Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Change of Scene

We did some renovation of our apartment recently, and though some of the work is yet to be taken to it's conclusion, here's a sneak preview of how it's coming up...




The living room is dominated by the very comfortable sofas that invite you to sink in, and the low diwan by the window, just perfect for that early morning sun-bath. The brown and black color scheme brings earthly warmth into the room, and the soft yellow sheer curtains add a dash of brightness against the brown-brick wall paper against the far wall.




The center table is pretty large, and doubles up as a good place to serve some light snacks or breakfast. We ditched our dining table - it took up a lot of space, and never really got used!




At night, the orange glow from the lamp in the corner really gives a very different character to the room. It's soft dim lighting converts the room into a meditation corner, perfect for relieving the day's stress and tensions!








This is the view from the diwan. The opposite end of the hall has been converted into a study, a place for reading, and working. The comfortable floor sofa can also double up as a couch, and in the extreme case, as a bed! There's enough space for my best books - and some more! And hidden behind the sofa, is my favourite toy - the paper shredder :)







One of the cool artifacts we picked up at Ishanya - I just love this character :)










And this is the SRK corner - along with another of my favourite, the tea cup man!











"Oye, I might look old, but man, can I talk! Try me!"

We got this chap from Mumbai... and yes, it does work!








This is not just a smiling buddha, it's a smiling buddha whose gaze follows you as you move around the room! Almost eerie, until you get the hang of it :)






We also got the basin corner done up - here you see the detailing on the basin - pretty neat, huh?













And finally, the basin corner - the stones and the lamp provide a "natural" look, while the detailing on the mirror provides continuity with the decor in the living room itself.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow Wow. This is amazing. Everything just looks so so perfect. Is this all your idea? If yes then I must appreciate the way things are arranged. The Hall is just so awesome. I loved it. The color combination of walls curtains is just superb. And at night the Hall does not look less than any five star hotel room :) Trust me. Seriously.

The other thing I loved the most is the book shelf and the corner out there. The shelf, the artifacts looks awesome and with shahrukh book in it, just adds up spice in it :) And I am not saying this because I love shharukh but seriously it is so so well organized.
And hey that smiling buddha is just too good. I like the concept.

Overall good interiors, good designs, well organized and clean house :) Keep it up.

Oye by the way now since you have renovated your house when are you calling us and giving us the treat because renovation is almost similar to busying new house only na :) So waiting for the treat that too at home :)

Meghana. said...

I love love love the house.