Storytellers of Wonder

Category: Decor

  • Home Diaries: Home Atop the Hill

    The protective, motherly grey-browns of the stone walls, the warm, softening yellow of the sun, the chirpy reds and blues of the roses and wisteria, together paint a pretty picture, not so different.. ..from the one Rajiv painted years ago, for his wife Shubh, before he set out to bring the sketch to life, atop…

  • Re-inventing the Kitchen

    With 40 hour work weeks and a constant demand for performing and producing on the work front, after-work hours are all we’re left with to unwind and relax. Since this time is mostly spent at home, modern homes, especially kitchens, are all about maximizing convenience and eliminating all that cannot afford us that. This is…

  • 5 Diwali Decor Tips For Dressing Up Your Home

    With the festival of lights only a week away, its time to start decorating the home for all the ensuing fun and frolic. To ensure you’re not caught up in decor doom trying to set things up, we’re sharing some simple and easy tips for you to experiment with. 1. Ditch the drab everyday curtains…

  • Bridging the Old and New Worlds: Vintage Textile Collector Mr. A. A. Wazir

    The room is layered with brightly colored phulkaris, rabari embroidered cloths and cowry shell tassels. Among them is seated a man who has spent more than forty years painstakingly building what can easily become a museum collection. At his home in Bhuj in the Kutch region of Gujarat, the septuagenarian Mr. A.A. Wazir has passionately…

  • Home Diaries: An Enchanting Adventure

    When September came knocking, we were invited by blogger Aradhana Anand to tour her gorgeous Delhi home. Before returning to India after nearly twelve years, Aradhana had begun re-decorating her room to create a space she could move back to and truly call her own. Our morning enthrallment began in the cosy corner where her sofa sits…

  • Blue walls…

    …blue walls, i notice not the messy room, the blue walls and the noise that scrambles out of my mouth and the… – …salty water that encases me like we’re on the beach, the yellow sand and the grey water, forgive me i say because you created all this, this mess… …and without intention i…

  • Clouds of Color: Imaginative and Vibrant Central Asian Ikat

    References to Central Asia conjure up images of flat, rolling sandy deserts and a vast arid landscape. However, upon closer look it throws up colors so vivid that the eyes are mesmerized by their distinctive beauty. The vibrancy of an Uzbeki ikat robe or wall hangings adorning a carved door does justice to their name.…

  • Home Diaries: Pristine Pleasures

    There are places that charm you with their exquisite exterior, a welcoming stairwell or the promise of a hidden wonder. As you peek closer and step inside, you’re thrilled at having walked into something built with magic, where all that you see holds a story untold and makes you forget the crowd, the chatter, the world outside. No…

  • Pichwais of Nathdwara

    Legend has it that in 1409 AD, near Govardhan hill in Mathura an image of Lord Shrinathji, the mountain lifting form of Lord Krishna, was discovered while a cow worshiped the lord with offerings of milk. A temple was promptly established at this site and was held in high reverence. In the 17th century, during…

  • Shadow and Light.. a little black a little white..

      I see a rustic courtyard in dappled light,      with thatched roofs, and ageing terracotta figurines…      I see a woman in white cottons,      with dark eyes      and quaint silver rings… I see an old tree dancing,      to the tranquil notes of an iktara playing in the background…   I see old clay pots, dark with…