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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Alidad's Timeless Homes...


Known for his opulent and elegant interiors, Alidad born in Iran, raised and studied in Europe is as International as one can be.

After graduating from London University became one of the youngest departmental directors at Sotheby’s for Islamic art and textiles. In 1985 he launched his own design firm Alidad Ltd, in London and rest is history.

Since he mostly works in Europe and Middle East, he may not be very well known here but in that part of the world he is a celebrity.

Alidad has recently published a book “Alidad the Timeless Home” which is a visual treat.
















Alidad




 Credits for pictures:.alidad.comdesignyoutrust.comdesignfile.architecturaldigest.com, http://www.houseandgarden.co.uk

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Baking!

It has been very cold for last one week here in Oklahoma. One fine day we went from 65F to 18F in a matter of hours, and now are below freezing for so many days. It is icy and frigid outside (7F right now), so I decided to experiment with my baking. Bake of yesterday; Pizza and and bread. In both the cases, improvised with whatever ingredients were available.


Bread tastes better than it looks :)

Monday, December 9, 2013

Christmas in Paris



Lately I saw some pictures of Paris during Christmas  season, the city looks magical. I have not been in Paris during this time of the year, I am making sure that my next visit is in the Christmas season. 

Please enjoy some of the pictures I have here. ( None of them are mine they are from all over the internet). Next time I will make sure they come from my camera :)






Picture via: www.sightseeingtours.co.uk
Picture via: http://images2.fanpop.com
Picture via: www.glamorousmonk.com
Picture via: www.dailymail.co.uk
lettredeparis.com
prettyfashionfwd.wordpress.com
www.parisperfect.com
www.flickr.com
www.travelsignposts.com

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Red Maple

This maple tree is a darling of the neighborhood these days, everyone is taking pictures and talking about it. Though half of the tree is on my neighbor's property but these beautiful red leaves cost me few hundred dollars each year :) (for the clean-up). The tree is very smart, blows all the leaves on my driveway and in my front yard. But it is worth every penny to look at it.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Queen Elizabeth Rose!

Yesterday I went to my backyard after a long interval, this lone Queen Elizabeth rose was smiling, glad I cut it and brought along with some other roses. We already have had our first freeze, seems this is the last QE rose of the season.

Best wishes.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Hot air balloon!

On the morning commute saw this hot air balloon right in front. Couldn't resist taking a picture (there were no other cars or creatures in the street). A perfect fall day for flying in the hot air balloon. Calm winds and 40F. 

Monday, October 7, 2013

Windsor Chair

Fan-back Windsor 

In our bathroom we have an old Windsor chair bearing patina of age. The other day sitting on it I just wondered why is it called “Windsor Chair”. So the quest for the history of Windsor chair begun.  Here it is what I found out, In case you didn’t know it too.

It is not clear when the first Windsor chair was made. However there is evidence that around 16th century chair spindles were made the way wheel spokes were and perhaps the first Windsor chairs might have been born around that time.

As far as the christening of the chair is concerned, it is speculated that by 1724 the bulk of Windsor chairs were produced and marketed from Windsor, Berkshire, (of course Great Britain) therefore they derived their name “Windsor Chair.”

By the 18th century, steam was used to bend the chair to make the bow of the chair. The chair has since evolved into seven distinctive styles:
1   
     Sack-back
Hoop-back
Comb-back
Low-back
Rod-back
Fan-back
Continuous arm

There are endless choices of Windsor chairs available, you can buy a brand new one for $ 200.00 or an antique one for $19,000.00 + 

Cheers! To the Windsor chair…
A primitive 1790s Windsor through 1stdibbs


18th century bow-back
1790s comb-back

Comb-back
c. 1800 Windsor rocker

Sack-back
19th century American sack-back
Rod-back 
Hoop-back
Riviera by Crate and Barrel
Gilbert by Ethan Allen