What fun it would be to celebrate your kid's birthday with a theme they are crazy about... and I'm sure it will remain as sweet memories forever!! It's not tough to bring things together to make this possible... You just need the will and interest to do creative stuffs from what you have and pick up some good things at cheaper rates to create a whole new experience!! You know what they like and don't... so it's all the more easy for you to pick up one among the ideas given here for his/her forthcoming birthday.

So get going... you will have fun in making it happen and your kid will love you for what you have given them on their special day. You just have to make them feel special... that's the trick!! Absolutely...I know you can do anything to bring a smile on their face.

So let's begin... first decide where you are going to host your party - indoors or outdoors?? So that you will be clear in what you can decorate. Like if it's an outdoor party - less of decoration and more of theme based games and activities. Indoor - lots of  decoration, music, indoor activities, gifts, etc. Then go through the below listed ideas... and pick yours!! If you don't find your kid's aspiration here... atleast you will go back with more creative ideas to decorate your party with available supplies.

Whatever be the theme you chose, you would be wondering where to start your planning from! Some of the best things that can bring on the essence of the theme easily are: Start with the Printable Invitations, Cupcake toppers, Themed Cake decoration, hanging decorations, party banners, lanterns, candles, balloons, table decorations, plates, spoons and forks on the same theme or tied with a cute patterned ribbon matching the theme, printable labels for putting up dish names, the platters can be different from the quite normal dish wares - serve in something quirky related to the theme, themed gift boxes for the guests, the shape color and decorated food items like cupcakes, cookies, etc. Don't forget to decorate your entrance  to the party. Don't worry.. there a lot of blogs out there which give you free printables on most of the themes.

Beautiful curtains make any home look amazing and inviting... You can give a complete make-over to your home by just changing the curtains!! 

Different types of curtain fabrics -
# Medium / Heavy Weight Fabric Curtains - They are used to block the light and cold from the outside. They are available in different colors and styles. 
# Light weight fabric like lace and sheer, where it allows more light into the room. You can mix and match the other types of fabric curtains to allow or block sunlight.
# Patterned Curtain Fabric - Simple and Elegant, Minimalistic design for small rooms.
fabric with cutwork, embellishments, etc. Also you can buy matching curtain accessories like curtain rods, finials (end caps), curtain rings, tiebacks.

Choose your perfect curtains by selecting the right color combination with your walls and furniture. Also select the right fabric which lasts longer and doesn't looses its shine.

You can also have two sets of curtains - one during Summer and the other during Winter to make your interiors look interesting and apt for the climate. So have a look at the pictures and get inspired to give a make-over to you home!!

We love this bright yellow combination of the kitchen, the crossed lines on the cabinets, the yellow subway dado tiles laid straight here for a change, the parquet flooring, small cute dining table for four, many other things in this Kitchen design!! 

It is indeed good to have a bright colored kitchen, rather than a blue or dull green one. You may become lazy to try something new!!
Reds and oranges are too bright and fiery, rather bringing anger and frustration :(
This looks Simple, Elegant, Contemporary and Morden at the same time.

What do you like in this design?
 

Amidst our hustling life in office, work, family, responsibilities, commitments, EMI, shopping, gadgets, sports and outings, after all you need a home to come back and relax yourself, shutting off from the outside world. Don't you want your home to become a weekend spa/resort?
Zen is the most essential meditative state in our lives right now, where we dont even get time to remain still and watch the inner mind's sheer beautifulness. If you are postponing to learn meditation now, atleast try giving a zen makeover to your home and see the difference!! You will end up travelling into deep meditative states of your mind :)

Bringing the essence of Zen in our home, is to help calm down our stressed mind, bring clarity in thoughts, allow us to breathe more freely and consciously, become one with nature and things around us (Feel the Oneness). The ultimate reason of Zen design is to create a peaceful, inspiring home that looks good without much a do. 

What is Zen in spiritual terms?
Zen is a style of Buddhist spiritual practice. It is sometimes called a 'teaching' or a 'philosophy', but its core is the practice. As a Zen practitioner: # Throughout your daily life and work, you cultivate a calm, clear, pure, wide open attitude of mind. # You practice conscious awareness, with mind and body, in everything you do - all day long. # You practice loving kindness toward all beings (not just the human ones). # You meditate in the zazen style, sitting quietly, emptying your mind of thoughts (memories, plans, opinions) and focusing on your breathing.

Now lets get into business, following are the basics of Zen Design Principle:

This post is in continuation to the basics of color theory post. We would be using the basic color schemes to best decorate our living space. Every color has a significant stimulation of feelings and emotions to humans, and this is called as Color Psychology. Choose your interiors and paints, keping in mind the color combinations that can be used from the color wheel and the color psychology.

Colors around you in your daily activities, play an important role in your life. We may tend to ignore our choices for colors, but if given importance it can improve our moods, energy levels, physical health, productivity and happiness. Let's first learn the basic color theory in common man terms, and how we can use them effectively.
Color theory is a guide to mix colors logically and create visual effects with various color combinations as required. The basics of color theory - the color wheel and color harmony - context of how colors are used. These theories can be used to choose color combinations while painting our house, artwork, fabrics and in any of your design.

1. The Color wheel 
A color wheel chart helps us to relate colors with each other and find a color combination logically. There are two color wheels possible - A color wheel formed with 3 Primary colors - Red, Yellow, Blue (RYB) and the other wheel is formed with 4 Primary Colors - RYBG (adding green). The 3-primary color wheel is used for color mixing to bring the particular shade, especially in paints and the 4-primary color wheel is used to relate colors to what we see and how we feel. The  Secondary colors are derived from a combination of two primary colors. Tertiary colors are derived from mixing one secondary color and one primary color. Neutral (Achromatic) colors are Grey, Black and Brown - which are not included in the color wheel. Neutral colors can be used to tone down the brightness of the original color wheel pigments. The 4-color wheel can be used to select warmer or cooler shades of the same color. It's outer ring scale shown below signifies red as warmer, yellow as warm, green as cool and blue as cooler. We would suggest to use 4-color wheel for better choices in your art, craftwork, fabrics, or interior design, as it has some feel factor in it.