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…
How to paint over dark walls without primer
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…
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…
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…
Easy Ways to Declutter A Messy Drawer without buying anything
You know what it takes to organize a messy drawer? Not time. Not organizers. Acceptance. That’s what it really takes.
6 Space saving hacks for an organized and beautiful kitchen
These space saving hacks will make your kitchen look organized and beautiful. Even if you stay on rent! Trust us, we live on rent and this is our kitchen.
How to recreate the magic of alfresco dining in your apartment balcony feat. Glass Forest
Firstly, there are very few things as evocative of summer- or for us monsoon & winter- as eating outdoors. An outside bar, an open air pub, our high way dhabas overlooking a lush green hill- food certainly taste better with the sky to umbrella over one. Secondly, there is something about glassware that fills me…
New Normal and The many changes to make life at home happy
Change is not easy and it seems like we have been picked up one day and thrown into a sea of change the other. And yet, change alone is the only constant we will ever face in our life and adapt to current times is what we must all do. But the good thing is,…
The art of effective dishwashing
For the dishwasherless, servantless Indian people. Hahaha, I stole it from Julia and I admit. We are probably going to enter Lockdown 4.0 and it’s started to suck a bit. The basket of positivity is running thin – much like my patience- and I am starting to talk to utensils for being stubborn with stains.…
How to add fairy lights in your home
Pinterest’s ultimate muse, every college kid’s go-to décor essential, the ever-so-magical Christmas & Diwali decoration stash staple and an instant cheer pick me up. Yup, Fairy Lights they are and ze have taken over ze blog today… aaand I haven’t had so much fun shooting in a long time. Seriously, there is something about Fairy…
Why you need a night stand in your life
A nightstand can change your life and it is always for the better. There. I said it. Really. This is one of those things you never quite actively think about when you think of home decor but cannot have enough of it once you have one in place. Often overlooked and yet very crucial- nightstands…