I too am thinking of using Indian-inspired decorations and colours. The house I have bought is boring and needs a funky touch! It needs some joy and a lack of seriousness!! To the furniture I already own I am adding a few op-shop buys which I can afford to paint without feeling I am destroying their integrity! I am also enjoying sourcing second-hand bits which I can spray-paint and decorate. I am going to add a few trims from shaped and cut-out plyboard to create false arches over some windows and doors. Also I have some gold/brass-coloured beading from a framing business to add a little glitz to odd mirrors I have picked up. I'm going through my stash of fabrics, collected over a life-time of sewing and hoarding! to create some throws and curtains that will hopefully give an authentic Indian flavour to the windows, beds and couches without costing me a fortune.

HI RinaI do agree I love jewelbox rooms, but I consider them more cosy ... and with a grey marble floor it goes all Versace Italianate! I am trying to balance the colours by bringing in a pattern on the covers rather than plain. I feel this will bring colour without overpowering the room. In the pictures I showed above, the rooms are basically neutral but the colour is brought in via pattern - I think this might be the way to go...Ideally a green or blue on a subdued grey would be the best, but I dont know what the market is like for Sumit...Cushions can do a lot to tie in the other white/grey elements.Shelley - navy is a good suggestion, but as Sumits area is quite tall and thin, trying to keep the general area light Any more suggestions most welcome. These are just ideas after all and Sumit will choose what works for the room in the end ;-)

A Cuckoo clock!!! We have had a cuckoo clock back home forever with really great travel memories.

I found a bunch of stuff last year while dismantling my bed and cleaning under it. There was stationery, old socks, a kitchen cloth, earrings and chew toys ... all hidden there by my dog (he being tiny could access its deepest sections). He was quite disappointed that I found his stash -- I on the other hand was quite amused and happy.