Interior Designing tips for Indian homes

Tip for Interior Designing

“A real building is one on which the eye can light and stay lit”.

Everyone’s dream is to have a dream house of their own. There are a lot of passionate people who decorate every available space in their house and make it look so colorful and wonderful. People approach a good architect too for the innovative ideas, usage of resources, to be economical and help them improve in making their dream house come true. There are a number of such interior designer in Pune and across India. You can get one of them to do the job with perfection. And remember a good architect always has a vision and then make it appear to others keeping their eyes lit by the beauty of architecture.

India is a country rich in various cultures and known for Unity in Diversity. People of each culture have their own taste and style of designing their house.

Designing Indian Homes:

Although India is a huge country with a great variety in climate, much of it is hot, so the purpose of much of the decor is to avoid the hot sun and admit cooling breezes to the home. Floors tend to be made of wood, stone or ceramic tile, and because heat rises, rooms are often built with high ceilings for the heat to rise into, while most living takes place on or near the floor, where it's cooler. Traditional Indian furniture is often built low to the ground: low cushioned couches or divans, floor cushions and woven rugs are typical. Lacy, perforated screens let breezes enter the home while preserving privacy.

In cold conditions, Using lots of cushions, on the floor as well as on your furniture, chaise (A form of a  sofa with a backrest at one end only) or daybed will help create a relaxed, informal feel. Hand woven rugs on wooden floors enhance the decor.

Color & Pattern:

Color and pattern are the best tools for creating specific Indian style.

• Paint color is one of the simplest and least expensive ways to transform the look of a room and add value to your home.
•  Jewel colors may be added in curtains, cushions, carpets, or other accents.
• One can make bed hangings, pillows or window curtains from saris, for example; these beautiful garments may be brilliantly colored, sheer, and ornamented in gold thread.
• India also has a long tradition of making a beautiful cotton fabrics block-printed with floral or animal designs or elaborate paisleys. Using these fabrics for bedspreads, pillows, curtains or wall hangings will help you create an authentic Indian atmosphere that's quite different from Hollywood's idea.
• Indian furniture is often made of dark, richly carved wood, solid and rustic. Adding even a single carved wooden piece, such as a table, chair will help achieve Indian style.
• Cushions or boxes decorated with animal motifs will help create the style.
• Ornate arches are a typical Indian architectural element that may be reproduced in mirrors and headboards.
• Wooden boxes or other items with bone inlay, and furniture or fabric decorated with tiny mirrors are also typical of different Indian regions.

Well, at the same time in this globalized world, people are exchanging their styles in designing homes too. Most of them are getting attracted towards posh and neatly designed homes. Not only on the cultural base but also as per the person’s nature and thinking the interior designing are preferred. ‘Sovereign Architects’ one of the talented interior designers in Pune can help you in creating a beautiful décor to your home.

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About Author :- Vaishali Kawalkar is the head of Sovereign Architects.