Natural Ambience

Architect Anil Nagrath’s flat is eco-friendly with cane and carved wood furniture, folk and traditional art and earthen vases.

An interesting mix of cane and carved furniture in the living room. Can you see the textured walls??

Space saving around the dining table with cane backed chairs.

Shades of green adorn the bedroom.

The stone wall is the back of the master bedroom wardrobe. Isn’t that interesting!!

The Nagraths have made their home unique by adding such great personal touches!!

All images from the issue of New Woman Aug 1997.

Cheap Trick

I had so much fun last week helping my daughter and son-in-law set up their new home. We worked really hard, cleaning, painting, moving, decorating and repurposing, but the results were definitely worth all the hard work.
Here's a quick repurposing item. They had two of these functional carts. As you can see, they didn't match. I gave them a quick and easy upgrade. All that was required was an extra set of curtains, a supply of upholstery tacks, a hammer, and the willing and helpful hands of my son-in-law.
We simply placed the carts side by side. Then I folded the curtains to the desired length and held them in place while my son-in-law hammered in the tacks to secure the curtains. Topped with a beautiful tray and some decorations, those functional carts become

a pretty buffet table

with plenty of storage that's now hidden from view.