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    How To Make A Stunning Mirror Gallery Wall

    How To Make A Stunning Mirror Gallery Wall

    Exciting days continue on ‘One Brick At A Time’, and we are proud to have another first here today. Our first guest post, ‘How To Make A Stunning Mirror Gallery Wall’ by our very first guest writer here, Preethi Prabhu.

    Rittika January 30, 2018January 29, 2018 Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY 2 Comments Read more

    Em’s Rental Living Room Reveal

    Em's Rental Living Room Reveal

    This week has been really exciting and really difficult. Exciting because we clicked these pics last week and I’ve been looking and re-looking at them and itching to write this post. Difficult because I have been DYING to share the

    Rittika January 23, 2018May 5, 2019 Em's Living Room, Foyers & Entryways, Home Interiors, Living & Dining, Projects, Rental Makeovers 28 Comments Read more

    11 Ways To Make Big Space In Your Small Kitchen

    11 Ways To Make Big Space in Your Small Kitchen

    After our post on 7 Ways To Make Big Space In Your Small Bathroom, I got quite a few requests to do a similar post on kitchens. And for all the same reasons that I did the bathroom post, it

    Rittika January 16, 2018May 4, 2020 Home Interiors, Kitchens, Tips, Trends & DIY 8 Comments Read more

    6 Easy Napkin Folding Ideas I Love

    6 Easy Napkin Folding Ideas

    Today I have some really easy napkin folding ideas for you. I’ve realised that one of the easiest ways to make my table look dressy is to add napkins to the setting. Now you can just place the square napkins

    Rittika January 9, 2018January 10, 2018 Tips, Trends & DIY 2 Comments Read more

    Top 5 Posts Of 2017: What You Loved Most Last Year

    Top 5 Posts of 2017

    Happy New Year all, and welcome 2018! Today, we have the top 5 posts of 2017. Posts that you guys really loved, shared, read and re-read!

    Rittika January 2, 2018October 19, 2020 Festival & Party Decor, Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY No Comments Read more

    Blue Guest Room Reveal – Project Comeback

    Blue Guest Room Reveal

    We’re back with another reveal after quite a long time, so right away, let me welcome you to our blue guest room. This was the simplest.. and the most complicated room to design. Simplest, because the room is quite small,

    Rittika December 26, 2017September 12, 2018 Bedrooms, Home Interiors, Project Comeback, Projects 1 Comment Read more

    Ultra Violet In Your Home: Pantone Colour Of The Year 2018

    Ultra Violet In Your Home: Pantone Colour Of The Year 2018

    Pantone Colour of the year 2018 is Ultra Violet, and I am thrilled! The first 2 things that come to my mind when I think purple is my school colours, and the Wimbledon logo. Maybe that is the reason I

    Rittika December 19, 2017August 19, 2018 Accessories, Furniture, Shopping Hotspots, Tips, Trends & DIY No Comments Read more

    How To Decorate A Christmas Garland: My Home

    How To Decorate A Christmas Garland

    This is a completely unplanned post, because I hadn’t planned on decorating our entrance with Christmas garland at all. It started with my son looking over my shoulder when I was browsing through Pinterest. He saw some gorgeous wreaths and asked

    Rittika December 12, 2017December 11, 2017 A Little Bit of Me, Festival & Party Decor, Foyers & Entryways, Tips, Trends & DIY 4 Comments Read more

    Beautiful Christmas Gift Ideas For The Home

    Beautiful Christmas Gift Ideas For The Home

    Christmas makes me think of mistletoe, reindeer and Santa Claus with a sackful of gifts. From the age of 3, when I hurried into bed wondering what Santa will put in my stocking or under the tree for me, the

    Rittika December 4, 2017December 15, 2019 Accessories, Festival & Party Decor, Shopping Hotspots, Tips, Trends & DIY 6 Comments Read more

    5 Simple Christmas Candle Decor Ideas For You

    5 Simple Christmas Candle Decor Ideas For You

    A few weeks back we kicked off the festive season with a post on Christmas decor ideas. That post had a list of 20 really easy ways to decorate your home for Christmas, and if you haven’t read it yet,

    Rittika November 27, 2017November 28, 2017 Festival & Party Decor, Tips, Trends & DIY 6 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 
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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 
#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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    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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