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Home furnishings are perhaps not accessories in themselves, but using decorative pillows, a throw or an interesting set of serviettes and napkins is a great way to accessorise. A new rug is often enough to change the look of a space. It will bring with it new possibilities of colour and theme and next time [...]
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When you are talking to your architect/interior designer, the first three meetings should have absolutely nothing to do with the design of your store. Ideally, what you should be talking a great deal about is given below. Finish the ‘Retail Workshop’ and then talk about design. When you read on, you will understand why. Ideally, [...]
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Tags: india, Retail Design
Entertaining at home
In today’s urban setting, most professionals are required to entertain frequently and while the social requirements often merge with personal spaces, many people are uncomfortable entertaining at home because they feel they are not equipped to do that. While catering is always an option for large gatherings, you may want to manage more yourself for [...]
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Lighting is perhaps the most important and dramatic element of accessorising. The kind of lighting used will set the mood of the entire room and create the play of light and shadow, warm and cool areas and visual geometry in the room. Whether you use the conventional wall lights and ceiling fittings, or have recessed [...]
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Decorating a living space is not just restricted to interiors and furniture. Any room can be given a stamp of your individuality and aesthetics by focussing on the accessories. This is where you can change the complete look and feel of a room without any major changes. You can make a room look cosy,minimalist or [...]
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Tags: Accessories, budget, home, rekha nambiar
Whether you need to buy a cooker hood or can work well with the time tested exhaust fan is really your call. But a decent cookerhood has a lot of benefits especially for the Indian ‘aromas’ in the kitchen !!!
You can buy a chimney from 4000/ to 1000000/ so first you need to have an [...]
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Tags: Cata, chimney, cookerhood, Deeshe, Gaber, Glen, india kitchen, Kaff, sunflame
Tips for those on the move
In a world where your frequent flyer number is more of an anchor than the home you live in, it is a challenge to find ways to decorate spaces that are inevitably temporary. But a couple of years is a long time to be living in makeshift surroundings especially if that would be a repetitive [...]
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With the emergence of malls and large shopping complexes, retail store design has acquired new dimensions. The most important aspect is creating an identity in a space that is filled with a lot of other distinct identities. Yes, it always helps to have a great product but in a place where there are [...]
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Redesign your kitchen
I wrote this piece a while ago for Living One India but thought readers may find it useful so am reproducing it here.
Regardless of how much time you spend in your kitchen, you would probably agree that while the décor of a kitchen has no bearing on the kind of food that comes out of [...]
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Tags: delhi, india, interior designer, kitchen design, rekha nambiar
Interior design trends for 2008
As we enter the New Year most designers and architects have noticed trends that will define their work and resonate in living spaces across the country. While some of these have maintained their status in the hierarchy of what is ‘in’, a lot has changed as we bid adieu to 2007.
Trends reflect a [...]
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