It was happenstance that I made it to WIN14 this year. But boy, am I glad it happened!I won’t go into the details of every thing that happened, and was said. No. I will tell you what happened to me! In my 5th year of blogging, I managed to finally […]
Home decor
Color Trend Alert: Hot Pink and Orange
This combination has been on my mind a lot lately, but what triggered this post was a pic of singer Remo Fernandes‘ son’s wedding. The backdrop in pink, orange and assorted ethnic colors was so arresting, that it re-ignited my color crush, and I immediately dug into my pink-orange folder […]
2014 Photo calendar by Aesthetics Photographer Lakshmi Arvind
I am delighted to blog about a beautiful calendar conceptualised and created by my friend Lakshmi Arvind. Lakshmi is a passionate photographer and her compositions are arty and charming, bringing out the beauty of everyday things! Lakshmi’s is an inspiring story. She started out snapping beautiful compositions as a hobby, […]
Home Tour: Komala Krishna’s Charming Chettinad-style home in Bangalore
Happy New Year to all of you! I apologize for being away for so long, but the last days of 2013 were pretty hectic, and I had to give myself some screen detox, and lots of R&R! 🙂 So anyway, I am back with a lovely home tour. Browsing through […]
{Winners} Kwikdeko India Giveaway
Congrats to the 2 lucky winners of the Kwikdeko Giveaway! Sindhu and Calindgirl Please get in touch with us at thekeybunchATgmailDOTcom at the earliest! The team at Kwikdeko would like to get your choice of wall tattoo over to you! 🙂 Thanks to all who participated, shared and blogged this […]
Online Shopping Site Review 5 – Jabong.com
Did you know Jabong is actually an exotic fruit? I’ll admit, I didn’t, until I ordered something from the shopping site Jabong.com, and I recd. a pretty card with this info on it! I bought from Jabong after I received a gift voucher from the company, and they asked me […]
{Giveaway} Kwik Wall Design Stickers from Kwikdeko India
A wall decal is the neatest, surest, most economical way to brighten up our walls and living areas. When they first came on the market, I was a big fan, and always meant to buy one, but time went by, and the idea slowly seemed too common, the designs too […]
‘Meenakshi’s Lamp’ by Sudha Ganapathi {Diwali Special}
Sudha Ganapathi is based in Mumbai and her blog My Favourite Things talk about travel, books and music. Her true story titled “Meenakshi’s Lamp” was recently featured on the Deccan Chronicle. I loved it so much that I requested her to share an excerpt on The Keybunch as our Diwali […]
Woodstruck, Cochin {Striking designs in eco-friendly furniture} by Khadija and Ziad
Woodstruck, run by husband and wife duo Khadija and Ziad Sali, is a furniture destination with a difference. The couple concentrates on eco-friendly furniture made from plantation sourced hard woods, sustainable materials like water hyacinth, sea grass, abaca and rattan. How it all began – The couple is well-traveled, and […]
Gorgeous Set Styling by Niyoti Upadhye
I have often admired home decor shots in ads and films. While some of these locales are actual homes, most times they are just production sets. A production set according to Wikipedia, is ” a place with an artificial nature that creates the illusion of a real or imagined place”. […]