Happy it’s Friday today? My coffee table from Urban Ladder will arrive soon. My mind is on furniture for small spaces today. 1. Wooden bench for Rs.5,950 from Induscraft 2. Elmwood Tokyo stool for Rs.4,490 from FabFurnish 3. Arabia coffee table for Rs.3499 from Urban Ladder 4. Single solid wood sofa for Rs.8,995 from Zansaar 5. Alphabets and numbers pouffe for Rs.899 from My Nest Home What does your living room look like? I’m not wishing you a great weekend yet because I’ll see you tomorrow :) Image courtesy: Linked to the respective sites
Given the title, a disclaimer is in order: this is neither a sponsored post, nor do I get additional discounts on their products. With that out of the door, let me tell you why I love Urban Ladder.
1. Focus on furniture : I’m not faced with the paradox of choice (though slowly but surely, UL is getting there). The focus only on furniture helps a customer who is out shopping only for furniture, and is not distracted by planters and mugs. Who would have thought shopping for a Rs.750 sandals can be a week long affair? This discount, that coupon code, additional discount code and 379 results ….phew! I just want a goddamn sandal!
2. Site design: Considering UL is an online retailer, simplicity of navigation, site layout is of paramount importance. And, they score high on that aspect. The page is not overwhelming, and so much easy even for my mom to shop. They don’t have a zillion products cluttered on the page ranging from cushion covers to ramekins that you’d find with any other big online retailer. A perfect score for their site design. Sometimes, maybe everything under one roof isn’t what a customer is looking for if you are not offering the best at bet prices for everything.
3. Customer service: Anyone who has shopped with Urban Ladder will vouch for their exemplary customer service.
4. Simplistic designs: UL’s products score on account of minimalist design, atleast for me. I’m not a big fan of antique furniture with ornate designs.
UL has fun contests often that gives us a peek of how people have used their furniture in their homes. The following images are a great example of that from their 5kfor5 contest.
What would you need to set up a balcony garden from scratch? That’s the thought that crossed my mind as I was looking for some affordable railing planters before deciding on making my own. Iron brackets are so hard to come by, and even if they are available online, they are usually priced ridiculously high. Working on this theme, this week’s post centers around setting up your balcony garden replete with essentials such as planter, potting medium, seedling tray and of course, seeds. The only outlier is the deck chair in terms of price. I’m fond of easy chair, but you could replace it with a cheaper alternative like a couple of cane modas with comfy cushions for seating. 1. Colorful hanging terracotta pots for Rs.650 2. Walnut finish deck chair and foot stool from Urban Ladder for Rs.5499 3. Wheelbarrow planter for Rs.295 from Zansaar 4. Seedling tray from…
“You really don’t need my expert opinion on this. 4 months? You got to be kidding me,” remarked my otherwise cool husband, literally throwing his hands up in despair. The topic of discussion was which study desk would suit my needs. He was right. How is someone who works on a 16 inch*20 inch space supposed to know what someone who uses a dining table as a workspace would need (that would be me). And during the crazy months of March- June every year, even the dining table is starved of space and I graduate to the queen size bed. But, the sorry state of affairs is for just those couple of months.
I know, I know even you all dear readers have been privy to this study desk discussion when I got the open shelves installed, way back in October. But, the truth is, I haven’t been able to find one that appealed to my design sensibilities, aesthetics, and dimensions. They were either too big or too small. The dimension I wanted was 30 inches in height, 24 inches in width and 36 inches in length to fit in below these shelves.
