20 Things that make the perfect Mother’s Day Gift. But you know what? They’ll literally love anything you give them because somehow- and by some strange cosmic alteration of hormones- any cheap, odd thing gets elevated by value when its the mum-clan on the receiving end. Years ago, I gifted my mum a tiny coin…
How to paint a wall at home, easily, from start to finish. If you have been mulling over painting a wall or a room for spring and don’t know where to start, well, this is where you start. By reading this blog. So without digression (though I am absolutely itching to tell you all about…
Valentine’s Day decorating ideas you will love and one that will also go way past valentine’s day. You know, for years I found it really corny to deck the halls in pink for Valentine’s Day. Rohan and I are both non-PDA and we don’t necessarily ‘show’ love as much as we act it and out…
If you are a blogland or design land regular, you are surely to have come across those beautiful, single stem tall trees in large earthenware planters or white wicker baskets with large canopy of leaves, adding life and vitality to the space they are in. I saw it first on Pinterest and instagram and they…
Fresh, clean, cozy and absolute classic home decor ideas and inspirations that will go way past winter! As a matter of fact, I’d go as far as to say that this guide will find relevance for years to come- through seasons and good part is none of it is earth-shatteringly trendy. You don’t have to…
It’s a fortnight to Christmas. Still wondering how to decorate your Christmas tree? Well, I have got your back. Here are 5 Christmas tree decoration ideas that not only look stunning and feel warm but make heads turn. From difficulty level 1 to difficulty level 5- 5 being highest- these ideas will make sure that…
Its 4 weeks to Christmas. Can you even believe that? Feels like only yesterday that we moved in, in the dread of summer, leaving our tiny, much loved apartment; sitting in the middle of a room full of boxes, wondering where to start. Look at time! In a flash, we are here now, embracing November…
Christmas 2022 has begun in the Trumatter household and here is our main Christmas tree- all decked up and ready to cheer for months to come. I wanted a very cozy Christmas tree in a traditional color palette, inspired by Dickens’ tree but I also wanted the style to be era fluid so it sits…
I am a very cozy and cute Halloween decor person. There I have set the expectations right upfront. I love little jack-o-lanterns baring their teeth at night fall but I cannot do skeletons. I cannot do spiders and net-cobwebs and odd apparitions. I am a scaredy cat and I don’t like ghosts. I also have…
When it comes to adding fall decor to your home, don’t get overwhelmed and change everything to plaid and orange. I had a lovely girl, in a rather frantic mode, ask me the other day about why is it that her place doesn’t look fall-cozy when she added lots of rust checkered things around her?…
It is September. I am thinking with ardor about pumpkin spice, garam masala, good roasts, classics to watch, moody rusts and olives, and pumpkins. Oh yes. PUMPKINS. Lots of them. Lined on my shelf and possibly everywhere. If I could find pumpkin printed socks I would buy them at this point. I make coffee with…
I am not religious. I don’t have a mandir in my home, I don’t know a single ritual and I have never fasted in my life for religious purposes. But I am, from the soul of me, an ardent festivalist. Durga Puja? Yes. Ganpati? Yes. Christmas? Yes!!!!!! OMG YES! Eid? Yup, Yes! Nowruz? Alright, bring…
Out of all the responses, in my instagram QnA yesterday, one question popped more frequently than others. Budget fall decor ideas and how to decorate your home for fall, when the pockets are not feeling too generous. Tell you what? I like this. This means you are genuinely interested to make your home look good.…