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RADHIKA & YUVARAJ'S ANTIQUE-INFUSED PUNE HOME

BY SHARON DSOUZA

Radhika shares the 2400 sq ft +terrace home with her husband Yuvraj Dayanand, daughter Gayathri and son Aditya.  She also has furry babies. But today, we will focus on the antiques she has collected and displayed in her home!

RADHIKA HAS GROUPED TOGETHER HER COLLECTION OF VELAKKUS OR BRASS LAMPS.

he has turned a dowry chest procured directly from a royal, into two functional cabinets – one for the bar, and one for her table linen!

SHE HAS TURNED A DOWRY CHEST PROCURED DIRECTLY FROM A ROYAL, INTO 2 FUNCTIONAL CABINETS, - THIS IS ONE OF THEM. THE OLD ANTIQUE PILLAR ADDS A LOT OF BEAUTY AND DEMARCATES THE LIVING AND DINING AREAS.

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL DRESSER, 'CAT'EGORICALLY APPROVED, AS YOU CAN SEE. A MIX OF ANTIQUE COLLECTIBLES ADDS MORE INTEREST TO THIS PIECE. 

THE CURTAIN ROD IN THIS PIC IS ACTUALLY A ROSE WOOD POUNDING STICK THAT WAS USED IN RADHIKA'S GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE 

RADHIKA FINDS INNOVATIVE USES FOR EVERYTHING SHE SEES. THIS WAS A BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE MANICHITRATAZHU DOOR THAT CAME HER WAY, AND SHE FIXED IT UP AS A CUPBOARD DOOR.  INNOVATIVE, RIGHT?

A COFFEE TABLE MADE OUT OF AN OLD PILLAR CAPITAL AND A GLASS TOP. 

AN ANTIQUE KAVADI, OVER 125 YEARS OLD, THAT RADHIKA HAS REPURPOSED IT AS A SHELF. 

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AN OLD MIRROR SERVES AS THE PERFECT BACKDROP FOR A STONE GANESHA.

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AN OLD TIFFIN CARRIER CONVERTED INTO A LAMP. 

A  BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE BRASS URLI AND BRASS TONGS ARE DISPLAYED IN THE KITCHEN. SHE TRIES HER BEST TO PUT HER COLLECTION TO FULL USE AROUND THE HOUSE.

THIS IS AN OLD CHURCH DOOR THAT RADHIKA RESTORED, AND CREATED A LITTLE CLOSED NOOK FOR A LIBRARY. 

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