Taking a step back. Looking at life. In and out. I've been busy doing a lot of that of late. And that's one of the reasons I haven't been posting. (Apologies, apologies!!!) Aren't windows so much like that. Perspectives, light in, sight out? From inside windows give you views of the world outside. And from out it gives you a peek into a home, a way of being, a slice of life. Have I told you guys I have an obsession of looking at other peoples homes? Anything will do- the way the plants are parked on a window sill, a fluttering curtain, the ceiling fixtures, a hint of a frame. I'm happy to take in any detail. And when I speak of windows I can only think of my flickr friend Marion's (Lunalunita) work. Here's a peek at MANY beautiful windows from her world, Palma de Mallorca- I can't have enough of it :)
Beautiful walls
Pretty drapes... 
Architectural detail...
Plants galore...
Lovely balconies...
And interesting shapes. 
And some of Marion's pictures are SO framable. She's got a brilliant eye for shapes and colour.
You can see more of her beautiful work here. And here are some images of how interesting life inside can be :) 
Whites let the attention remain on the focal points in the room apart from letting in loads of light.
Bold stripes can become the focal point in the room.
A touch of fire to a warm colour scheme.
Stripes are fun! 
And so are veggies & flora for a dining room :)
A t shirt collage curtain! what a fantastic idea!(from flickr)
Pretty airy drapes for a pretty room (gettyimages)
Whites let the attention remain on the focal points in the room apart from letting in loads of light.
Bold stripes can become the focal point in the room.
A touch of fire to a warm colour scheme.
Stripes are fun! 
And so are veggies & flora for a dining room :)
A t shirt collage curtain! what a fantastic idea!(from flickr)
Pretty airy drapes for a pretty room (gettyimages)
And this here is my favourite! yellow tie-ups to go with the bright bananas :)
Images from various decor books, blogs and websites.
p.s: An honest confession. I think I owe my regular readers that. And you can see its added as an afterthought. It is :) It doesn't come easily to me to make confessions on a public forum. But I had reached a point where I wasn't sleeping enough, sleeping way too late and my health was going to the dogs. And since I'm an extreme sort of person- all or nothing- I just dropped off the net. I'm finding my balance. I hope to come to a place where I can do my work, blog often & still take care of myself. Wish me luck guys :)
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Hi! I love your site!! Its so breathtakingly beautiful. I mean, I love what I have seen of your site. Still digging through your archives. You have a wonderful eye for all things beautiful!
Dear Vineeta,
Nice to have you back and to enjoy your wonderful inspiring post :)
Since I began my blog I noticed that it started to take almost all of my time and when for some reason my post was late or I couldn't create a post it made me very restless.
To me it meant that I had to let it become more natural again. To relax more and to keep my inner peace :)
So nice to hear you are on the same path and are taking your time to look inside. It takes patience and courage to do that and especially to share it.
Take care my friend, good luck on your new journey and a big hug from the Netherlands,
X Sas
Every person goes through this phase. Too much time on the internet where we lose touch with reality. Especially bloggers who feel the need to post something everyday. This may be good for us readers but if you lose your balance in life its not good for your mental or physical health. Make a deal with yourself. Only one post every week which will be sunday evening . Because by that time you have had a full week and not feel guilty about anything.
Blogging should be fun .. if its not then let it go. We cannot be superwomen all the time. Your health, your family, your work everything else comes first ie. before blogging.
I will check your blog only next sunday.
Vinita
Hi Vineeta,
So nice to see you back! I love the photos of these windows that you have shared. Particularly the balcony shots and the image with the succulent is amazing! I have had a thing for windows as well. In college, my senior thesis focused on women seen through windows. If I could get up in to our attic and find the CD that has pictures of those paintings I would. But, our attic is hard to get in to so I will have to wait until we move.
On another note, I'm glad you are finding your balance. It is hard not to do everything full throttle and I think blogging can sometimes make us feel like we are required to post and participate all the time. But the truth is blogging should just be a relaxed place to archive and explore ideas and connect with others who have similar interests. So no matter how often you post or how little, I'll still pop in to say hello.
I hope you have a wonderful day.
