Trend Alert: Broken plan living

With more of us now working from home, possibly for the long- term, households want personal space for office, study and leisure all divided and separate, this is possible with ‘Broken plan living’.

Interior design styles you need to know.

You may be wondering why anyone needs to know interior design styles. After all, your taste is also a style.

What is Neotenic Design?

The absolute last thing you want in your home is something to looks ‘child like’. But not according to designer Justin Donnelly, who was the creative genius behind ‘neotenic’ design in architecture

The Interior trend forecast for 2021

As we are at the end of 2020 and at the precipice of 2021, there’s one thing in common with everyone in the world, the global pandemic has taken over the entire year of 2020

Top mistakes made in Kitchen design

Designing the kitchen of any house, can often lead to a lot of confusion. Mostly because, the most important place of any home is undoubtedly the kitchen, and the user has a lot of options and readily available ideas in the market.

A general guide to Vaastu for your home

There is nothing anyone wants more than a happy, calm house filled with prosperity and happiness, Vaastu science may be a way to achieve this balance.

COVID-19 - work at home solutions

Going to work is a luxury that none of us can afford during the ongoing global pandemic.

Sustainability on a smaller scale- achievable for houses

Sustainability is a double-edged sword.... how can you balance sustainable practices while maintaining costs in a regular household?

Twin Houses

These twin houses located in Banjara hills, Hyderabad, are designed for the families of a brother and sister by architect Sudhir Reddy.

Beauty of Building Materials

Building materials have a great impact on Architecture. They have a strong visual impact and also contribute to the structural stability of the building.

Bold and Beautiful

The three floored building, with its angular lines and grey and white colour elevation, is an exception to the normal perception of house elevation and is clearly influenced by the architectural style known as Deconstructivism.

Retro revival- 70’s design trends for the modern retro

In recent times, homeowners are becoming more environmentally conscious resulting in a change in their choice of interiors.

Top mistakes made in living room design

When you want to create the perfect living room, usually the layout starts with things that you already have.

Traditional Indian Woodcrafts

The craft of working with wood in India has evolved and been perfected over time.

Tips to make any space look and feel larger

Many of us now a days living in major cities, find ourselves short on living spaces.

Modern Bohemian Home

This beautiful penthouse is designed by the architect Lakshmi Nori as her retirement house. Built on top of her 50 year old childhood home, this penthouse is an expression of her love for design, simplicity and practicality in detailing.

Fads that don't fade with time

When it comes to interior design there are macro trends and micro trends. With the latter being the topic of discussion here.

Small Houses with Big Hearts

My aunt’s house in Saidabad colony is a treasure trove of beautiful childhood memories.

Urban rooftop garden

Imagine honing a love for gardening and not having a backyard. Now with concrete taking over all the major urban cities, there is much left to be desired when it comes to green.

A room by room guide to lighting

For so many, lighting is an afterthought when it comes to our home design.

Scandinavian Design Trend

Of all the interior design trends that are out there, none resonates more than the Scandinavian Trend for 2019.

Traditional Modernism

The house at Domalguda is a well-crafted house, where the old and new come together to create a new modern vocabulary.

Transform Traditional to Trendy

Owning a traditional house is great but when your home is ageing fast, it's a great idea to modernise it to match some of the latest trends. The term ‘trendy’ encapsulates with it a range of different styles in the world of contemporary design.

Affordable material alternatives

Along with the many expenses that go into building a house, few understand the expense of material for interior design. There is always the belief that more expensive means better quality.

Net Zero Energy Buildings

The need for sustainable living may have been a matter of choice some years ago, but in present times, with Global warming and Climate change, it is no longer a choice but a necessity.

Design tips for your landscape

Have you ever heard of trends and tips for your Interiors, or architecture? With the advent of different technologies and the availability of a wide spectrum of new knowledge, landscape enthusiasts are upping their game as well.

The Traditional Art Form of home decoration

A house is a personal space, where architecture and art go hand in hand in creating an emotional space we call home.

8 Different patterns you can use with tile

An exquisite material that everyone undoubtedly has in their home is Tile. When there are a plethora of options available in the market, it is quite a task to choose the perfect tile.

Impression: Functional Art for Home Architecture

On the outside, this house looks like any other typical building but just wait until you step through the doors.

How to: Small gardens in Small spaces

You don't need a whole lot of space for a garden. People tend to imagine a sprawling backyard or a wide front yard for lawns and a garden.

Jack and Jill bathrooms - What you need to know

There is definitely no other room that is more personal than the bathroom. This is where we require our privacy and it sometimes may seem like a luxury for every bedroom to come with an attached bathroom.

Trend Alert: Shabby Chic

Shabby chic interior design is a unique trend that may be emphasised with a soft, pastel, comfortable worn look.

Multigenerational homes in the new age

What are multigenerational houses? Simply put, it is a more global term for the word we are accustomed to in India as ‘Joint family’.

Bringing in French style interior design

‘French’ style of interior design cannot simply be encapsulated into one interior style. Whether your enamoured with Classic French Interiors, French Mid-Century or even the lesser know French country Design, there is something for everyone.

Purchasing a home? What to look for

In the hunt for the perfect home, it is easy to get swept away with details and distractions that may make any home appealing to the buyer.

Top mistakes to avoid when designing your Kitchen

Apart from Cooking and Cleaning, a lot of activity takes place in your kitchen.

Turn your Powder room from ordinary to extraordinary

Typically, we pay attention to all the spaces in our house or apartment, and design them to reflect our style.

Factors To Consider When Choosing Your Architect

You have decided to build your dream house. Your immediate next step should be to hire an architect who can turn your dream into a reality.

10 classic rules in Interior design to unfollow

If you want to succeed in designing your home, following guiding principles and design rules are foolproof ways.

