by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
The Self Employed Women’s Association is the largest co-operative in India, with membership topping 1,000,000 throughout the country and a recently opened school for young children. As a non-governmental organisation, it aims to help women become self-reliant...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
A small, slightly curved, flat, or crimped metallic or glass ‘bead’ that sparkles from every facet. Often used en masse as complete shimmer…they look especially good by flickering candlelight. Belle Époque dresses were very often beaded with...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
A high-backed box-like wooden seat with arms for two or more people, sometimes with storage underneath, associated with cottages, hallways, rural surroundings or domestic quarters. The high back protects from draughts and today often sits neatly against a wall,...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
An interior is as much defined by what’s in a room as how it is arranged–how the dining table is set, whether the lights are dimmed, candles lit, the guest bedroom prepared all show your personality and are all little scenes, settings intended to bring...
by Heather Luke | Jun 24, 2015
A fully upholstered couch or sofa-type seating for more than one person, which is soft and comfortable and to be used in sitting rooms, dens, bedrooms and drawing...
