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    Adding A Dishwasher To My Kitchen

    Adding A Dishwasher To My Kitchen

    During the lockdown, the most yearned for gadget (if you didn’t have one) and the most treasured gadget (if you did), has been the dishwasher. Our home fell into the first category. When we originally made our kitchen, I was

    Rittika November 10, 2020November 6, 2020 A Little Bit of Me, Kitchens, Project Comeback, Projects 15 Comments Read more

    9 Basic Steps To Starting Your Interior Design Business

    9 Basic Steps To Start Your Interior Design Business

    The most common DMs I get on my social media channels go something like this. “I am a banker / dentist / work in an MNC, but interior design is my passion. How do I get started?” Or, “I have

    Rittika October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 A Little Bit of Me, Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY 7 Comments Read more

    8 Blogging Tips I Have Learnt From Experience

    8 Blogging Tips I Have Learnt From Experience

    Let me start out my saying that I am not a professional blogger. I am an interior designer by learning, practice, passion and profession. Yet here I am today, writing a post on blogging tips. Actually, that sentence should read

    Rittika September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 A Little Bit of Me, Tips, Trends & DIY 8 Comments Read more

    Easy DIY Wall Mural Ideas

    Easy DIY Wall Mural Ideas

    This post today is a little self indulgent. I started my research for easy DIY wall mural ideas for myself, because I decided to paint a wall in my home. But let me start from the beginning.

    Rittika May 26, 2020July 16, 2021 A Little Bit of Me, Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY 4 Comments Read more

    Living Room Refresh With Magnolia Furniture Store

    Magnolia Furniture Store

    I have visited the Magnolia furniture store online many a times. And I have loved almost every piece of furniture I’ve seen there every single time. So a chance to refresh my own living room using any furniture I liked

    Rittika February 18, 2020February 17, 2020 A Little Bit of Me, Accessories, Furniture, Home Interiors, Living & Dining, Shopping Hotspots 5 Comments Read more

    Diwali Decor Shoot – Behind The Scenes

    Diwali Decor Shoot - Behind The Scenes - featured

    It all started with a short message from Ridhi Kale asking if I wanted to do a Diwali decor feature for India Today Home. A message like that makes you stop, and then stop again. India Today Home? Did I

    Rittika October 29, 2019November 1, 2020 A Little Bit of Me, Festival & Party Decor, Foyers & Entryways, Home Interiors, Living & Dining, Tips, Trends & DIY 6 Comments Read more

    Decor Inspiration All Around On #RittikaLookAtThis

    Decor Inspiration All Around On #RittikaLookAtThis

    I launched the hashtag #RittikaLookAtThis more than a year back on Instagram. It was the easiest way I could think of for all of you to be able to share your images directly with me. At that time I asked

    Rittika June 18, 2019June 17, 2019 A Little Bit of Me, Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY No Comments Read more

    Photo Journal Of An Incredible Greece Holiday

    Photo Journal Of An Incredible Greece Holiday

    An incredible Greece holiday comes to an end and though I’ve jumped right back in to work I can still see the blue skies, breathe in the fresh air and taste the fresh greens. (What has truly brought me back

    Rittika June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 A Little Bit of Me 10 Comments Read more

    52 Winning Pics of #MyDesiSwag 2018

    52 Winning Pics of #MyDesiSwag 2018

    When we started this hashtag party on Instagram last year, little did Preethi or me know how many hearts it would touch. 52 weeks later, we have over 21k shares on this hashtag, hundreds of participants every week and many

    Rittika January 15, 2019July 10, 2020 A Little Bit of Me, Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY 10 Comments Read more

    My Home: Decorating For Christmas

    My Home - Decorating for Christmas

    I almost didn’t decorate for Christmas this year, because we’re not going to be home Christmas week. We will be away on vacation, so I thought there’s just no point getting into all that. But then social media happened to

    Rittika December 11, 2018December 13, 2018 A Little Bit of Me, Festival & Party Decor, Home Interiors, Living & Dining, Tips, Trends & DIY 6 Comments Read more
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    Dining lights have a tough job. They need to make Dining lights have a tough job.

They need to make the food look good, the table feel inviting, and somehow avoid becoming the only thing anyone notices.

