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Entryways often change one’s impression about a home, much before you enter it, no matter how well or not the interiors are. The folks who live on the ground floor of the apartment I live in have this front door project going on for two weeks now – for every step forward, it’s a step backward. Fixing, painting, removing the edges, redoing it, and going back and forth on the design; it’s done now (hopefully).  This is perhaps why visualising or drawing is very important in an interiors project, especially if you don’t have the luxury of time and money, to repeat the same thing.

Arya Bhangy is a renowned name for hand-carved doors in Bangalore. Most doors can be used as pooja room doors as well (one of the readers had recently asked for pooja room door designs).  Most of the doors you see at their store have these kind of detailing and intricate craftsmanship – something which your regular carpenter will usually not be able to do.

The one below is a blend of traditional and modernity; this simple teak wood door has religious symbols doubling as the handle.

Ever had Cardamom souffle? No? Neither have I. But, there’s a place in Kerala called Paradisa Retreat, a spice and cardamom plantation to be precise, where you can taste the souffle while enjying the breathtaking view of the mountains. Saw this place on Vir Sanghvi’s Custom made program and enjoyed it.

It’s a long weekend here for most of us in south India.  This post is out of context of the topics usually written on this blog. But, if you’re not particularly religious and wondering what to do, a trip to the hills is not such a bad idea provided it’s not pouring.