Trumatter Asian Paints Caribbean Sky Chair Makeover

Morning ladies. Howzitgoin? Gave an old, battered chair a Monica Belluci of a makeover with Asian Paints Caribbean Sky and the change is happily irreversible. If you did not get the joke, you deserve to see Spectre. That is also one of the worst Bond movies I have ever, ever laid my eyes on. But…

Trumatter Diwali Post No#1 How To Use Diwali Lights Differently

Hello! Do you remember me? I am Rukmini. I blog at Trumatter. We have a Diwali post. Oh, no no, I am alive. I am very alive and kicking just that this blog has now so many people loving it and so many people want Rukmini to blog at theirs that poor Trumatter is now…

Recycled DIY Chair under $8 or 500 Rupees

Yes! This is officially the longest time I have stayed away from my blog and trust me it doesn’t feel right. But I have not been a total corporate a** because while I was ferociously defending a dumb theory that might spoil my ORM strategy, I have also picked up a couple of chairs from…

How Do I Maintain Whites: Tips & Tricks to Maintain White Upholstery

Hello! Okay, seriously, I am laughing very very hard right now because I never thought I’d write about anything remotely close to Tips and Tricks to maintain white. But you see, people have left me no choice. Honestly, the comments that propelled me to write this are not all sarcy. Some of them really wanted…

Décor solutions now #JustAClickAway With Durian: How To Mix Modern & Vintage

Hello campers! How’ve you been holding in your neck of woods? As for me, I have voluntarily grounded myself. I wanted to do a lot of things this summer: mainly make my little apartment a little more vintage-beach house with a couple of additions and subtractions, but how does one do it when it’s blowing…

DIY Chic Candle Votive

Hello there! We are many Fridays behind from when this DIY chic candle votive tutorial was supposed to be posted, but better late than never! Thanks to the vaccum that has been created suddenly- one of the two men in this house is away to help my MIL with my FIL’s operation, and I am…

Marsala, Gold and Smokey Blue For Spring

Sunday morning to you ladies and gentlemen! Or Saturday night to those of you curling up…we have Marsala {yup, Pantone colour of the year that is}, gold and a bit of smokey blue here in this sunny India apartment and methinks its screaming spring.

A Quick Aircondition Partition Renovation Update

It’s 12:49 A.M here in India and I have finally finished whitewashing both sides of a horrible wooden partition, had my share of rum for the day and am sitting here writing decor journals..God, I must be pathetic. And of course, to add I am smelling of emulsion and turpentine. Even my expensive Arabia perfume…

Shubho Mahalaya, Fall Decor and A No-Sew Saree Drape DIY

Hello, hello! How goes it? ‘Shubho Mahalaya’ to all of you reading me here and a bit of fall decor and drapes made from an old saree (yup, that’s right) is what we are going to be talking in here this evening! It’s actually 10:48 at night and I am sipping my chamomile and blogging:…

Before And After, Turn old crates to chic book carts

Goodmorning Sunshine and honey and sugarstars and beachcombers. Very excited I am this morning to share this DIY Book Cart or Book Trolley as I would like to call it, and its made from an unwanted, weeping, curb side fruit-crate which once brought goodness and mangoes to someone I don’t know. That man just loved them…