Soumya and Satish show us their beautiful and tastefully decorated home, with treasures from India and paintings and knick knacks from around the world.
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Fresh glimpses of my living room
Fresh glimpses of Sharon’s living room in Pune.
Plate up, Basket up, Tray Up!
Pretty collections of plates, baskets and trays – whether they are new buys or family heirlooms, look gorgeous in a wall arrangement. I have always been a fan of wall plate clusters, and I recently completed one such project in my dining area. I used a collection of Jaipuri plates […]
The Indian Jewelry Project
Yesterday I spoke about Puja Bhargava’s exquisite jewelry brand Lai. Now, Lai is not the only thing Puja is involved with. She has initiated the Indian Jewellery Project (IJP), which she says, is essentially is an attempt to crowd source the visual history of Indian jewellery through personal archives of […]
A Lifestyle Villa located in an Old Mangalorean Tiled Home {Ira Spa}
On my morning walk in a quiet, nondescript bylane in Cascia, Mangalore, I spotted a lovely yellow house in the old Colonial style, with pillars, tiled roofs, et al. The signboard said Ira Spa. I was intrigued, and when I asked around, was surprised to learn that it’s been here […]
‘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 […]
Online Shopping Site Review 4 – PepperFry.com
Mumbai based Pepperfry.com, an online store that sells lifestyle products, was co-founded by Ambareesh Murty and Ashish Shah, both ex eBay employees. I have long been a shopper at PepperFry. I remember my first purchase from their store was a baby high chair picked up for a dear friend’s […]
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 […]
Awesome Ahmedabad: Old city, Flea market and Law Garden evening market
I spent a lovely Easter weekend at Ahmedabad with close family, and it was a delightful trip. Old Ahmedabad with its gorgeous architecture is a photographer’s delight. In 1947, Mahmud Begada, the grandson of Ahmed Shah (the Sultan who founded the city) fortified the city with an outer wall with […]
Slapdash Harmony in your Home
Have you ever put together “stuff” and then been totally taken aback by the way all the mismatches have blended in harmoniously? The slapdash look is in, and here are some interesting ways to achieve it in your home. In today’s post, let’s focus on color. Color is Magic, the […]