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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

    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

    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

    Diwali Gift Idea: Spaces Bed Linen

    Diwali Gift Idea - Spaces Bed Linen

    Diwali is just round the corner and it’s the season of lights and love, food and festivity, family and friends and giving and getting. It’s the time of the year when we call friends and family we haven’t been in

    Rittika October 22, 2019October 21, 2019 Accessories, Bedrooms, Festival & Party Decor, Home Interiors, Shopping Hotspots 2 Comments Read more

    Top 5 Posts Of 2018

    Our Top 5 Posts Of 2018

    Happy New Year, guys! It’s that time of the year and I can’t believe I’m already writing this post again. It feels like I just wrote one for last year. So let us give a warm welcome to 2019 with

    Rittika January 1, 2019October 19, 2020 Balconies & Terraces, Festival & Party Decor, Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY No Comments Read more

    A Bright And Floral Diwali Tablescape

    A Bright and Floral Diwali Tablescape

    I think food plays a very important part in any get together. The sharing of conversation and laughs over a delicious meal goes a long way in making memories. And for me, creating a beautiful setting for such beautiful moments

    Rittika October 30, 2018November 1, 2020 Festival & Party Decor, Home Interiors, Living & Dining, Tips, Trends & DIY 1 Comment Read more

    3 Quick And Easy Diwali Sweet Recipes

    3 Quick and Easy Diwali Sweet Recipes

    We have some really yummilicious and super quick Diwali sweet recipes for you today. And as with a lot of our blog posts, there’s a story behind this too.

    Rittika October 16, 2018November 1, 2020 Festival & Party Decor, Tips, Trends & DIY No Comments Read more

    Top Diwali Decor Ideas From The Best In The Business

    Top Diwali Decor Ideas From The Best In The Business

    Diwali is round the corner again and I have been trying to come up with some new Diwali decor ideas for my home this year. Now I do realise that ‘new’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘never done before’. It usually means

    Rittika October 9, 2018November 1, 2020 Festival & Party Decor, Tips, Trends & DIY 14 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

    My Home: Decorating For A Diwali Party

    Decorating for Diwali Dinner

    When you catch up with friends wearing Indian finery, for lots of gupshup and a little bit of taash, you know Diwali has arrived. This weekend we had a few friends over for a Diwali party which means I finally

    Rittika October 16, 2017November 1, 2020 A Little Bit of Me, Festival & Party Decor 6 Comments Read more
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    Kitchen lighting gets treated like a practical aft Kitchen lighting gets treated like a practical afterthought far too often.

We don’t do that. ✨

Because the right lighting can take a kitchen from nice to quite the looker.

Here, we layered the lighting rather than relying on one ceiling light:

• Under-cabinet lighting — because chopping onions deserves good lighting too.
• Plinth lighting — a soft glow that makes the cabinetry feel lighter and adds a little drama after dark.
• Ceiling lights — for the overall illumination when you actually need to see what you’re doing.

The result?
A kitchen that works hard by day and knows how to dress up by night.

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    One room, two jobs, and a pretty lovely view! 🤎 T One room, two jobs, and a pretty lovely view! 🤎

This little study at Vahaal doubles up as a guest room when needed. We have warm wood, louvred shutters, a cosy sofa-cum-bed and plenty of storage. And a view of Mumbai’s skyline that isn’t a bad backdrop for a day’s work!

We’ve shared the full story of this room on the blog, from the layout to the little details that make it work.

Head over to the link in our bio to take a look. ✨ 
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    Tall plants: all the height, all the drama, all th Tall plants: all the height, all the drama, all the main-character energy. 🌿😄

They fill empty corners, draw the eye upwards and bring a little bit of the outdoors in — with plenty of personality.

These are our favourites. Which one is yours?

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    A little kitchen secret hiding behind the wall! 😉 A little kitchen secret hiding behind the wall! 😉 

This kitchen was too small to fit a dishwasher, so we got creative. The drawers to the left of the counter extend right through into the adjoining bathroom, making use of space we couldn’t spare in the kitchen.

They also hide plumbing and electrical points for a future dishwasher. When our client is ready for one, out come the drawers and in goes the dishwasher.

We always think two steps ahead!

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    Next up on our Vahaal tour... the kitchen! 🍃 It’s Next up on our Vahaal tour... the kitchen! 🍃

It’s a small one, so we had to get a little clever with the planning. Plenty of storage, good counter space, and even a provision for a dishwasher, despite the space crunch!

And then there’s the look. Warm walnut, soft beige, olive green tiles and brass handles, all coming together to make this little kitchen feel right at home with the rest of Vahaal.

Small kitchen, big personality. 😉

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    TV units: because even your television needs a goo TV units: because even your television needs a good supporting cast. 😄

So many ways to frame your favourite binge-watching spot.
These are our favourites. Which one is yours?

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    An #ARIYONAbeforeafter from this gorgeous bedroom. An #ARIYONAbeforeafter from this gorgeous bedroom. (Swipe 👈🏻for before)

The wall opposite the bed in Vahaal’s master bedroom had one job to do: fit in a TV without making the room feel like it revolved around one.

So we paired a sleek, wall-mounted TV with a warm walnut chest of drawers that doubles up as storage. No bulky entertainment unit, just a good-looking piece of furniture that earns its place.

And that lovely window seat beside it? That’s a story for another post! 🌿

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    An #ARIYONAbeforeafter from this bathroom. (Swipe An #ARIYONAbeforeafter from this bathroom. (Swipe 👈🏻for before)

From raw concrete shell to a bathroom with serious character.

• Warm, textured walls to soften the hard surfaces
• A patterned tile feature wall to bring in rhythm and visual interest
• A large round mirror to break up all the straight lines
• A chunky black counter and basin for contrast
• Brass lighting to add a warm glow against the darker finishes

Small footprint, big personality.

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