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    12 Terrific Door Design Ideas

    12 Terrific Door Design Ideas

    A while back, I wrote a post on ‘4 Easy Steps To A Beautiful Home Entrance‘. The first step there was to make a beautiful door. Since then I have had numerous requests asking for door design ideas and so

    Rittika June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 Foyers & Entryways, Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY 4 Comments Read more

    9 Easy Steps To A Fabulous Entryway

    9 Easy Steps To A Fabulous Entryway

    The foyer or entryway of a home is like the first chapter of a book. It can make a great impression and leave you asking for more. Or it can be dull and boring and want you to stop your

    Rittika June 2, 2020June 16, 2020 Foyers & Entryways, Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY 2 Comments Read more

    Mid Century Modern Living Room – Part 1

    Mid-Century Modern Living Room - Part 1

    We’re here today to introduce the show stopper of our mid century modern home, its mid century modern living room. Even though I am introducing this living room to you now, it is almost near completion. Which means that some

    Rittika February 25, 2020February 24, 2020 Balconies & Terraces, Home Interiors, Living & Dining, Mid Century Modern Home, Projects No 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

    Let’s Go Boho Living Room Reveal

    Let's Go Boho Living Room Reveal

    I’m thrilled to be sharing our boho living room reveal with you here today! It’s been a long time since I introduced the ‘We Want It Brighter‘ makeover to you, so let me remind you what this was about.

    Rittika October 15, 2019June 29, 2020 'We Want It Brighter' Makeover, Home Interiors, Living & Dining, Projects 14 Comments Read more

    Modern Tropical Living Room Reveal

    Modern Tropical Living Room Reveal

    From the immense response we got when we introduced this room, I know you all have been eagerly waiting for our Modern Tropical Living Room Reveal. So though this was the last space we introduced from our ‘White & Light

    Rittika September 3, 2019August 27, 2019 Foyers & Entryways, Home Interiors, Living & Dining, Projects, White & Light Home 22 Comments Read more

    A Modern Tropical Living Room – Part 1

    A Modern Tropical Living Room - Part 1

    Introducing the final, and what I think will be the most spectacular, space of our White & Light Home today… our modern tropical living room. We thought natural materials and greens would work perfectly with the light and airy look

    Rittika March 26, 2019May 8, 2020 Balconies & Terraces, Foyers & Entryways, Home Interiors, Living & Dining, Projects, White & Light Home 6 Comments Read more

    7 Beautiful Ways To Decorate With Mirrors

    7 Beautiful Ways To Decorate With Mirrors

    I love to decorate with mirrors for many reasons. For one, they always look glamorous. Secondly, you can literally get them in any size to fit any space. Then, they always make any space look bigger, brighter and larger, so

    Rittika January 22, 2019January 20, 2019 Bedrooms, Foyers & Entryways, Living & Dining, Tips, Trends & DIY 1 Comment Read more

    4 Easy Steps To A Beautiful Home Entrance

    4 Easy Steps To A Beautiful Home Entrance

    Your home entrance is the first thing that anyone sees when they come to your place. They ring the door bell and wait outside your door for you to open it. Those couple of minutes it’s just your entrance keeping

    Rittika July 3, 2018May 2, 2025 Foyers & Entryways, Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY 10 Comments Read more

    Wallpaper Round Up – All That We Used Last Year

    Wallpaper Round Up - All the wallpaper we've used over the last year.

    Today we have a wallpaper round up of all the wallpaper we’ve used in our projects over the last year. 

    Rittika June 19, 2018June 29, 2020 Accessories, Shopping Hotspots, Tips, Trends & DIY 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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