Brown
In the vast palette of colours found across the Indian landscape few have been as unacknowledged as brown. From the warmth of terracotta and teak to the deep richness of rosewood and Indian oak, brown's...
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Silence
Silence, whether experienced with people or places, bears the inherent quality of intimacy. It offers one the space to create and communicate effectively without pretension. In a colonial bungalow we decorated in Southern India, we...
The Quiet Life
'Quietly he lives, quietly he dies, Amidst the wilderness' -U Soso Tham There are few more evocative descriptions of the spirit of Khasi life in the Cherrapunji hills. Even today, with the threat of mass tourism and growing...
Eight Hues of Blue
Blue. We've used the colour often. In bedrooms, drawing rooms, dining rooms, kitchens and bathrooms. The shade has completely dominated some rooms, only touched a wall in others and sometimes lent it self even more...
Making a Home in Gurgaon
A home is more than just a monetary asset. It has emotional meaning, it holds memories, which is why moving houses is often so difficult. Aside from the stress of packing and the disruption to...
A Restoration
In The Human Zoo, published in 1969, zoologist Desmond Morris famously stated, 'The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.' Humans, he argues, are tribal by nature and that the crowded,...
Decorating a Barsati in Delhi
The Barsati, a small rooftop abode, is a characteristic feature of residential architecture in Delhi from an older period. The word Barsati comes from the Hindi word Barsat, meaning rain & refers to a room...
An Early Project in Gurgaon with Tips to Hang Wall Art
A question we get asked often is 'How to hang wall art well ?' This can be a somewhat daunting task, particularly when creating a gallery wall. The home featured here in Gurgaon was decorated...