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Home tour - Boho-chic - a little vintage, a little modern and yet so endearing!
And I am back with a home tour /blogger showcase and in this post we will redefine hip and inspirational via images from Priya’s boho-chic home and her online magazine (Curated) and blog (Once upon a...
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Your Top 10 Light and Fresh Summer Salads! (and Sides)
It’s already hot outside! Sweaty hot, Sticky hot, the kind of hot, that makes you want to blast up the AC in your home, turn down the shades, and pretend Summer is not yet here. But it is!!! With...
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Artist Feature: Bloggers' Envy, Aalayam's Pride
Aalayam is going to be a 100 posts old soon!!! And as we draw closer to our century, it’s time to pause and reflect, on all the things that have gone well for us , all the accolades, all the...
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Countdown to a Century: Flashback and Peekforward!
We are going to be a 100 posts old soon! And this is the perfect poignant moment for us to flash back, and peek forward. The poster above is a fantastic peek forward to the COUNTDOWN TO A CENTURY!!To,...
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Your Master Bedroom & Valentine's Day!!
Ladies & Gentlemen,Today's post is dichotomous! It runs rampant with some well founded thoughts opined by my left brain, and a pictorial guide presented by my right brain! Hooked? Read on."...The...
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Fashion- an expression of individualism!
Desi chic - Deepa's block printed kurti with a gota patcwork dupatta makes a great evening ensemble!And we are back with our countdown to a century series! We plan to celebrate fashion, technology,...
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Technology & Girlfriends: Inseparable Bedfellows!
“Technology doesn't make us into new kind of humans, rather, it just alters the environment in which we act”Yes, we are slaves to it, and it frustrates the living daylights out of us, it is a...
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Today's Frontier Girl - Globetrotter. Fashionista. Academic. Connoisseur
As we step in style towards our 100th post, allow me to bring to you today’s Frontier girl. Globetrotter. Fashionista. Academic. Connoisseur. She who owns her personality, her drive and her ambition....
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Today's Frontier Girl – Fashion savvy, style focused and one who follows her...
Ruchika and Sarvpreet enjoy a stroll by the beach - hand in hand!Welcome back and today I am shining the spotlight on yet another frontier girl as she shares her story of balancing work and home. I am...
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Aalayam - All things home
100At Aalayam, we house our creative revelations in the vibrant world of multicultural design, art and culinary diversity. Here, we celebrate the visual and cerebral appeal of world culture. We hope...
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Aalayam - Planning for bigger and better!
Touched by the rousing feedback we received over the celebration of a century of posts, I sit and contemplate about what lies in the pipeline for Aalayam, as I look at this vignette arrangement in my...
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An Artist with a Heart...A Brand with a Soul!
Courage, Grace, Friendship and Enigma. Words that describe today’s featured artist. But words that do not do complete justice to her earthy charm, and the noble cause she espouses There is some...
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A journey through Provence- Aalayam goes to France (Part -1)
We promised that Aalayam would get bigger and better and today we take you on a global escapade of sorts! My husband and I are back from a trip to France. Yes! The trip of a lifetime, really! When we...
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Inspiration Station: Dasara Bombe Habba!!
As we get ready for Dasara this week, allow me to indulge in a little bit of a story telling, and in the sharing of pictures from my doll arrangement this year. Dasara, being my favorite festival of...
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Dasara Bombe Habba - Lots of color and a little bit of kitsch!
Dasara inspirations from Deepa's HomeAlright, I am back with more from our Dasara inspiration station. Dear Aalayam readers, whether you chose to let your hair down and get your groove on to the Raas...
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Home Tour - A Tropical Sanctuary!
Mishta's art work (that's right!) hangs proudly on her gallery wall.Verdant courtyards, colorful Portuguese influences and the home owner’s discerning aesthetic strokes are just a few of the many...
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Setting a Diwali Tablescape - Diwali decor inspiration, the Aalayam way!
Add glitz and glamor to your Diwali tablescape - I've done it with crystal, color and metallic accents!Aalayam's annual Diwali edition by Deepa + a Giveaway (for details scroll down)As with every other...
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Deepavali Greetings
A last minute Diwali inspiration - group brass objects and place them at varying heights on a corner table or as a photo booth prop! Images from Deepa's home.Dear Readers - A gentle reminder that ourTJ...
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Lets get spooked!!
As an ode to Halloween, Aalayam brings you a favorite emotion, well plated and curated in cultural relevance - Fear!!Spooktacular imagery! From Deepa's lensLet's admit it, we like being scared, we like...
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There is no place like home!
Have you been feeling like you need some downtime? I know I have! The frenzied pace of events of the past few months is finally catching up or so it seems. Festivities, changing seasons, social...
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