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Wall design is more than an exercise in aesthetics; it involves a substantial amount of time and cost. So, whether you choose beautiful wallpapers to adorn your walls or paint them in the old-fashioned way, you need to make sure that your decision is an informed one. 

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If there was one place where you felt you could sing to your heart’s content outside the confines of your bathroom, it would be Elakai Munnar. Nestled in the folds of the rolling hills and lush green tea estates surrounding Munnar town, it’s possibly one of the most unusual boutique resorts you could find.

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“The Stepped House”, Coonoor, Tamil Nadu by Studio Lotus

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The Stepped House’, is a Private Residence in #Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, designed by Design Firm, @studio_lotus. Located at an altitude of 1,850 metres above sea level, this residence lies amidst the amazingly scenic #Niligiri Mountains, that are home to lush green tea & coffee estates & fruit orchards.

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It’s been a while since Radhika Choksey moved to Amsterdam. So when she was setting up her family home in Mumbai she was very clear that she wanted the space to be everything that was not Amsterdam. She was looking for something colourful and cheery, that blended ethnic with modern.

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The 2,200 sqft, “Pastel Home”, Mumbai, by Design Firm, CREATIVE YARD.

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Designed by Amol Divekar, Principal Architect at Mumbai based Architectural Firm Creative Yard , ‘The Pastel Home‘ is a 2,200 sqft Home in Mumbai combining a 2 & 3 BHK apartment for a family of three generations. With a brightly lit apartment Light tones of Pastels have been used in the entire home with a more vibrant and energetic feel for the Sons’ room.

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“The Mysa Home, Mumbai” by Interior Design Firm, QUIRK Studio

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Burrowed in the upscale coastal suburb of Bandra, Mumbai, The Mysa Home is a young family’s haven in the heart of the beaming cosmopolitan city. The term Mysa (MEE-sah) in the Swedish language hints at comfort and the enveloping feeling of coziness.

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Artist, Om Swami : “Rich imagery, well conceived themes & diligently executed vibrant colors”

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Om Swami is a Mumbai based artist who has studied at the Raheja College. The beauty of his work is in the fluidity & movement of his subjects. Even in his figurative works where no movement is depicted, one takes one look at the subject & can feel the energy within the painting.

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Guided by a modern conception for luxury–one that moves away from the traditional, ostentatious approach and embraces a sparse yet premium aesthetic—this modish residence in Pune basks in its simplicity. The stylish city apartment, crafted by Aditi Nair of AVN Interiors is inhabited by a multi-generational family and designed as an expansive, airy abode of over 2,600 sq ft.

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By turning his gaze backward, Bijoy Jain is creating a new architectural language that acknowledges his country’s precolonial past. It was a bright April day of prodigious heat in Mumbai, India, with the monsoon still weeks away, and I wondered if the 54-year-old architect enjoyed witnessing that first beguiling effect his building had upon me.

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Anyone familiar with the concept of black and white row bungalows in Singapore will know what a catch these homes are, from a real estate point of view. Anyone that is, except your average Singaporean. Historically, black and white houses were built for Singapore’s colonial rulers back in the day and remain a draw for expats who can afford their high rentals.

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“The Corner House”, A 750 sqft, compact Mumbai Home, by Vcreate Designs

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The Corner House by Vcreate Designs etches to life a nuclear family’s residence in the heart of Mumbai while welding together neoteric sensibilities, colour, and stated opulence. A sequestered two-bedroom Mumbai apartment lends its canvas to a nuclear family in the plush residential neighbourhood of Lokhandwala.

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The Ahmedabad-based multispecialty architecture firm tHE gRID Architects led by Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar has recently completed ”Rock House”, a unique project which is sustainable and made from all local labour and local tradition craft of stone masonry, situated near Ahmedabad, #India.