A few things we look for:

• The right scale for the table
• Light that feels warm, not interrogation-room bright
• A shape that adds personality without stealing the show
• Something worth looking at even when it’s switched off

These are our favourites. Which one is yours?

Photography: @bizou.photos 
#ARIYONAroundup #ARIYONAdining
    An #ARIYONAbeforeafter from this boy’s bedroom. (S An #ARIYONAbeforeafter from this boy’s bedroom. (Swipe left for before)

The biggest change here? We flipped the bed placement entirely.

Before:
• the bed blocked movement and made the room feel tighter
• bulky furniture + dark curtains made the space feel heavier than it was

After:
• the new bed position opened up the layout
• a full-height wardrobe streamlined the storage
• soft neutrals + layered textures made the room feel calmer and brighter
• wall lights freed up bedside space and added a boutique-hotel vibe

Sometimes the smartest design move isn’t adding more.
It’s simply rethinking the plan.

Click link in bio for more pics and details.
Photography: @bizou.photos 
#AI_Shway #ARIYONAkids
    A dressing corner designed for a teenager who want A dressing corner designed for a teenager who wanted her room to feel soft, calm, and just a little bit Pinterest-worthy 💗

This nook was designed to do a little bit of everything:
• dressing table + window seat
• soft curves to keep the space feeling playful
• an arched mirror to visually open up the corner
• warm lighting that feels dreamy at night
• and layered blush tones because apparently “just one pink” was not enough 😄

Swipe 👈🏻 for the full setup and those floating butterfly lights quietly stealing the show.

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    Headboards are basically the eyebrows of a bedroom Headboards are basically the eyebrows of a bedroom. 

They do three main jobs:

• Stop pillows from escaping
• Give you something to lean on during late-night scrolling
• Make the bed look far more put together than it probably is

From upholstered panels to warm wood details and everything in between, headboards quietly set the tone for the entire room.

These are our favourites. Which one is yours?

Photography: @bizou.photos 
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    Soft neutrals, layered textures, and one chair tha Soft neutrals, layered textures, and one chair that quietly steals the spotlight 🤍

This living room was designed to feel calm without feeling flat:
• textural fabrics instead of loud contrasts
• curved seating to soften all the straight architectural lines
• sheer curtains that let the daylight do most of the work
• warm wood tones to balance the creamy palette
• and subtle patterns that reveal themselves slowly

Swipe 👈🏻 for a closer look at our favourite reading corner in the house.

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Photography: @bizou.photos 
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    An #ARIYONAbeforeafter from this balcony. (Swipe 👈 An #ARIYONAbeforeafter from this balcony. (Swipe 👈🏻 for before)

From drying rack zone to “just five more minutes with my coffee” zone ☕🌿

This narrow balcony needed to work harder without feeling crowded.
So we kept the layout light and simple:

• a swing chair for lazy evenings and long phone calls
• compact side table for coffee/books/snacks/random life admin
• layered plants to soften all the concrete around

Coz we think even the skinniest balconies can become the favourite corner of the house.

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Photography: @bizou.photos 
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    A study corner that doesn’t scream corporate cubic A study corner that doesn’t scream corporate cubicle energy 📚

We kept this setup simple, warm, and quietly functional:
• a compact solid wood desk with slim tapered legs
• an upholstered chair comfortable enough for long reading sessions
• open shelving for books, keepsakes, and the “I’ll read this next” pile
• soft natural light filtering through sheer curtains
• and just enough greenery to make deadlines feel slightly less dramatic

Swipe 👈🏻👈🏻 for more pics.

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Photography: @bizou.photos 
#AI_Taru #ARIYONAkids #ARIYONAstudy
    This living-dining space was designed around one s This living-dining space was designed around one simple idea — calm, comfortable, and easy to live in.

A soft neutral palette, warm wood tones, layered textures, and lighting that keeps the mood relaxed from morning to late evening ✨

A few details we particularly love:
• the sculptural pendant lights anchoring the dining space
• grey marble flooring adding depth without overpowering the room
• curved dining chairs softening all the straight lines
• and the mix of wood, fabric, metal, and muted prints keeping the palette quiet but never flat

Swipe 👈🏻 for a closer look at the dining setup.

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