Confluence of styles

tab23.JPG

It’s a beautiful white palatial house in the posh colony of Panchsheel Park. Designers Arjun and Anjalee Kapoor’s house entrance opens up to a classy verandah, done up with vases and sculptures.

“This is the most comfortable space in my house to welcome guests. It’s also my favourite spot for my morning cup of tea. The big vases are from Good Earth and the zipper-shaped art piece was bought by Arjun from an art auction,” says Anjalee.
The house reflects the creative flair of the designer couple. The sunroof lounge opens up to a lovely living room, which is divided into a bar and a dining area.
Anjalee’s choice of decor is something that defines her personality. “Arjun loves contemporary artworks, while I’m really fond of curios with floral motifs. The theme of the house is classy and simple. Every corner of my house is livable and cozy,” she says.
While the walls are adorned with vibrant artworks by popular artists, each room has sculptures and old artifacts with floral motifs. “I love anything which is decorative and done intricately. I have this 300-year-old mirror from Venice, which is actually a princess dresser mirror. There is also another mirror with frame carved with flowers and angels. I love old pieces, particularly mirrors. They make perfect curios for women. My personal favourite are the brass chairs with flower-shaped mirror, which I got from Twinkle Khanna’s showroom in Mumbai.”
From lilies to tube roses, Anjalee’s house has fresh flowers in abundance. “We both love fresh flowers, so every week we have florists coming in from the Oberoi’s and re-doing the flowers. Our dining area has a candle chandelier set with assorted flowers, which we got from Monte Carlo. So during any parties or get-togethers, I light them with scented candles. I think fresh flowers bring a lot of positive energy to the ambience. They set the right mood and aura and add colour and aroma to the house.”

Post new comment

<form action="/comment/reply/125554" accept-charset="UTF-8" method="post" id="comment-form"> <div><div class="form-item" id="edit-name-wrapper"> <label for="edit-name">Your name: <span class="form-required" title="This field is required.">*</span></label> <input type="text" maxlength="60" name="name" id="edit-name" size="30" value="Reader" class="form-text required" /> </div> <div class="form-item" id="edit-mail-wrapper"> <label for="edit-mail">E-Mail Address: <span class="form-required" title="This field is required.">*</span></label> <input type="text" maxlength="64" name="mail" id="edit-mail" size="30" value="" class="form-text required" /> <div class="description">The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.</div> </div> <div class="form-item" id="edit-comment-wrapper"> <label for="edit-comment">Comment: <span class="form-required" title="This field is required.">*</span></label> <textarea cols="60" rows="15" name="comment" id="edit-comment" class="form-textarea resizable required"></textarea> </div> <fieldset class=" collapsible collapsed"><legend>Input format</legend><div class="form-item" id="edit-format-1-wrapper"> <label class="option" for="edit-format-1"><input type="radio" id="edit-format-1" name="format" value="1" class="form-radio" /> Filtered HTML</label> <div class="description"><ul class="tips"><li>Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.</li><li>Allowed HTML tags: &lt;a&gt; &lt;em&gt; &lt;strong&gt; &lt;cite&gt; &lt;code&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;dl&gt; &lt;dt&gt; &lt;dd&gt;</li><li>Lines and paragraphs break automatically.</li></ul></div> </div> <div class="form-item" id="edit-format-2-wrapper"> <label class="option" for="edit-format-2"><input type="radio" id="edit-format-2" name="format" value="2" checked="checked" class="form-radio" /> Full HTML</label> <div class="description"><ul class="tips"><li>Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.</li><li>Lines and paragraphs break automatically.</li></ul></div> </div> </fieldset> <input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" id="form-150de0806455dd5bed6a59d3f38bbc06" value="form-150de0806455dd5bed6a59d3f38bbc06" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" id="edit-comment-form" value="comment_form" /> <fieldset class="captcha"><legend>CAPTCHA</legend><div class="description">This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.</div><input type="hidden" name="captcha_sid" id="edit-captcha-sid" value="91664909" /> <input type="hidden" name="captcha_response" id="edit-captcha-response" value="NLPCaptcha" /> <div class="form-item"> <div id="nlpcaptcha_ajax_api_container"><script type="text/javascript"> var NLPOptions = {key:'c4823cf77a2526b0fba265e2af75c1b5'};</script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://call.nlpcaptcha.in/js/captcha.js" ></script></div> </div> </fieldset> <span class="btn-left"><span class="btn-right"><input type="submit" name="op" id="edit-submit" value="Save" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div></form>

No Articles Found

No Articles Found

No Articles Found

I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.