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!!

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.