Nimboo Pani Range I have always known the brand Kilol, but I wasn’t aware of the lovely, inspiring story behind it…and when I learnt about it, I had to share it with you. Did you know Mamta Mangsinka the well-known founder of Kilol began operations from a garage in […]
Author: Sharon
House Tour: Kamini Raghavan’s home in Hyderabad
Welcome to the beautiful corners of Kamini Raghavan’s Hyderabad home. She is a new blogger on the design blogsphere, and has achieved something few decor bloggers can boast of – a 100 posts in 3 short months on her decor blog Saffron and Silk. Kamini’s posts are lovely, and the […]
Pune old city: SMILE and brass shops in Tulsibaug
If you have lived in Pune, you know Tulsibaug and Laxmi Road – where everyone heads for their shopping sprees, where the pulse of Pune is felt best, and where while walking through the streets you are likely to suddenly come face to face with an old Peshawa building that […]
Decor idea: Make a lovely wall border with tiles
My new home is slowly taking shape, but with both budgetary and time constraints, things are moving at a snail’s space. And oh! there are expanses of white spaces because it’s a new construction and we would rather wait a couple of years before painting the walls in more interesting […]
Book Review: Indian Interiors, Angelika Taschen and Sunil Sethi
Love India, and fascinated by Indian interiors? Want to take a tour of beautiful Indian homes at your own sweet pace, through villages and towns, stopping to smell the grass, wandering through palaces and mahals? This Taschen book is just what you need. Whether you are in the middle of […]
Featured Indian store: Ra, Pune
The Pune Times has a once-a-week section devoted to interiors, and I always make it a point to go through it and check out which lifestyle and decor stores are having a sale :-)…From a few weeks, an ad from a new store had started making an appearance, and I […]
A tiny little feature, but we are very excited!
Popular chair company says decor and design mags out; The Keybunch, other design blogs now fashionably in! 😉 Sorry! I am currently working with a news desk so I just couldn’t resist that one! I was quite excited when Prachi from Purplehomes buzzed me on Google Chat with the news […]
The beauty of old Mangalorean homes: A photo feature
With Mangalore tiles, wrap-around verandas, detailed filigree work, and their distinct designs, trademark interior details such as the family altar, marble table tops, vokil benches, etc. Mangalore homes have a charm of their own.
House Tour: Kanika Bahl
What do you do when you are newly married, and have to move to a new city and set up home there? Kanika Bahl’s home should give you a tip or two on how to make your home warm, inviting and beautiful without being furniture-heavy. She moved to Pune (my […]
BBC Good Homes: 2nd Anniversary Collectors’ Edition
It’s a hectic week for me. We are shifting soon to our new place and I am in the middle of a whole lot of unpacking, sorting and give away sessions. Amid all this madness, the courier guy rang the bell and I was happy to see that it wasn’t […]