Innholdsfortegnelse for May 2020 i The Ideal Home and Garden

This past month has been very taxing, and at the same time it has been a great learning experience. The lockdown has created a seemingly endless abyss of uncertainty, that is getting to all of us in spurts or phases. The team has learnt to live through the ups and downs, while keeping the magazine ball rolling, without losing our minds. And it is also making us realise the importance what people and human connections mean to our being and to the world. This is the reason why this time we have taken the bold decision to feature people from our industry on the cover, they are innovating design concepts in our world today. Something that has not happened in the last 13 years of the magazine’s history! We chose…

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Carpets have been a part of décor for centuries, highlighting their proven potential to enhance and dazzle. With multitudes of incredible carpets to inspire out there, here are three mood boards to help you on how to use your carpet as a starting point for that incredible space that you want to create. That beautiful expensive Italian sofa on Pinterest, that piece of expensive art you purchased in Paris, the funky wallpaper you saw on Instagram, that antique mirrored bar you saw in a magazine - these are often the things that come to mind as the starting points for designing our living spaces. For reasons unknown to me - but something I think of fairly often is - why is it so very rare to hear of perhaps, a…

Human beings are inherently biophilic, simply because nature represents a state of egolessness, and in embracing it, we feel calm and relaxed. Ancient Zen masters, in order for their disciples to evolve as spiritual beings, would ask them to connect with nature by simply watching a waterfall with awareness, or spending time in the wild listening to the chirping of birds, observing the surroundings. When an apple falls from a tree and the seeds disperse, they don’t choose where they land. They simply go where the wind takes them. There’s no conflict in that. The course of nature is free flowing, seamless and organic. We are also similarly connected to nature. Unfortunately, however, over the centuries, we have slowly veered away from it and lost some of our sensitivity towards…

A Aparna Kaushik A-456, Defence Colony Lower Ground, New Delhi Delhi 110024 Call: 011 4659 5226 www.aparnakaushik.com Alexa Lixfield www.alexalixfield.com Artemest www.artemest.com B Baro www.baro-india.com Baarique 197, Sector 6, Imt Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana 122050 Mob: 079823 94038 www.baarique.in Bent Chair No.22, Janpath Rd, opp. Le Meridien Hotel, Janpath, Windsor Place, New Delhi Delhi 110001 www.bentchair.com Beyond Designs Khasra No. 432, 433, 434, Ground Floor Pillar, 89, M G Rd, Sultanpur, New Delhi 110030 Mob: 9717744283 www.beyonddesigns.in C Cole & Son www.cole-and-son.com Chicago Studio Crescent Chamber 6, Mumbai 400023 Ph: 98209 39365 www.chicagostudio.in Christofle www.christofle.com D Danube Home Danube Buildmart Pvt Ltd, Unit no 2F-033 TO 039, Sarath’s City Capital Shopping Mall, Kondapur, Hyderabad Telangana 500084 Dash Square Banjara Hills, Next to Pride Honda Hyderabad, Telangana 500034 www.dashsquare.com D’Decor Instagram: @ddecordiaries…

A Bold Revolution The lighting treasure concept from Castro Lighting celebrates a creative and stylish manner of avant-garde lighting spirit. A riddle wrapped in the exquisite lighting design: innovative techniques, originality, and boldness. It combines elegance and futuristic design elements that bring luxury and simplicity together. (castrolighting.com) 1 Kid’s Wonderland Architect Aparna Kaushik recently launched an exciting kid’s room collection. The rooms designed by her don’t go overboard with bright colours and garish patterns. The subtle hues and pared down decor elements offer the right stimulus to impressionist minds. (aparnakaushik.com) 2 Really Solid Havwoods introduces engineered and solid wood planks. The collection consists of wood floor patterns such as herringbone, chevron and versailles. Each distinctive design is presented with a breath of beautiful wood tones and quality finishes. (havwoods.in) 3…

The idea was to give it a timeless, monochrome look. It’s a neat, modern bathroom, with white tiles and black cabinetry. A clean hidden storage has also been provided for shelving essential toiletries. A sleek round basin atop a glossy black marble counter top, matte black under counter with white tile on the wall, works as the perfect combination of black with white. A reflective black and white geometrical floor pattern adds a unique and classic look to the bathroom. And for a hint of drama, copper tap and rods have been incorporated in order to complete this sleek look. The colour palette for this bathroom has a relaxed feel with pink traditional herringbone subway tiles and plain, seamless, grey concrete tiles. The bathroom has a clean and minimal look…