The Crittall style is back

With the advent of open plan living, internal screens and efficiency in space are big contenders while also considering aesthetics.

Materials to protect your home in style

When making a lasting impression with architecture, we must always remember that everything starts with the exterior.

Common design mistakes in the bedroom

As with any facet of life, each of us has our own taste in interior design. While there are rules to follow when it comes to interior design

Architectural Planning - Interiors

When starting a home building project, there is an extensive amount of physical planning that has to take place to adjust the different activities and spaces within your home.

Mastering that Moroccan Mood

Moroccan-style home décor is one of the most popular interior design trends this season. This trend is all about embracing rich, exotic, bold look and patterns.

Concrete at its versatile best

We have spoken about a lot of polarizing interior design trends in this article series. But when you think about it, what is one of the most basic materials that you absolutely need to build your house? Concrete, of course

10 most important ways to remodel on a budget

Remodelling can be a daunting task and when it comes to accessorising, there are greater hurdles to be faced.

Rattan revival!

Rattan or Rotan is the name of a species of ‘climbing palm plant’ native to Southeast Asia. The climbing habit of this plant gives it the associative flexible character to the woody stem.

Tips on creating your ideal Puja Room

The puja or prayer room is a sacred space in most Indian homes. Puja rooms are special areas within the house that are dedicated to meditation, spiritual worship, and prayer. A puja room can be as simple or as intricate as you want it to be.

The top 5 window treatments

Windows are often the best element of any room, offering light and a glimpse of the outside world. In tropical countries like ours, there are times when the light becomes unbearably hot, or the glimpse is a close-up of your neighbor! The immediate fix to this problem is drapery.

Traditional terracotta with a twist

This earth-born material has been used in architecture for over 5000 years, yet it inspires us even today. With its rustic charm, terracotta (terra cotta, meaning ‘baked earth’ in Latin) is a natural material with an earthy tone.

Feng Shui in interior design

According to the principles of Feng Shui, to create a harmonious home, you need to be sure that there a good energy flow in every room. In Chinese, “Feng” means "wind" and “Shui” means "water".

How to transform your home like an interior designer

Interior design is more of an art than a science. Remodeling can be a daunting task and when it comes to interior design and accessorizing, there are greater hurdles to be faced.

Create a timeless children’s bedroom

There is no space like the children’s room in any house. This is a space that needs to be constantly redone, from when the room is a nursery, to a toddler’s den, to a kid’s room to a teen’s room.

TIPS ON MAXIMIZING YOUR LIVING SPACE

With compact living on the rise in urban spaces, the biggest challenge that home owners face is, ‘How do you make a small room feel spacious’. The good news is that you can successfully turn a small space into mimicking a larger one.

WATER HARVESTING - AN INTEGRAL PART OF HOMEBUILDING

Progress in technology has detached us from our environment. But a good summer shower, bringing the temperatures down, never fails to make everyone look up at the sky and wonder about this amazing gift of nature – rain!

Vastu Shastra in Landscape

Did you know that Vastu Shastra is not confined to architecture and interiors? Garden vastu remains one of the most overlooked sections.

Starting an edible garden!

Spaces like a terrace or a balcony are common additions to our homes. They are the spaces prone to getting good sun and so have a great chance for housing an edible garden.

13 plants to bring home right now!

For these plants, you don’t need a terrace or a balcony, all you need is a little bit of space inside your home.

INNOVATIVE GREEN WAYS TO BEAT THE HEAT

We have some innovative design ideas in which you can continue to stay green even in the summer.

Types of Cement

A lot of raw materials go into the construction of your dream home, one of which is cement. Cement is used in almost

VASTU SHASTRA – THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS & PROSPERITY

Vastu is not a myth or a superstition as many in the modern world would like to believe. Vastu is a science developed centuries ago for designing buildings like palaces

LEGAL BEFORE YOU LEAP

Home buying is a task of a lifetime. It requires planning, research, consultation, finding proper channels of finance, paperwork and a truck load of patience

Importance of Sand

We live in a time where there are ready apartments waiting for people to move in. But even in these times, there are many

Formwork

Most of us build our dream homes once in a lifetime. But how do we make sure that our precious homes can last for

Utility of Gravel

When you are building your dream home, there are a lot of raw materials that go into it at every stage. Cement is one such raw

BUILD YOUR HOME A DEN

The English Dictionary defines the word ‘den’ as a small part of the house where people can pursue activities in priva

PALETTE OF HAPPINESS

If walls could speak, it would have very interesting stories about people living within it

Self-Compacting Concrete – The future of concrete?

Self-Compacting concrete is a concrete that’s capable of flowing by its own weight and filling moulds with dense reinforcements without any external compaction

How to Prevent Honeycombing

Are you planning on building your dream home? Do you worry that you don’t have all the information and expertise required to make the right

How to Prevent Cracks

A lot of raw materials and hardware go into home construction. Of these, cement is the most indispensable. But most home builders don’t

QUICK FIXES FOR HOME YOU CAN DO YOURSELF

It’s tempting to hire a professional contractor/technician for minor home repairs rather than doing them yourself

4 HOME HOT SPOTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

Think you know your house well? If you feel the need to use the word “thingy” to explain things in an emergency,

5 TIPS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME IN MONSOON

With the overcast skies and rumbling overhead, you know that monsoon is here. In India that experiences ample rainfall

DIY MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR YOUR WOODEN FURNITURE

Want to give that extra zing back to your wooden furniture? To prevent being the life of the party by falling off your wooden chair, we have

REINVENT YOUR SPACE

With the festivities around the corner, you would want your house to don a new look. A fresh new feel gives a sense of

GO GREEN

Do you feel trapped in a jungle of concrete and iron and yearn for some fresh green splashes?