The Beginnings... /September 27, 2015 by Raji Radhakrishnan

Started researching early this morning, crystalizing my vision for a new client project. It's going to be a beautiful story...

Raji RM & Associates | Interior Designer & Decorator

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Raji RM & Associates is an interior design & decorating firm working on homes in the Washington DC and New York areas. Our services include interior architectural renovation, remodeling, interior redesign and decoration of homes.

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Heading out to the temple in one of my #Gadwal saris! I shelved this sari for nearly six years since I bought it thinking I made a mistake with the color but the bright yellow cotton paired with a lovely deep maroon and green silk border with silver gold zari is now one of my favorites! The #hemp #jumkas I'm wearing are about 33 years old since my #dancing days!!! #saris #yellow #silk #jewelry #dance#indianfashion

We're doing the "hygge" everyday at least during tea time. And when is tea time? Pretty much every time we all get together!! Do you hygge? #hygge #teatime #rajirmdesign @rajirmdesign #danish #figs #crakers #sesame

Happy Labor Day Weekend! This is an outfit I put together for my nephew's wedding in #California last Friday. A simple off-white #rawsilk #chudithar from @ritukumarhq paired with a gorgeous red velvet stole I stole from my husband's wardrobe!! 😂 I couldn't resist it's jaw dropping heavy #embroidery and accessorized the outfit with #Kundan and #pearl #jewelry - #stoleIstole #indianfashion #indianwedding #rawsilk #embroidery #wedding #weddingdress #dress #handloom #handwork #velvet #royalty

Love the simplicity of these soft gray towels completely handmade in cotton from India! #handmade #bath #bathtowels #cotton #sustainable @rajirmdesign #fabric #home #handloom #handwoven #sustainableliving #color #linen #india #incredibleindia

All dressed up last week for my niece's wedding in New Jersey!! Loved dressing up these past three months in beautiful Indian saris and jewels I've collected over the years and I think I'm going to try and wear them as often as I can from now on. Thanks to the jump start with three family weddings in a row!! Besides they are too beautiful to be stored away!! This one is a peacock color Kanjeevaram silk sari with silver gold zari lines all over and is from the late 1980s. It does not have the traditional double sided border instead it has an extra long "Pallu" fully decorated in silver gold zari on a contrasting deep red silk. @rajirmdesign #kanjeevaram #kanjeevaramsaree #silksaree #indianfashion #indianwedding #jewelry

A stately room made more human (and Modern) with multiple seating at our client's home. A bespoke rug, custom and vintage furnishings and of course art tamed this rather cavernous room and gave it the much needed character! #rajirmdesign @rajirmdesign #rajirmmurals #rajirmrugs #bespokerugs #artdeco #color #interiordesign 📷 by @rikkisnyder

A #kitchendesign we recently completed for a client - white oak chevron floors, classic beadboard cabinetry, open shelving make this a perfect kitchen for the young family!! #rajirmdesign @rajirmdesign #kitchen #interiordesign 📷by @rikkisnyder

My baby girl on her wedding day morning!! Thanks for the sneak peak @creativechisel #Morephotostocome #ShrutiKalyanam #indianwedding #southindianwedding

My first selfie in a long time!! Ready for my niece's Mehendi ceremony in Maryland!! It's an #IndianSummer #indianwedding

Back to home - sweet home!! That was a long and fantastic break and I think I left my heart back in India!! ❤️Good that we have two more weddings coming up in my brothers' families!!! #homesweethome #rajishome @rajirmdesign

Thanks to M we saw one of the most beautiful and oldest temples in India - Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple at the foot of Nandi Hills near Bangalore - built in the 9th Century AD by Nolamba dynasty and continued to be improvised and maintained right up to Tipu Sultan, the temple was built entirely by hand carved stone. It is one of the finest and oldest examples of true Dravidian architecture and design!! #india #incredibleindia #temple #dravidianarchitecture

The amazing National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore!

A stone table set with flowers and traditional brass oil lamps... #india #indianwedding #incredibleindia #southindianwedding #blooms #flowers

We have to wait almost two months for official wedding photos and videos to come to us!! In the mean time I'm posting a few detail shots of the decoration taken by family and friends!! The traditional wedding band is playing in the background. #Ganesha #indianwedding #southindianwedding #flowers #blooms #india #incredibleindia

My baby girl is actually married!!! And we now have a new son in the family!!! ❤️#proudmama #southindianwedding #oonjal #india #indianwedding #incredibleindia

Bull Temple... #india #incredibleindia #temple #dravidianarchitecture

Selecting saris for my mother!! This one is a favorite I bought for her a few years ago. Over the years I've been curating her sari collection and adding beautiful new ones to her wardrobe! #grandmotherofthebride #southindianwedding #lovemymum

What is it with me posing with my hands on my waist every single time??!! 😂 #dontknowwheretokeepmyhands - Anyway, all dressed in a very traditional South Indian attire...wearing my mother-in-law's sari...let the festivities begin!! #motherofthebride #thewholenineyards #twoweekwedding #vintageheirloomjewelry #beforetemplestclaire

One of the most beautiful temple facades I've seen! Perfectly symmetrical and well proportioned to the land around...Mysore Palace Temple #india #incredibleindia #Mysore #mysorepalacetemple #dravidianarchitecture