5 simple ways to add summer charm to your home. That, ladies and gents, is the topic of discussion in here today and one I think you all will find handy given the times. Cooped up in our homes, things can look pretty dreary sometimes. And while summer is the perfect season to get out…
Light, Lumen & Layering: all you need to know about mood lighting
Reema and I were discussing lights and fixtures the other day and she filled me in with a very interesting topic for discussion. Lumen! What lumen should you opt for if you want to create mood lighting in your home? What kind of combination should you go for if you are opting for multiple light…
Summer Hygge: Celebrate Summer with us with Hyggelig ideas for the season
And one that brings all the nuances of the great outdoors, in so you and I can experience that beautiful thing called Summer Hygge or Sommarhygge! Oh, and if you thought hygge is hot chocolate cupped in a knitted-mitten clad hands and soft crackle of the fireplace, it’s that and more. It’s really that feeling…
Keep The Hygge alive even when its boiling hot outdoors
So, who exactly told us that fireplace and flannel is hygge and not air-conditioner and mango icecream? That’s right. NOBODY! And guess what? You can very well keep that hygge alive, even when it’s 40 degrees outside. Question is, are you ready for some summer hygge? I always associate cozy with winter. And while at…
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,…
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…
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.
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…