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    Townhouse Interior Design: Plan Every Floor

    Learn how to plan a townhouse interior with better flow, lighting, storage, furniture, colour continuity and visual references before work begins

    How to Plan a Townhouse Interior So Every Floor Feels Connected There’s a particular thing that happens when you move into a townhouse after years in a flat. Suddenly you have room — a whole floor for the bedrooms, another

    Rittika July 30, 2026August 5, 2026 Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY No Comments Read more

    Curved Windows and Natural Light: Enhancing Your Home’s Brightness and Beauty

    Curved Windows and Natural Light: Enhancing Your Home’s Brightness and Beauty

    Many homes today suffer from a lack of natural light. Whether due to poor window placement, small openings, or structural obstructions, dim interiors can make a space feel smaller and less inviting and even impact overall well-being.

    Rittika January 31, 2025 Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY No Comments Read more

    14 Best Walk-In Shower Ideas for Small Bathrooms

    Bathrooms of Falak Azura - terrazzo and aquamarine

    Small bathrooms should hold you back from achieving a luxurious walk in shower experience. In fact, walk-in shower enclosures can offer space saving, luxurious look, and spa-like ambiance even in the most compact bathrooms.

    Rittika May 30, 2024 Bathrooms, Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY 3 Comments Read more

    Furnishing Roundup – Our Favourites

    Furnishing Roundup

    It’s that time of the year again. Time to cozy up with cushions and quilts, and all kinds of soft furnishings in our bedrooms and living rooms. And in case you’re wondering where to source them, I’m here to share

    Rittika February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 Accessories, Home Interiors, Shopping Hotspots No Comments Read more

    Roundup – Window Treatments

    Window Treatments 2023

    Dreamy drapes in flowing fabrics covering walls of wide windows. It’s only when you finally hang up the curtains in a room that the space softens up and envelopes you in its warmth. I think meters of delicate fabric can

    Rittika October 17, 2023October 16, 2023 Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY 4 Comments Read more

    Furnishing Roundup – Our Favourites

    Furnishing Roundup 2023

    Have you been ooh-ing and aah-ing at all the pretty fabrics and furnishing you’ve seen in our projects lately? The prints, patterns, textures, embroideries we use in every room add so much to it to make it look bespoke. None

    Rittika February 7, 2023February 6, 2023 Accessories, Home Interiors, Shopping Hotspots No Comments Read more

    Top 5 Posts of 2022

    Top 5 Posts of 2022

    Happy New Year, everyone! I’m starting this year in the best way possible… by looking back at the best of last year, with the top 5 posts of 2022!

    Rittika January 3, 2023December 19, 2022 Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY No Comments Read more

    Roundup – Window Treatments

    Window Treatments - Roundup

    A window, is a window. It’s made of glass and it let’s in light. And you cover it with curtains when you don’t want the light, or anybody’s eyes looking in. You can’t change its size and shape (at least

    Rittika October 11, 2022October 10, 2022 Home Interiors 1 Comment Read more

    Top 5 Posts Of 2021

    Top 5 Posts of 2021

    Every ending is a new beginning. Just as it is with the eventful year gone by, and the year full of promise we’ve stepped into. So firstly, Happy New Year, guys! As has now become the tradition on this blog,

    Rittika January 4, 2022January 3, 2022 Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY No Comments Read more

    Roundup – Window Treatments

    Window Treatments Roundup

    It’s been a year since I wrote the last post on choosing curtains, and this still remains one of the most asked questions to me. And so I am back with a roundup of all our window treatments over the

    Rittika September 28, 2021September 27, 2021 Home Interiors, Tips, Trends & DIY No 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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