Somu and Preethi Padmanabhan went on to make many more home decor items themselves – from art work to a breakfast-in-bed tray, to painted bottles and other household pretties!
Tag: DIY
February Carnival Roundup
The Key Bunch is not really buzzing with activity these days thanks to my zero input. I am glad Sharon is posting in spite of being really busy. In fact, I am supposed to allow her to rest and take over, and it has turned out to be the opposite. […]
February Carnival: Let’s go the DIY way!
Paper flowers to add zing to your gift wrapping I know you missed the carnival scene on TKB last month and you thought we actually stopped them, didn’t you? Of course, not! The carnivals keep us excited and linked with bloggers and readers alike. So, here we are, back with […]
DIY: An attempt at making over that impossible Godrej almirah!
If you have lived in India, you have probably owned the monstrosity of a Godrej Storwel! I do, and somehow the household unanimously decided against giving it away. So we were stuck with it, and I decided that if the ugliness was so hard to live with, I had better […]
Recyled Art – Tutorial by Deepika Pandey
Hello everybody, I am back after a long break. Had a wonderful 9 day vacation and you know how hard it is to get out of the holiday mood and get back in action. Well, I am back home and ready to post all the long due posts. Deepika […]
Guest Post: Dress up your wooden spoons – A tutorial by Purnima
I chanced upon Purnima’s lovely dressed-up spoons and invited her for a tutorial over here at The Keybunch. She graciously accepted and has put together the most amazing tutorial for us. Over to you, Purnima! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greetings to The Key Bunch readers. My name is Purnima from aCreativeProject and I […]
DIY – Recycled Decor Ideas
Image credit We often get mails from readers to do posts on inexpensive décor ideas. You don’t have to dig deep into your pockets to change your décor. Give your old cushion covers a makeover by painting or embellishing them with beads or buttons. Stick handmade flowers on plain photo-frames […]
DIY: Jonathan Fong Style
Recession seems to be the most discussed topic these days. While the R word is affecting each one of us in some way or the other, it shouldn’t deter you from trying new décor ideas. I stumbled upon this site which gives wonderful décor ideas using things that you find […]
DIY: Give your switch plates a cool makeover
I am fed up of walking around with a wet cloth scrubbing stained switch plates and the frequency of having to do the clean up act when you have little kids who have always have something or the other dripping over their fingers is frustrating. No wonder then, I was […]
Valentine DIY guaranteed to move you to tears!
I recall some of my friends scouring the card shop for hours just to pick up the right card and gift for their beloved as valentine’s day approached each year. Personally, I believe that love should be celebrated every moment and not wait for that day of the year. While […]





