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    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

    What’s New On Our Amazon Store

    What's New On Our Amazon Store

    We’re back with our 6 month update on all the latest items we have listed on our Amazon store front. As I had explained last time, the products I have listed here are those I have seen and used myself…

    Rittika February 11, 2020October 19, 2020 Accessories, Our Amazon Affiliate Storefront, Shopping Hotspots No Comments Read more

    Mom’s Home Office Reveal

    Mom's Home Office Reveal

    We’re here with mom’s home office reveal today, and considering how little we changed here, I am thrilled with how truly ‘refreshed’ the room now looks. If you remember, this is a quick refresh that we are giving my parents’

    Rittika February 4, 2020February 3, 2020 Home Interiors, Home Office, My Parents' Home, Projects 6 Comments Read more

    Quick and Easy Guest Room Makeover Reveal

    Quick and Easy Guest Room Makeover Reveal

    Hello and welcome to our first reveal of this new decade! Today, we bring to your our quick and easy guest room makeover reveal from our ‘We Want It Brighter Makeover‘.

    Rittika January 14, 2020August 17, 2020 'We Want It Brighter' Makeover, Bedrooms, Home Interiors, Projects 12 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

    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

    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

    Wallpaper Round Up 2019

    Wallpaper Round Up 2019

    A full twelve months later and we’re back with our wallpaper round up 2019. We started this series last year, listing out all the wallpapers we had used in all our projects in one single post. We showed you all

    Rittika September 24, 2019May 28, 2021 Accessories, Home Interiors, Shopping Hotspots 8 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

    What’s New In Our Amazon Store

    Whats New On Our Amazon Store

    It’s been 6 months since we launched our Amazon Store. As with any new venture, it took me a while to explore this new space and figure out how it all works.

    Rittika August 27, 2019October 19, 2020 Accessories, Our Amazon Affiliate Storefront, Shopping Hotspots 2 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 
#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 
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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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