Dhrubaa De and her husband Debkumar De live in a very elegant house in New Jersey, with lovely touches of India (Calcutta) in it. Their home is quite tastefully done-up with earthy tones mixed up with cheerful pops of colour. She tried to recreate the feel of an old Bengali bedroom with a four […]
Home Tours
Home Tour: Avilasha’s Bengaluru Home with Global Decor Accents
This is the most difficulty I have had with writing a title 🙂 for a blog post. This home has so many elements – Indian, Coco-Chanel inspired and art deco in the living room, Middle-Eastern touches and more global decor around the home. Needless to say, it’s come together brilliantly, […]
Home Tour: A Mumbai Home that Delights in its Turkish Influences
A trip to Turkey inspired a family in Parel, Mumbai to decide that Turkey would be the influence for their 2000 sq ft apartment. Architect Kunal Barve of the design firm Interface, worked on this project, and aptly christened it “Turkish Delight”. The four bedroom apartment was to be redesigned into an open space for […]
Interiors: Bed & Chai Guest House, Delhi
Coraline is French and has lived in Delhi for 6 years. She runs Bed & Chai in South Delhi, which she opened 3 years ago with her friend Clara. It all started when during their first years in Delhi, they were not able to find affordable and clean hotels in […]
Anoop and Dorrie’s homestay in Kochi
Anoop and Dorrie are pretty well-known in Kochi. Their artistic ventures Kashi Art Cafe, Kashi Art Gallery, and Kashi Art Residency in Fort Kochi which they ran for 15 years, are frequented by the culturati of Kochi. In 2006-07 they built their home Jade Garden in Kochi on eco-friendly principles. […]
2014 – The Year That Was!
It’s been an eventful year, and I thought the last day of the year should be a time for collating the year that was, here at The Keybunch! The year started with Lakshmi’s beautiful Photo Calendar with breathtaking shots to take us through our days of 2014. January also […]
Christmas Cake Prep {Fruit Soak and Candied Peel}
With a foot sprain rendering me immobile, I suddenly have a lot of time at my disposal. So I soaked my fruits for the Christmas cake, and I am sharing the recipe here. Remember to buy only good quality fruit, and buy it fresh. I also managed to make some […]
{The Purple Turtles Giveaway} Winners and Winning Entries
A Saturday b’day is always special, and I am so happy to also announce the winners of The Purple Turtles Giveaway. There are 3 winners and here they are:1. Reshma Sharma wins the large birdcage lantern2. Rama Ananth wins the small birdcage lantern3. Payal Parmar wins the beautiful t-light holder […]
{Home Tour} A French home called Dar Mona decorated in the Indian style
Dar Mona is a guest house in the hills overlooking the Orange Plains in France. The proud owner Mona is a well-travelled designer and photographer. The rooms bear testimony to Mona’s travels in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, China, India and Syria – the photographs, designs and styles are windows to her […]
A lifestyle villa located in an old Mangalorean tiled home {Ira Spa}
The absolutely charming view ofthe house from the entrance. On my morning walk in a quiet, nondescript bylane in Cascia, Mangalore, I spotted a lovely yellow house in the old Colonial style, with pillars, tiled roofs, et al. The signboard said Ira Spa. I was intrigued, and when I asked […]