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Rang Decor Readers Creative Spaces: IX

<b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mishta & Anirudh </span></span></b><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today under Rang Decor Reader's Creative Spaces, I take you to a colourful Goa-inspired home in Bangalore.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5482153426/" title="entrance porch by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="entrance porch" height="576" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5482153426_161ff7cc5d_z.jpg" width="432" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Entrance Porch...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mishta and Anirudh</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> are a 30-something couple, both designers, one a product designer and the other a graphic designer, decided to build over Anirudh’s family home’s existing ground floor bungalow on a 60 x 40 plot in Sadashivnagar, Bangalore.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The design of the house revolves around three courtyards and two trees.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5482153400/" title="avocado tree at entrance by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="avocado tree at entrance" height="576" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5020/5482153400_641a52bd5e_z.jpg" width="432" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Avocado Tree at the entrance...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5484646208/" title="mango tree courtyard by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="mango tree courtyard" height="432" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5094/5484646208_4fea461058_z.jpg" width="576" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mishta explains,</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;  "><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A courtyard on the second floor at the back of the house is carved out to let a mango tree spread it’s limbs... </span></span></i></span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5482163178/" title="main courtyard by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="main courtyard" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5019/5482163178_13e68ff737_z.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...and a main courtyard, also on the second floor, at the front of the house, is designed to pay homage to</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Bawa"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Geoffrey Bawa’s</span></a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> tropical style with a pond and landscaping."</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The over-arching theme of the house has been heavily influenced by the couple’s love for Goa, a destination they run off to, to recharge, every two and half months. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mishta adds,</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> "The idea was not to recreate a Goan house, but to pick Portuguese influences, through colour and form and combine that with the sense of an open Asian tropical house."</span></span></i></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5482153418/" title="drawing room3 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="drawing room3" height="480" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/5482153418_94b2057648_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The drawing room...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5481563237/" title="drawing room4 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="drawing room4" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5293/5481563237_f79ef5f17b_z.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5482153410/" title="dining room by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="dining room" height="498" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5482153410_6c26919cae_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The dining area...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5482153412/" title="balinese lamp at stairwell by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="balinese lamp at stairwell" height="576" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/5482153412_4d9d3c2f9b_z.jpg" width="432" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Balinese Lamp against coloured glass at the stairwell...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5482162872/" title="master bedroom by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="master bedroom" height="432" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5482162872_09652168d0_z.jpg" width="576" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Master bedroom...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5483933573/" title="guest room3 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="guest room3" height="576" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/5483933573_d233289284_z.jpg" width="432" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Guest bedroom...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5481564541/" title="second floor lobby by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="second floor lobby" height="648" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5014/5481564541_1366a23d7f_b.jpg" width="468" /></span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Second floor lobby...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mishta adds, "</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The main colour scheme for the house is yellow ochre and dark green. The flooring is cool green kota stone with small floral tiles inlayed at intervals. </span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Common passageways are in black and white checks. Rustic tiles in terracotta and green have been used in the flooring of the courtyards. Ceramic floral tiles were sourced from Spain and fitted into niches in all the courtyards."</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="nameplate" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5095/5482161546_d314f3670a_z.jpg" width="480" /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Custom-made nameplate tiles from </span><b><a href="http://www.velhagoa.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Velha Goa...</span></a></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mishta & Anirudh~</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Thanks for sharing so generously photos of your vibrant home with readers of</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Rang Decor.</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">P.S. If anyone has any queries regarding Mishta and Anirudh's home, feel free to ask in the comments section.</span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">( Images by Mishta Roy)</span></i></span></div></div>

Rang Decor Readers Creative Spaces: IX

Mishta & Anirudh Today under Rang Decor Reader's Creative Spaces, I take you to a colourful Goa-inspired home in Bangalore. Entrance...

6:52 PM

Chai Studio, Honolulu

<span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today I take you to the gorgeous Hawaiian Island of Honolulu to </span></span><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ChaiHNL?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chai Studio</span></span></span></a></b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ChaiHNL?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Amerjit Ghag</span></span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the lovely lady behind </span></span><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ChaiHNL?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chai Studio, Honolulu</span></span></span></a></b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ChaiHNL?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> describes it as a lifestyle expression - casual, colourful and comfortable.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5430320262/" title="hono11 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono11" height="426" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5430320262_715d08e6f2_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The store came into being in 2010, inspired by </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Amerjit's </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">love for  the handicrafts, the culture, the colour and the people of India.  She believes that hand- picked products are a natural fit for the type of casual lifestyle they have on the Hawaiian Islands.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5430320260/" title="hono10 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono10" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5430320260_19065dfe26_z.jpg" width="424" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Love the warm pink...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></i></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="  color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5429679461/" title="hono1 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono1" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5429679461_2341e90d97_z.jpg" width="480" /></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The furniture pieces that she selects are mostly rustic and oftentimes repurposed - a </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">chukki </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">becomes a stool, a </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">damchiya</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> becomes a coffee table.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5430320252/" title="hono8 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono8" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5260/5430320252_94a7eb4b56_z.jpg" width="424" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The textiles are rich with stories of traditional use, she has turned them into throw pillows and she includes hang tags explaining the past lives of kantha, phukhari etc.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5429679465/" title="hono7 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono7" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/5429679465_0a63c1513b_z.jpg" width="480" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Whether it is home furnishings , a piece of jewelry or a contemporary tunic, you'll find it all here, lovingly picked up by </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Amerjit </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">during her many travels to India.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5429679463/" title="hono6 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono6" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5215/5429679463_e5cc6ccebd_z.jpg" width="480" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lovely Rajasthani earrings...</span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5430320256/" title="hono9 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono9" height="426" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5430320256_21c38024b3_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Exotic fragrances... I spot my favourite 'Frangipani':-)</span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5429679457/" title="hono3 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="hono3" height="480" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5136/5429679457_ccc4d70303_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Colourful Indian Kitschy bags...</span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As far as the name of the store is concerned </span></span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Amerjit Ghag,</span></span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">  a</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> chai</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-lover</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> ( give me a hi- five;-) </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">loves the fact that everyone has a different, special recipe for</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> chai </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chai Studio, Honolulu </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">is her recipe for a place that offers ideas for an inspired lifestyle...</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I wish her all the very best for her venture.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Do visit </span></span><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ChaiHNL?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Chai Studio , Honolulu on Facebook </span></span></span></a></b></span></span></div>

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