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Nine hacks to get your home party-ready

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Earthy elegance

Raw, natural architecture

Mud blocks, rammed earth techniques, and burnt bricks are used to create unconventional, dramatic structures. A look by Nandhini Sundar

The house-on-wheels consists of all necessary amenities such as a kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, toilet, foyer, terrace area, an additional space for a vendor to do sales, and an upper-level lounge with a shade. Special Arrangement

Affordable shelter on an autorickshaw

Staff Reporter This is to create awareness on cost-effective small scale architecture, he says

Colour it right this New Year

Bold is trending in interior design, to accentuate the energy of the space. By Nandhini Sundar

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Deck up your home for Christmas

Teja Lele Desai

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Preparing your garden for summer

Latha Anantharaman There are a few things you can do to ensure your garden survives in the dry season

An abstract for the story Purpassion

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Nippon releases colour forecast for 2020-2021

Ranjani Rajendra An NIFT professor along with Nippon Paint has come out with colour predictions for 2020-2021 based on human emotions and thought processes

Multimedia

Tala Treehouse Villa: “Perched on a cliff, the wooden house in Tala [Maharashtra] celebrates its forested surroundings. A large tree goes through the villa, and it is also reflected on the outside because we’ve put up a reflective screen on the exterior. So, it is a complete inside-outside experience.”- Shefali Balwani, partner, Architecture BRIO, Mumbai

Branches in the blueprint

Are LED lights harmful?

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Crafts Museum in Delhi

Sandstone skyscrapers, concrete mohallas

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A concrete plan

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Relaxedly rippled and tranquil

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Buying an apartment in the RERA era

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Just like Taj Mahal, but symmetry is missing

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How a city can tackle floods

Art in home furniture

Asad Firdosy’s out-of -the-box thinking made him break away from conventional geometrical forms. A look by M.A. Siraj

Herbs in your bed

Introducing the country’s go-to brands for non-toxic bed linen infused with essential oils and flowers

Drive away monsoon blues

Say hello to shades of deep red, sunny yellow, sea green, aqua blue, and hot pink. Teja Lele Desai

Paradise found

Jubilee Hills’ Herbal Garden is a cornucopia of stone and diverse herbs canopied by watchful trees

Growing salad sans soil

A farm in Hyderabad is growing imported varieties of salad leaves, veggies, berries and flowers using hydroponics

Autonetic: Get into auto mode

Autonetic at Hyderabad makes smart use of lighter hues in a glare-free environment

The top five expensive neighbourhoods in Bangalore

Bangalore’s rapid expansion over the years due to the IT boom has caused the city to spread out in a large, ungainly sprawl that extends way beyond

Understanding real estate: income from house property

The world of real estate can be a confusing mine of legalese. Buying a home is the easiest thing you can do. It’s the documentation that comes after

How to turn a walk-in closet into a glamorous dressing room

Having a reasonably sized closet is unarguably a luxury, but if you are lucky enough to have one, it is worth transforming it into something even more

The future is in zero net energy

The aim is to reduce the energy load of buildings via operational efficiency, technology and design. By Shrinivas Rao

There is beauty in bamboo

The overall design of a bamboo structure is not complex, we only need to shed our pre-conceived notions. Sathya Prakash Varanashi takes a look.

The city’s future

Should we opt for large-scale inter-basin transfer of water or simpler solutions such as RWH? By S. Vishwanath

Sour punch

Famously known as gongura in Telugu, the puliccha keerai is best used in dals and rustic chutneys

Bling in the bath

As spa-like bathrooms find fans, Keha Casa helps us make the luxe choice with brands like SICIS and Antoniolupi

Quick tips for a free bedroom makeover

If you want to give your bedroom a stylish makeover, you don’t have to spend thousands of rupees on a renovation. That’s right! You can add style and

Smart way to go green

What makes Coimbatore’s SIERRA eFACiLiTY one of the world’s highest ranked green building?

Lessons in reusing wastewater

In the face of water shortage, falling groundwater table and drought, the city’s infrastructure managers and residents have their task cut out. A look at what IISc. is doing in this regard by S. Vishwanath

Right solution for flooding, falling water table?

A city engineering college develops concrete blocks that allow rainwater to seep through into the earth. By M.A. Siraj

Right time to buy a house?

RBI decision to lower repo rates may lead to cheaper home loans. By Balaji Rao

The encumbrance certificate: everything you need to know

If you are planning to buy a house property, you must have come across the ‘Encumbrance Certificate (EC)’. While preparing for the big purchase by

Tale of the travelling tharavadu

Earlier repurposed as resorts and now finding popularity as private holiday retreats, we trace the journey of old Kerala and Chettinad homes

Blue door to the past

Filmmaker Latha Menon’s restored 135-year-old ancestral home, a five-year project, proves that holding on to the past is worth it

Act now, save the city

Go for RWH, save water, junk plastic... do everything to protect your environment. By S. Vishwanath

‘Real estate agents unfairly targeted’

Experts wonder why agents should be penalised with fine as well as imprisonment for default and delays on the part of developers. By M.A. Siraj

Ideal spaces for learning

Educational institutions are now being built to help students experience the outdoors, connecting theoretical learning to the environment. A look by Nandhini Sundar

Looking up

As the Chettinad market booms, its intricate wood, metal and painted ceilings are finding takers

Light it up

Use lighting styles to create different moods, says Teja Lele Desai

Concealed costs of home ownership you need to know

Finding your dream home is a heady feeling. When you’ve found The One, mundane details can tend to fade into the background when compared to the

Choosing the right light for your home

Choosing the right light! What does that even mean? Well, for a large majority of people choosing lights for the home still means fitting anything

How much monthly income should you spend on your home loan?

Buying a home could easily be one of the biggest purchases many of us will make in our lifetime - and if you have taken a housing loan to fund your

Going Green: greening it with wood

John F Kennedy is supposed to have said that one person can make a difference, and everyone should try. He wasn’t quite referring to the environment

The art of beautifying public spaces

Sculptures, paintings, murals can add charm to the open environment and convey a message too. Ranjani Govind takes a look at the emerging trend

Roots, shoots and floral orbs

Pantone’s Greenery is currently one of the big favourites at weddings. Also seen are trestle tables, marquee lighting and installations

The might of local materials

To build the Great Wall of China, stones were used in mountainous regions, while rammed earth was used in the plains. A look by Chitra Ramaswamy

Top picks from IKEA

Make room for these pieces, recommends Mia Lundström, Creative Director, IKEA India. By Teja Lele Desai

Deccan Park: destination for the wandering mind

Nestled next to Qutb Shahi Tombs, the historic charm of Deccan Park is elevated

iSprout: Where design sprouts creativity

iSprout’s workspace design is an ideal mix of visual elegance and practicality

A treasure trove

Nayantara Quader turns accessories into aesthetic utility objects

A simple way to convert kitchen waste into aerobic compost

Good response to short film made by CitYzen, residents’ welfare associations

The peel stealer

It’s no longer just boring old fitness fuel or baby-food mush — bananas are going boutique

A home will cost more now

With cement and steel showing the maximum increase in prices, construction cost for individual homes is all set to rise by about 15%. Ranjani Govind finds out more

Time for Plan B

Apart from better utilisation of the Cauvery flow, authorities can look at Lingananmakki reservoir and elsewhere to meet the city’s growing demand for water. By S. Vishwanath

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