HomeTour – Bhavna’s Contemporary Art Filled Indian Home!
Created by Vinithra Amarnathan on February 18, 2017
On the other end of the spectrum of our tours our home tour this time is of a beautiful home that showcases contemporary Indian style! With victorian influences and a nod to Calcutta’s british colonial past there’s plenty to feast your eye on 🙂
Bhavna and Uddhav the homeowners have a keen eye for décor and art. Not surprising given that Bhavna is an erstwhile interior designer who now owns ‘Giftistree’ India’s first online gift registry service and Uddhav’s keen sense of aesthetic and love for a well curated home!
Bright colors, victorian inspired chandeliers that bring in old world charm, artefacts from around the world and Art and more Art 🙂
From a gallery wall of modern black and whites to a Paresh Maity in bold colors to a wall covered in traditional Tanjore paintings, this home has beautiful art!
The library is anchored by a rug in varying shades of earthy reds and an antique Egyptian desk. A tufted leather chair in deep burgundy completes the look!
This home is vibrant, collected and full of character! I hope you enjoy the tour as much as I did 🙂
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- Entryway
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- Gallery wall of art across the entryway
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- A wall of Tanjore paintings anchored by a beautiful hand painted green cabinet
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- The dining area with mismatched chairs, a black and white gallery wall and a gorgeous white chandelier
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- A Paresh Maity in bold colors stands out beautifully against the dark wood furniture and white chandelier
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- The geometric black and white art and drawers do a great job of drawing your eye away from the TV!
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- Sun drenched living room with a coffee table built from cubes of different sizes
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- The library with a red chandelier
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- The leather club chair makes for a cozy reading spot
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- And that gorgeous rug!
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- The antique desk from Egypt
Here’s more about Bhavna and Uddhav’s decorating style and their influences….
Style – Traditional but quirky.
Inspiration – Traditional, local elements we find on our travels tend to inspire our decor.
Favorite piece/element/item – The pista green cabinet in the living room! I saw it at a closing sale and fell in love with it. It wasn’t that expensive but was one of the first furniture pieces on which I made a solo decision to buy!
First big purchase/biggest splurge – Our Egyptian desk in the library that we saw in an antique store in Cairo and just had to buy. The whole library was then conceptualized around it!
Influence of your family on your style -Our home has always been a blend of traditional and modern, and a lot more about comfort than pure aesthetic. That is what drives most of our design decisions, along with a keen sense of incorporating elements from all over the world, and from various eras.
Dream buys – A Raja Ravi Verma painting
