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2 BHK

This Mumbai Apartment Is Indian in Spirit and Modern in Outlook

We have another Mumbai apartment today designed by Studio Node that is traditional in design but modern in outlook and comfort. Remember the hugely popular 800 sq.ft vibrant blue apartment designed by them? The style of this apartment is something all of us will instantly relate to. If you ask any new homeowner, what kind of a design style do you prefer, it’s unrealistic to expect a clear answer like “modern,” rustic”, or “contemporary”. Even when you do get a straight answer, the ideas in one’s head are always a combination of elements we’ve related to or aspired to some point in our lives. For instance, as much as I like a clean slate, minimalist look, the heart always longs to have yazhis or oonjals and pillars in the house. This house is a fine example of balancing tastes without drawing hard boundaries on any one aesthetic. More practical in…

LIFESTYLE

Raheja Exotica Madh Island: A Taste of Good Life

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Money can’t buy happiness, but I’d cheer up much faster sipping a margarita by the pool if I didn’t have errands to run or worry about getting the house cleaned. One such luxurious project that offers the best money can buy is Raheja Exotica Madh Island. Like someone said, if money can’t buy happiness, you simply didn’t know where to go shopping. I’d have to agree to that, and so will you. Today’s well-traveled generation with high disposable incomes yearns to escape to the good life; to a luxurious home away from the hustle-bustle of the city. One where the house, food on the table and stocking the pantry is all taken care of by genies – an invisible army of staff. I know what are you thinking, “wasn’t this the whole idea of a weekend home? To escape the drudgery of weekdays and city life and party hard in this second…

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This Mumbai Apartment for a Young Couple Is a Delightful Mix of Geometric Shapes and Colors

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Step into this contemporary apartment so peppy and colorful that it will perk up your mood instantly. MuseLAB, an end-to-end interior design firm based in Mumbai, has designed this vibrant and colorful apartment for a young couple. Who lives here: Kishore Jain and his family Location: Byculla, Mumbai Brief: to connect a newly acquired 600 q.ft space to their existing 2-BHK Size/Type: 600 sq.ft addition to the existing 2 BHK apartment Designer: MuseLAB Design Aesthetic: Contemporary Time taken to complete the project: 4.5 months The Jains’ were originally living in a 2-BHK apartment. When they acquired the neighboring 1-BHK 600 sq.ft apartment, they wanted to connect it to their existing apartment. The newly acquired space, the scope of this project, accommodates a living + entertaining space, a master bedroom and bathroom. Sea-surf Toned Living Room The home is so bright and bold in its usage of colors right from flooring to the…

HOUSE TOURS

A Magnificent Bungalow With Breathtaking Natural Light and Views of the Garden

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You saw the first part of this magnificent skewed house sitting on a busy street, designed by Studio Lagom. Enveloped by a sprawling landscaped garden, it is camouflaged to the outside world in a barrier of wooden facade and green creepers. Today, I take you inside this modern bungalow with equivalently envious interiors that blurs the line between the inside and the outside. Given the generous footprint of the house, the house edges towards a darker color palette to bring in warmth. Use white or light colors for a house this large, and you would only make it impersonal. The modern villa sports black granite for flooring, and darker shades for ceiling and walls in certain rooms. The windows and interior wood work are made of Burma and Valsadi teak which give the house that warm and earthy feeling. Location: Surat, Gujarat Area of plot: 14,000 sq ft Built-up area:…

HOUSE TOURS

A Writer’s Mumbai Home is Full of Quirks, Patterns, and Stories

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Tour this quirky, modern house in Mumbai with patterned cement tiles and chalkboard wall; it lays the foundation to sketch the stories of their lives.

3 BHK

The Thakurs’ Colorful Home Is an Ode to Rich Fabrics and Patterned Floors

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This colorful home showcases how to upholster furniture in silk, use patterned tiles for floors, lime plaster walls, and distress furniture.

4 BHK

An Origami-Inspired Contemporary Apartment

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A 4-BHK contemporary apartment in Mumbai inspired by geometry and origami with mind-blowing lighting.

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An Expat’s Contemporary Pad in Mumbai is Decorated With What You Would Expect The Least.

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Welcome to a home of neutrals and pleasant surprises at every turn. A healthy marriage of warm neutrals and controlled splashes of quirkiness and color. An expat calls this sprawling apartment in Mumbai his home. Designed by SwitchOver Studio, it is contemporary and minimalism at its best. There is nothing that stands out at first until you take a closer look for the Indian touch in accessories and furniture. Boy, did it surprise me to so much of Raj Kapoor? Yes, that’s the unexpected element in this house. Read on to pleasantly discover how and where. Also, watch out for all those refurbished thrift finds. About the project Occupant(s): an expat from Switzerland with his wife and daughter visiting often. Location: Worli, Mumbai Size: 3,000 sq.ft , 4 BHK Designer: SwitchOver Studio Aesthetic: Modern, contemporary with minimal Indian bohemian touches. What was the brief from the client? A neutral color…

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A Sprawling Penthouse in Mumbai With Hidden Doors & a Stairway to Green Heaven

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Space is a luxury not many are privy to in Mumbai. This 3,600 sq.ft penthouse in Mumbai, fortunate to have enough square footage, has been designed by Studio Lagom to capitalize on natural light and space. The result is an enchanting home spread over two levels with a slice of nature inside, hidden doors camouflaging mammoth storage from plain sight, and a distinctive staircase whose walls are peppered with hand-drawn Gond paintings. The home has been aptly dubbed “the house of hidden doors” by the architects. About the project: Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra Size: 3,600 sq.ft Type: Owned, apartment Architecture & design firm: Studio Lagom Principal architect: Hardik Shah Brief from the client: The brief from the client, having seen the studio’s work and liked it, revolved around being connected to nature, having plenty of sunlight, a clean look rendered using minimal materials, a sense of space and plenty of storage. While…

SHOPPING

Where to shop for lights in Mumbai? Bookmark this guide to the wholesale market.

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Long before online shopping and malls came to town, one’s go-to place for bulk shopping, festival shopping, home furnishing, or even electronics were the wholesale markets. They were the pulse of the city, its identity, and in many trend-setters; the goods came here first before they hit the display windows of retailers. One honed the life skills of identifying good quality stuff, navigating through the crowded streets jostling shoulders with hawkers and window shoppers alike, and the art of of bargaining in these narrow by-lanes. Every city in this country has its own famed wholesale market; a street dedicated to a particular good like books, clothes, electronics, packaging and stationery, lights and so on. Systematic chaos. And no visit for a tourist was ever complete without stepping foot in one of these. Often, a visit to these markets was a task in itself that required meticulous planning: how to get…