀

Then came the other design thing.. The headboard.. I removed the old headboard gently disregarding my husbands plea who prefers functionality over style.. but I simply could not bear to live with the horrendous thing.. and I loved the without headboard look and giant comfy pillows waaaay over it.. thus came the design and the inspiration that fell right into place giving our focal wall length and character.. and a place for my lovely sunburst mirror to shine..

My absolute favourite is the ikea SVINGA hanging chair.. There is nothing more fun than having my morning cup of tea and bruschetta while pinteresting on my fav chair overlooking the cars passing by…

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So this is my black and white bedroom I have to say pretty serene it is.. LOVED the black wall.. and its the new neutral for me.. I can incorporate anything into it from reds to pinks to greys to blues and yellows.. surprisingly I am glad we made this choice

Bedding…… ikea
lamps…… homes r us
sunburst mirror…….. global village
cushions….. ikea
ikat cushions…… Marina homes
sheepskin throw and swing chair…… ikea
curtains…… Dragon mart
map cushion… loose fabric found at a retail in Pakistan and custom stitched

photo credits: me