Clinkerz- Creating Wonder out of Waste!

At Clinkerz , Up cycling is a way of life!

Clinkerz is an initiative to create wonder out of waste and engage in the process of up cycling. Reusing, discarded objects or material in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original is what up cycling is all about.

At Clinkerz, they deal with glass bottles that are discarded and convert them into decor products for home and work place. Glass bottles come in myriad shapes, size and colours. Creative thinking has lead Clinkerz to produce the following range in their state of art facility. They are an ISO Certified organisation with a capacity of 10000 bottles up cycling per month.

Range of products offered:

• Photo bottle lamp
• Bottle lamp with messages
• half cut planters
• Table top planter
• Hanging Planters
• Wind chimes
• Drinking glasses & tumblers 

Product Review & Styling:

 Bottle lamp:These lamps again come in various colours and you can of course choose the one that goes on with your decor. Let me also tell you, that Clinkerz would love to personalize the lamp for you. After all, who doesn't love their products to be the way, they imagine it to be and Clinkerz is committed to take customization to a more personal level.

When it comes to glass and light, they make the perfect pair and Clinkerz uses this to its advantage in assisting people to express their love and gratitude thru its signature products.

Adding quirk in my kids room:

In day light

At night, with the lamp switched on!

The lamp comes with all the necessary electrical fitting. You just have to plug and watch it glow!

A lamp for the bedside table:

  This one is real pretty, what with its unique shape and colour, it is the perfect addition to my bedside table. Who would have imagined, that it was lying unused as a trash!

Planter: 

I loved this planter from the word go! Creative visualization has led to this product, that supports and gives a whole new dimension to the green initiative. A small way of giving back to Mother Earth.

The size is good enough for adding succulents, small plants or may be, even your daily needs in the kitchen like coriander or fenugreek (methi). The edges of the bottle are not sharp, therefore you can work with ease, while planting in them. The bottle planter, i feel is an interesting element to add in any setting, either on your dining table or your console.

One quick fact check: It takes nearly 4000 years for glass bottles to completely decompose.

 In today's times, it makes so much sense to use and gift such products that have contributed towards reducing carbon footprints. If this makes sense to you as well, go check out Clinkerz now.

You can even contact them through their Facebook and Instagram page.

Home Canvas -your home decor buddy!

When the home is your canvas, you sure want to paint a beautiful picture, right?

Our homes are our priced possessions and when we start out to decorate our cosy nest, we would want to go for the best! All said and done, in today’s fast paced life we are sometimes short of time and at various times find ourselves a little helpless on the decor front with multitude of choices. Whether to go for the decor that is eye catchy or to follow the trend or be a tad bit different from the rest is actually like a maze where one tends to get lost!

But here is where Home Canvas can come to our rescue. Home Canvas is an online discovery platform for the best in furniture and décor. There are experts out there in Home Canvas who curate stores, artisans and suppliers from all over the country. Their expertise lies in bringing together furnishings, furniture and accessories that range across styles, materials and price to deliver the world of décor right into your living room and mind you, all this can actually happen over the click of a mouse.

All this started when Sandeep Sridhar and Radhika set out to do up their abode and faced challenges in locating the right store for the kind of décor they had in mind! That led Sridhar to set up the online space Home Canvas.

Sridhar says, “ whether you are doing up only a room in your house or setting up a new home, we are a one-stop destination to help you discover furniture collections, find styles that resonate with your tastes and lead you to finding products in the easiest and most convenient manner possible. We have searched the length and breadth of the country and curated the most exquisite and lust worthy products, so you can have fun discovering perfect pieces- that you would have never been able to find before.”

Now, as I closely look up the site of Home Canvas, the kind of products and stores on the list are impressive and it is only growing up by the day!

The home page is very easy to browse through and is divided into two major sections.

1.       Products

The products are sorted category wise, room wise and according to the prices as well! That definitely makes the task easy. You have all the known brands and more on their list like Gulmohar Lane, India Circus, Address home, copper, H2H shop, GoodEarth, Nicobar, The décor Kart etc

Some products across the page of Home Canvas that caught my eye …

2.      Collections

Now, in addition to product wise listing, Home Canvas also has another option tab ‘collections’. This is again a very useful one. You just have to decide the theme for your home.

Whether you would want to go with a quirky décor or give a very ethnic feel to your home, accordingly in the collections section they have teamed up products to suit the theme.

Boho chic, seaside, tropical, pastels, vintage chic, farmhouse décor, heritage the options are many! The products in the collections act as a reference for you to easily visualize and feel the overall look!

Do you get the idea now? Whether you are searching for glass décor or wood weaves, one can find them grouped under one heading.

So, come on now let your dream of having a stunning and breathtaking home become a reality!

You can have a look at their website here

For updates from HomeCanvas visit their social media pages thru

Facebook , Instagram , Youtube , Pinterest , Twitter

I spotted some pretty artwork and rugs while creating this post and am straight away heading to Home Canvas... Do you want to join me too??

An office where fun and work co-exist!

I work from a home office operating from a small table that serves as my desk space cum my laptop space, writing table and what not.The only solace is that I face a fabulously maintained lawn outside the window.

So when I came across an office that has a space constraint but has been so  meticulously designed that what you see is a wide expanse of open area in front of you. It has a relaxing cafe or lounge like ambiance such that work becomes fun!

 Without beating around the bush,let me reveal the address of this creative office area.
Creative and digital agency, ColourCraft Studio, blurs the lines with its new Mumbai headquarters designed to reflect its identity, values and culture.



ColourCraft Studio is a 1600 sqft space in Prabhadevi Mumbai and true to their design philosophy of functionality,aesthetics and minimalism they created an office space within a tight budget and a record time  of two months! How is that and there is more to this ....

So many fine details that one may take for granted have been all well thought, planned and put into execution.

A creative environment needs open space.How did CCS ensure that? Well, they have lofty ceilings,nothing is concealed. right from exposed brick walls,pipes that run though out the office,no separate cubicles but one big open plan which ensures better interaction and exchange of ideas too!

What I especially liked at CCS and felt that other small offices and entrepreneurs can implement   are:

• Community table that doubles up as a lunch table
• Open deskspace without separators for flexible seating and collaboration 
• Electrical outlets on the table as opposed to below the desk where it is inconvenient 
•  Hooks under the table for hanging bags 
•  Moveable white and black boards for brainstorming anywhere 

Another great idea was to have conference room double up as bar or a lounge. After having tackled the space issue the next step was to have an aesthetically pleasing environment.I truly loved the quirkiness factor induced in CCS. If an area is too minimalist in structure it may hit upon as a cold and stark place to work at. But this was taken care with antiques sought from Chor bazzar.

The quirky appeal...

Old Switchboards...

I love the rustic appeal it carries...

The creative adult is the child who survived!... so so true

Nature in all its glory!

The employees can't ask for more what with features such as surround speakers with soothing music, a bar and a game area equipped with carrom,tennis and football and the topping on the cake with the aroma of coffee from an espresso wafting in the air!

The key elements to be noted from the designing of ColourCraft Studio

• Any space can be converted into a creative zone with proper planning
• Adding fun elements results in a productive environment
• Space and expenses can always be managed to our benefit, if the principles of Form function and aesthetics are in balance.

Do You work from a place like this?If so, share with me .I will be glad to feature it here.

And peeps we are into August from where all the fun and festivals begin.I have a simple DIY for you.Stay tuned!