Summer hath struck the subcontinent or at least the western part of it and we are feelin’ it! So clearly, hot chocolate station and lumberjack checks are out, easy- breezy, cotton, undyed linen and beachy baskets are in! And although wicker baskets are practically all season and can very well look the part with a…
10 affordable, Farmhouse Style Wicker Baskets that you can buy
How to display vintage plates on the wall minus wall damage
You know, I was born with country cottage in my veins. I have loved the simple, mellow pleasures of a charming cottage for as long as I can remember and in the compartments of my brain there is a shining photograph of one of my walls full of vintage China. White wicker, bunch of flowers,…
Best Glassware finds for summer
Glass and summer are made for each other and nothing compares to the soft glint of glass under a canopy of tress with a balmy sun peeking through; or under a blanket of fairy lights & the night sky! It’s almost divine how glass look against light and this is one thing I bank on,…
10 Best Non-Romantic Gifts for All The Loves In Your Life
I’ll tell you what’s common in platonic love, Galentine’s day, Valentine’s day, Teddy day and all the days in the world. The word is love and not nausea! I have never in my life celebrated Valentine’s day but we are strong in expressing the language of love in this house. We always order ice-cream for…
How You can Distress Furniture Easily at home
Distressed furniture? Why would someone want to put their furniture to distress? In the decor world, the word doesn’t have it’s more like destress and is a way to lend a weathered, chippy look. And why on earth would one distress a perfectly painted piece of furniture? Because imperfections are beautiful. It is imperfections that…
How to paint over dark walls without primer
How to paint over dark walls without primer. That is the very topic of this blog but I assure you I will get in digressions and epiphanic episodes in this blog post just to mess with people who likes to “get to the point”. If you don’t like it, you are in trouble! Haha, this…
You need these Linen Napkins in your life and I’ll tell you why
If there is one thing you should turn to this year when it comes to your home, it’s linen napkins. Why? Because they can be all of this, at the same time- a serviette, a face towel, a hand towel and your beloved prop. They also absorb better, wash better, looks oh-so-farmhouse-ey and you save…
5 Inexpensive ways to deal with January blues
Christmas is over and NYE will be done and dusted in a matter of days; its another long stretch of a year ahead, the offices and zoom calls will get a lot more intense with no public holidays to look forward to in a very long time and wait, that shitty virus has now new…
To-Do List for the New Year
December 26th has always been that lousy day for me. As if recovering from a high that lasted well over 2 months, with a sudden low that feels pretty intense, just that in the opposite spectrum. So other than wallowing – the bad kind- in sadness; in the fading glow of the imaginary sleigh, I…
How to make Christmas Pudding
A traditional Christmas pudding is one of those things that can right be called the sushi of the dessert world. Some adore it to a point that they’d wish everyday was Christmas. The other well…would rather have vanilla icecream. Thankfully I am on the former half and this recipe is best cooked for those who…
An Anatomy of a Good Chair and how to choose one
An Anatomy of a good chair and how to choose one. You’d think its trivial. I mean it’s a chair for Chrissake and we mostly just buy chairs we visually like right? But let me tell you, there is more to this than meets the eye. You may also not feel the difference immediately but…
How to decorate a Christmas tree and the touchpoints
Just wanted to put it here so it stays. Who knows if Instagram survives tomorrow. Also, feel free to download and keep but if you share, do tag us @trumatter I also quickly wanted to show you all the frosting bit on our tree and how it looks. I used a spray paint and sprayed…
How to add simple Christmas charm to your home
How to add simple Christmas charm to your home. That, ladies and gents, is the discussion (a rather important one) in here today and I am glad we are at that end of year where discussing this is legitimate. Thankfully, however, I am seeing a lot of people interested in celebrating the holidays and decking…