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    Top 5 Posts Of 2019

    Top 5 Posts of 2019

    A very Happy New Year to you from the very first post of this year from this blog. We aren’t just welcoming a new year, but also a new decade this time. I love the way this blog has grown

    Rittika January 7, 2020October 19, 2020 Balconies & Terraces, Bedrooms, Festival & Party Decor, Tips, Trends & DIY 5 Comments Read more

    Bold Blue Boy’s Room – Part 1

    Bold Blue Boys Room - Part 1

    Today we have a short introduction to our Bold Blue Boy’s room from our Mid Century Modern Home. Our ‘boy’ is actually a young man who has just finished college and started working. Which goes to say that his requirements

    Rittika December 31, 2019December 30, 2019 Bedrooms, Home Interiors, Mid Century Modern Home, Projects 3 Comments Read more

    9 Beautiful Boho Wall Decor Ideas

    9 Beautiful Boho Wall Decor Ideas

    ‘Bohemian’ is often described as free spirited and unconventional in an artistic way. To me, that means being able to express yourself, whether in terms of ideas, clothes, designs, colours or patterns, without any rules, and straight from the heart.

    Rittika December 24, 2019December 20, 2019 Bedrooms, Home Interiors, Living & Dining, Tips, Trends & DIY 4 Comments Read more

    Black And White Kitchen Reveal

    Black and White Kitchen Reveal

    This was the first space we introduced from our White & Light Home about a year back. Over the year we’ve revealed the rest of the home, a room at a time. But somehow, we left this kitchen behind. So

    Rittika December 17, 2019December 16, 2019 Home Interiors, Kitchens, Projects, White & Light Home 6 Comments Read more

    25 Newspaper Gift Wrapping Ideas

    25 Newspaper Gift Wrapping Ideas

    It’s almost Christmas already, and along with Santa Claus and a Christmas tree, the most exciting thing about Christmas is giving and getting gifts. Which is why, I think this is the perfect time for a post on newspaper gift

    Rittika December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 Festival & Party Decor, Tips, Trends & DIY 3 Comments Read more

    Mint Green Master Bedroom – Part 1

    Mint Green Master Bedroom Part 1

    We’re introducing the mint green master bedroom from our Mid Century Modern Home today. It’s a beautiful, large room… as large as a few living rooms I know in Mumbai! So working on this has been fun and freeing. To

    Rittika December 3, 2019December 2, 2019 Bedrooms, Home Interiors, Mid Century Modern Home, Projects 4 Comments Read more

    How To Create A Colour Scheme For Your Room

    How To Create A Colour Scheme For A Room

    We’re here with another request post today, answering a question posed to us by one of our readers. A few weeks back Rashmi asked me to give suggestions on how to select upholstery for a room. How do we put

    Rittika November 26, 2019November 25, 2019 Home Interiors, Living & Dining, Tips, Trends & DIY 6 Comments Read more

    Teen Bedroom Reveal

    Teen Bedroom Reveal

    We’re finally here with our teen bedroom reveal from our Modern Vintage Home. This room belongs to two teens, a girl and a boy. It is one of those spaces where we had to revamp the entire room without changing

    Rittika November 19, 2019August 17, 2020 Bedrooms, Home Interiors, Modern Vintage Home, Projects 8 Comments Read more

    Design Inspiration: Our Most Pinned Images From Oct 2019

    Design Inspiration - Our Most Pinned Images From Oct 2019

    We’ve gone from the 2 million monthly unique viewers we had when we wrote our last Pinterest post, 6 months back to 4 million viewers this month on our Pinterest page! Yup, time to be back with another round of

    Rittika November 12, 2019May 28, 2021 Balconies & Terraces, Festival & Party Decor, Foyers & Entryways, Home Interiors, Living & Dining, Tips, Trends & DIY No Comments Read more

    All White Kitchen – Part 1

    All White Kitchen - Part 1

    Introducing a new project we’ve been working on for a while now, our Mid Century Modern Home. It is a large, spacious and airy home higher up in the sky than I have ever been other than when in an

    Rittika November 5, 2019November 4, 2019 Home Interiors, Kitchens, Mid Century Modern Home, Projects 2 Comments Read more
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    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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#AI_Shway #ARIYONAkids
    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 
#ARIYONAroundup #ARIYONAbedroom
    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 
#AI_Shway #ARIYONAliving
    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 
#AI_Daastan #ARIYONAbalcony
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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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#AI_Taru #ARIYONAliving #ARIYONAdining
    Window seats are dangerously convincing. You sit d Window seats are dangerously convincing.
You sit down “for two minutes” and suddenly you’ve cancelled all your plans for the day ☀️

These are some of our favourite window seat moments: 👈🏻👈🏻
• quiet reading corners with natural light doing all the work
• extra storage hidden below the seating
• the perfect spot for morning chai, afternoon naps, or pretending to read while actually people-watching
• soft cushions layered against warm wood tones
• and little tucked-away spaces that make a home feel more personal

Sometimes all a room really needs is one comfortable corner near a window.

These are our favourites. Which one is yours?

Photography: @bizou.photos 
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