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Pre-Diwali Special 

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By Marina Correa

Photography: Courtesy mybeautifulife and HP Lakhani Associates

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Go for the luxury that affords a stress-free and enviable lifestyle! Forget all your woes this festive season and cull the ambience of your choice with sophisticated home automation applications…

This Diwali, luxuriate the bed!

Pre-Diwali Special 

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By Leah Linhares

Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

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Bed dress styles follow an alluring fashion as much as clothing does. It could be a dainty touch of decoration that enhances the bed or at the other extreme, a bold application of colour and pattern…

Rugs and Dhurries - Spread them chic!

Pre-Diwali Special 

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By Leah Linhares

Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

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This festive season, adorn your floor with a glamorous, colourful rug or let it speak the tradition of the Indian dhurrie...

Silken Interiors

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Compiled by Leah Linhares

Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

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Introduce an element of awe - create an ambience of silken delicacy and beckon your guests to sensational understated warmth...

Get Party-ready

By Chirag Sharma
Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

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Holidays are just around the corner and so is the spirit of partying and generally having a great time.  We bring you 6 hot tips to a trendy party makeover … have a blast…

The Art of Bookkeeping

By Chirag Sharma

Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

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Bookkeeping is an art in itself! Here are some handy hints on how you can make the best use of your space to treasure your collections…

Play of volumes and voids

By Beverly Pereira

Photography: Sameer Tawde

 

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A miniature concrete model by Material Immaterial Studio builds on the idea of space as an inherently formless vapour that constantly surrounds our being...

The Monsoon Home Décor Guide

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Monsoon Special Edition

By Beverly Pereira

Photography: Courtesy the designers

Soft furnishings from Monsoon & Beyond

Fuss-free yet trendy home décor ideas to counter the wet weather!  

Monsoon Mania – Tips and Tricks

By Chirag Sharma

Photography: Courtesy the designers

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Here are some tips and tricks that will banish the mundane and the monsoon blues, leaving your home glowing with pride! 

Rainbow Colours

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Monsoon Special Edition
By Marina Correa

Photography: Riyaz Quraishi and Sebastian Zachariah

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Grey clouds, overcast skies and heavy rains translate into more time at home. But often interiors exude a gloomy look-feel. So, let’s add pizzazz and ratchet up that cheery vibe so that you can enjoy the magic of the monsoons…

Designed to Surprise

By Zoya

Photography: Courtesy SM Associates

  

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Have you ever associated living in a tunnel, with style, comfort and luxury?  Check out this apartment extension carved by Sumessh Menon’s out-of-box design to believe it!

The Art of Displaying your Accessories

By Chirag Sharma

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Accessorising one’s interior spaces is no doubt an artistic expression - it is the imaginative blend of comfort and style, form and function…

Sensual Soothers - Pinks & Mauves

By Chirag Sharma

Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

  

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Colour can at times effect a more potent communiqué than words!  Pinks and Mauves are two such subtle hues of red and purple that elicit very pleasant reactions in people and the environment...

Get Creative with your Greens!

By Chirag Sharma

Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

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Fitness figures in your plants too! Get nimble with your indoor plants and shape up those green monsters now…

Walk-in Wardrobes - Pamper Yourself

By Chirag Sharma

Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

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Are walk-in wardrobes and closets still the ultimate luxury; or are they hallmarks of your everyday zest for life? IAnD infers on the latter and brings you handy tips on designing your own wall to fame!

Design your personal book-look!

By Chirag Sharma

Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

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Are you an absolute bookie and yearn for your little privy nook? Well, here are some pointers on how you could carve your little niche - no matter what space you choose to do it in! 

Tackle the aftermath of a party with ease…

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By Chirag Sharma

Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

It's after-party time!!

Party time is great fun! But clearing up after? Here are some simple solutions to save you from some nightmarish clearing up!!

Sizzling décor trends for 2015!

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By Marina Correa

Photography: Courtesy Casa Paradox

Herald 2015 with Art, Colour & Individuality!

As 2014 draws to an end, IAnD speaks to one of India’s leading lifestyle designers, Raseel Gujral Ansal, about the Top 4 décor trends that will be the rage of 2015!

‘Pause…and enter’ - Design your “Wow” Entrance!

By Chirag Sharma

Photography: Courtesy World Wide Web

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Your entrance lobby can either make or mar the all-important first impression! IAnD suggests some convenient pointers that can add pizzazz to your proclaimed social status!

Wood in Interiors - Can we do without it?

By Chirag Sharma

Photography: Courtesy IAnD Archives

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Just how important is wood in our ever-changing attitudes and practices in designing interiors? IAnD finds out...