I was so excited when I chanced upon Sanghamitra’s home on her design blog – Rainbow – The Colours of India. What caught my fancy was the way she blends ethnic Indian décor to come up with a vibrant cheerful home. Good homes are meant to be featured time and […]
Tag: hometour
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 […]
House Tour: Indo-French Penthouse in Pondicherry
This week, we present to you the works of Auroville based award winning architects – Sheril Castelino & Pino Marchese. Pino, also an avid photographer worked for eight years in various studios of architecture in south Italy and Florence doing projects for housing, commercial and public buildings before moving to […]
House Tour: Mathanki Kodavasal
Aqua texture wall, custom made low bed in dark wood & aqua cushion from Good Earth After a long month of anniversary celebrations, it’s back to business again. This week, we feature the house tour of Mumbai based art director, Mathanki Kodavasal. Mathanki’s décor ideas came from design sites […]
Globetrotting with The Keybunch: The minimalist urban home of Sharma and Jeevanjee
Photograph Courtesy: Curbed LA Today I bring you a home quite different from the ones we usually feature on this space. This home caught my fancy because the architect couple to whom it belongs, have successfully addressed the need for outdoor living space in a dense LA urban environment […]
House Tour: The Sridharans’ home in Pune
There’s nothing more appealing than a home put together with a careful eye for antiques, beautiful finds, items from one’s past, as well as a shock element courtesy some contemporary furniture. Pune-based Sridharan and Vidya’s home is one such. Housed in an apartment, the limited space does nothing to dampen […]
House tour: My parents’ home in Mangalore
I am just back from a long visit to Mangalore, where Bernard and I have our roots. Mangalore boasts of an interesting architectural blend of the old and the new. Old colonial houses stand proud and stately alongside high rise apartments and commercial complexes. The colonial influence is evident everywhere. […]
House Tour: The uniquely styled Manhattan apartment owned by Garry Jensen and Elena Bertinetto
I wish all my compatriots a very happy Republic Day! I am in Mangalore, my home town, which is filled with so many beautiful homes and structures. I am dying to shoot them and share them with you, but with my favorite camera not working, the pictures will have to […]