Mood Swings - Let's Live a Little!!

Having recently done a detailed post on Sofas, I thought it's time to do a "Mood Swing" post on Living rooms. Depending upon the layout of your home, a living room serves multiple purposes. It's the sitting-area for the family sharing their evening cuppas and if you are one of those couples with No-TV-in-Bedroom rule, it's your entertainment zone. Most importantly, though, it's where you welcome and entertain guests. Automatically it being a high traffic zone, it has to serve its purpose effectively plus be pleasing to the eyes. The requirements are pretty basic for the same - a comfortable sofa (already discussed here), a coffee table and a focal point (by way of an entertainment zone or if you live around the hills, a well-designed fire-place).

It's important, first, to determine your style - is it Modern, Contemporary, Transitional or Traditional? If you are confused, then I think Transitional works best with a safe balance between Modern and Traditional.

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What makes a Living Room?

We say it is the Sofa! Scouting for a perfect one to suit the space, look, and feel of your living room is the toughest, because it requires a huge commitment from your side. It should be plush, comfortable, and soft on the bum AND you have to love it for years to come. Looking at my mom’s sofa history (3 in 10 years), I know it always helps to go the classic route with clean classic lines in a neutral color for a longer commitment.

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Mood Swings : Welcome Home!

Something has been bothering me a lot. Whenever I am online and looking around for beautiful home pictures (read crushing on them), the one thing that bugs me immensely is the missing concept of an entryway in most Indian homes. The entryway apart from providing a perfect multi-utility space also serves as a snapshot of your entire home. It, like the Air India Maharaja (of course in the good old days), welcomes your guests in your home – with a curtsy, no less!

Depending upon the space in your home, the entryway can serve multiple purposes. Tight on space? You can just hang a few frames, mount a shelf and decorate with few knick-knacks, and hang a key holder serving some utility. Check out the DIY Wonder I found, which has so effectively used the space as a utility corner with the pin-board, sunglass holder, key holder, and letter holder – so many holders! It’s the Hold-All Handbag of an Entryway.

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