Little Boxes
Class cannot be bought; it has to be practiced and inspired into elegant interiors and lifestyle. It is no cause for surprise that some of the most elegant Indian interior design today is inspired from...
Natural Living
Room 01
Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan lies a bastion of heritage and handiwork—the Narain Niwas Palace. The owners, living simply, continue to reside in the sandstone fort--once a beacon of royal tradition and arts, it now ages...
Restraint
Restraint In the tones of silence wrapping themselves around the surge of waterfalls, In the minimalism of lime plaster and wood switch boxes Right above the elaborate sandalwood telephone, gilded in gold Do you see restraint? Or do you picture...
Natural Decor
Natural décor brings to life, experiences—of walks in woods, of the songs of birds at the break of dawn, of the gentle rustle of leaves in the wind and the sounds of rocks and stones...
Discovering Beauty by the Roadside in Rajasthan
Natural interior design has an elegance of remembrance; an almost forlorn, ageing beauty that stands out even in the starkest environments. Driving along a highway, when glass-clad and neon-lit buildings whizz past, we often find ourselves...
The Elegance of Birds
Birds in India—visiting or endemic are elegant, majestic and come in poised hues of a plentiful variety. I have, on occasion, accompanied birders on their trips and become enthralled by the sheer beauty of birds...
Flower Pressed Shortbread Cookies
We've written about our love for the home garden before. Naturally then, when a friend shared these pictures of garden-flower pressed, short bread cookies, the idea resonated and had to be passed on. These flower pressed,...
Home Gardens in the City
Home gardens are wonderful things. Modest or grand, they're places of calm retreat- patches of land that connect us to the earth and a natural way of living. Featured here is a back garden in...
Lost Mountain Arts
In the peak of summer, one is always drawn to the cooling, calm embrace of the mountains. Tall pines, grand oak trees lopped by sturdy hill-women and the awe of snow peaks on the horizon....
5 Ways to Create a Calm Home
Staying calm when all about you is rushed is a well practiced art. The very nature of construction, design & decoration is anything but calm, particulraly if you have a tough client. And while there’s...
Self-Contentment
I find myself constantly removed from the fast banter of city living and placed in remote towns, where a natural lifestyle has been practised, with few alterations, for centuries. Cities usually instill desire and the mountains for...
The Handmade- Narrator of Silent Tales
Creating pieces by hand evokes joy and wonder—we exclaim at the extraordinary simplicity and complexity interwoven in crafts that are “handmade”. In our living spaces, be they homes or offices, anything handmade tends to become...