:-)Calie
Such a lovely collection! Marvellous colours...
glad you are finding your window of peace while showing us the world.
net vacation should be mandatory - may be that will be my next post.
good luck vineeta.
Hey VInita ( spelled your name correctly for once? ;-P)
Its great to have you back, and with a lovley post too.. love the collection of windows and drapes. Hope to see you back on flickr again..
best
Chandan
Hello :)
I stumbled across your blog and have a question for you.
Did you design the banner on top? If so, what is the name of the typeface you used to spell "artnlight"?
I'd like to use it for something I'm working on.
I'd appreciate it if you could reply back on my blog.
Thanks!
Umar
Welcome back!
I totally understand the feeling of being overwhelmed!My posts have been getting more sporadic and random as well. Then again Time Management is a concept that fails to register in my brain. :D
Anyway , I lurve the first two windows, the walls remind me of the Mocha here.
Priyanka, thanx much! :) do drop by often :) I went across to yours as well- its great that blogging lets us share a part of what we are
Sas, you've been there, you know it & your comment warms my heart. I love the way you shoot all your pics and create each of your posts like that. Hug right back!
Vinita, even earlier I wasn't the kind to post everyday, but I did feel obliged to answer comments & to check what my fellow bloggers were doing.
I liked my break and the good bit was that I was in a space where I was OK with not checking the net obsessively. I just stayed with it while it lasted. Now that I'm back I want to pace it out. Doing anything obsessively is no fun :)
Calie, I'm beginning to wish you move fast ;) just kidding. I hope to see those paintings whenever you lay your hands on it. Sounds most interesing.
I'm really glad i started blogging, cause if I didn't I'd never have made friends like you :) Thanx :)
Smita, thanx :)
Anrosh, glad to see your comment :) amen to it :)
Chandan :) my name is spelt Vineeta. 'Vinita' is one of my regular readers.
I'm glad you liked the post. I haven't been shooting much lately, so no new stuff to post. let me dig in my archives :) I might find something
Umar, hi :) Yes I did design the banner & I will give you the font name in a comment on yr blog.
Masala Chai, I'm so glad to see so many comments on the day I've posted & I must thank you for all the support & for enquiring after me when I vanished :) Thanx :)
And if the Chennai Mocha walls are so interesting I MUST go & see it :)
hi there, this is an awesome blog, loved all the colours here, very beautiful :)
Thanx for dropping by kate :) glad u liked the stuff here :)
Hi Vineeta,
Bohot dinon ke baad ek bohot hi khoobsoorat post Dekh kar achha laga, Khidkiyon (Windows) ke itne sare ore itne khoobsurat photo dekh kar vaqui maza aagaya ...Shukriya
Vineeta
Thanks for such a beautiful post.
I plan to follow in your footsteps in a couple of days...taking a break.
What pretty photographs, thanks so much....
xoxox
Hope you are well and finding balance!
Gillian
I went through this phase last year and I think you too echoed the same feeling in the comments:-)
Blogging should be fun....take it from someone with 5 blogs and a Flickr account. I have seen people who blog everyday and some who don't...
Everyone has to find that balance...Glad you did or in the process of doing it:-)
Nice compilation of gorgeous inside and outer views of windows:-)
Take Care
Arch
Tanveer, I'm glad aapko pasand ayya :)
Gillian, thanx for the concern- yes I'm finding my balance at long last :)
Archana, i did think of you :) And I understood finally why you took the break & I can see you are back- so I know I have hope :)
incredible post ~ i love every image. and i wish you lost of peace & rest.... be well & take very good care of yourself, sweet one!
Thanx so much angie :)!
You have a really good eye. I love the gold/ haldi coloured walls with dark wood and green foliage. Actually there are so many I love! Wish I could have a photoshoot for one of my collections against some of these walls.
Anaka, Thanx for writing in, I did take a peek into your blog, will read it in leaisure one of these days. Yes these windows and walls are rather pretty :) I'd love to go across one day too
I'm glad you're back and thank you for the incredibly gorgeous windows to daydream about.
Your health is most important of all, and we'll look forward to your posts whenever they happen.
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