Christmas decoration! Happiest topic to talk about y’all! Just the very mention of the word makes my heart go all fuzzy! Wonder where I caught the Christmas fever from though. I blame the air. Like flu, magic is in the air too! Welcome ladies and gents to another rubble-a-bubba-dub-dub. Also wonder how you all stuck…
This is where you buy realistic Christmas Trees
5 reasons why (these) wicker baskets are wicked good
Reduce visual clutter, increase functionality and store away in plain sight with these wicker baskets that take storage far from “trunk above the cupboard” situation. To make it all infinitely better, they can be bought directly from the makers who uses eco-friendly ways to make them, employs local craftsmen, is a family run business and…
Take it from the top: Consider Ceiling fans to add oomph to your space
If there is one piece of home appliance that does the horse’s share of work in summertime- or all round the year for us Mumbai folks- it’s the ceiling fan. It’s just about essential to us as our first cup of garam masala chai and good thing is, when chosen right, it can rightly define…
Unique designs in natural material and a great price point makes Sunshine Boulevard stand out
All we need right now is a bit of sunshine and the will to hang on to, for sunny days and I thought it’ll be wonderful to introduce you to Sunshine Boulevard whose handcrafted lighting, home furniture and decor accents make it the happiest store on the block. And I have to tell you, if…
21 days of #TruHomeLife: 10 things to brighten up the lockdown days
Hello, hello ladies! And gentlemen! Well, just came in to say hi, check up on you and tell you that I have a feeling things will be alright, very soon. We are all in this together (My god, when was the last time the whole world united for one common cause?) and we have done…
Decor Ideas to steal from Netflix's Anne with an E
Have you seen Anne with an E? On Netflix? Originally a novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables) I think no matter what the reviews are (some say its a gothic over play and all that jazz) I think the series itself is brilliant. Because if you are remotely interested in farmhouse style…
Stuff We love- Talking about IKEA: FÖRÄNDRING, how it will reduce Air Pollution in Northern India with Akanksha Deo Sharma
The rising air pollution in India’s Northern Plains is a nagging global concern. The air is heavy, you can never take a lungful, 9 out of 10 most polluted cities are right here and it’s sad that we wanted to package air from Sweden and breathe it in here. It’s all fun when you crack…
Mumbai Rains + A TrumatterStyle Rainy Day Checklist
Mumbai Rains are here! It started with a bang this morning and if you’re a Mumbaikar, you know when it’s here to stay! Every monsoon, I do a set of things that lets me experience the best of the season and what started as a cluster of feel-good activity has now become a ritual. This…
Exclusive from #IKEADDD2019: IKEA’s MUSSELBLOMMA to use ocean plastic
Yesterday was World Ocean Day and what a fitting occasion to talk about Musselbloma- IKEA’s new fabric and upholstery collection that’ll hit stores in Italy & Spain. Cute as a button with bobbing fish heads all over and spots of color, at the onset you’d wonder how extremely adorable it is. But look deeper and…
Round Up: The Best Decor Takeaways from The Game of Thrones Interiors
Game of Thrones. Like oh my GOT. Its the season finale and the internet is swarming with reactions and spoilers (of which I don’t care at all) and rightly so. What a show! Gripping, adrenaline inducing, and with that rare quality where you yearn to see what happens next. Game of Thrones has to be…
Round up: Our favourite buys from Miniso
Miniso. When a friend introduced me to Miniso last year in December, I kind of fell from the sky. Or water reservoir. Whatever keeps me alive. There is a Japanese lifestyle store here in Mumbai? A Japaneseeee japanese lifestyle store? Like really soothing colours and minimal sort of Japanese store? and since then it’d been…
Your list of Best Christmas movies
Here is your list of Best Christmas movies this season And before you ride me off, let me tell you I have seen them all. I am a self proclaimed, self-certified Christmas movie connoisseur and my standards are pretty Christmassy when it comes to Christmas movies. What does that mean? It means, the movie must…
Kim from “Sand and Sisal”s Dreamy, Coastal Virginia Home
In the wake of spending solitary nights- writing- a blog was born in the shabby end of 2010. A blog which would see a young girl’s brave adventures in turning her little rented apartments in big city Mumbai to the beach house of her dreams on a budget. Why on a budget? Because at 21,…