On this podcast we’ll be discussing everything you’ve ever wanted to know about home décor, from the small stuff, like how to hang art, to even questions like, how can I sleep better? What do I need to know before selecting the right paint colour? Hi! I am Manju Sara Rajan, the editor-in-chief of Beautiful Homes and your host on this journey through the landscape of Indian interior design. We’ll talk to the experts on a variety of these subjects and mop up all their tips, advice and hacks. S ...
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Clip: Can we as Indians Adapt to Minimalism? #ColourNext
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n this clip, Beautiful Homes Editor in Chief Manju Sara Rajan, speaks with our host Rachana about realistic challenges of Minimalism in India. Please listen to the whole episode to know more about Colour Next by Asian PaintsAutor: Beautiful Homes
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Clip: 2023 Interior Design Trends #ColourNext
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In this clip, Beautiful Homes Editor in Chief Manju Sara Rajan, speaks with our host Rachana about 2023's top design trends to look for. Please listen to the whole episode to know more about Colour Next by Asian PaintsAutor: Beautiful Homes
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Bringing back colour into your home décor. And celebrating 20 years of Asian Paints ColourNext
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In this episode, we are discussing why neutral has come to signify elegance today, why is the world not a riot of colours it used to be, and why have Indians become afraid of colour in our homes. It is also the best time to have a conversation about colour because Asian Paints is announcing the Colour Of The Year and the decor trends for 2023 this …
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Clip: How to clean your wood furniture at home
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Furniture Designer Tony talks about how to maintain the wood furniture and what all need to take care in the cleaning process.Autor: Beautiful Homes
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Clip: Furniture Designer Tony talks about Tools required for DIY
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In this clip, Tony talks to Rachana about, what all tools are required to star the DIY process, they explore what to buy and most importantly, what not to buy. Tune into the episode 5 to listen to the whole conversation.Autor: Beautiful Homes
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Furniture Designer Tony Kordolia on choosing the best wood for your furniture
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Which type off wood is the longest lasting? Why mango wood is not the best idea for your furniture? How can you DIY simple pieces for your home? We asked Tony Kordolia, head of production at the Goa-based brand Josmo Studio, everything we could think of about wood and furniture. We also asked him about his unusual journey from MTV Roadies to indust…
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Clip: Production Designer Amrita on Making the Film Set Looking like a Home
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In this clip, Rachana asks Amrita on What are few things you keep in mind to make a film set visually look like a home?Autor: Beautiful Homes
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Clip: Production Designer Amrita on Interior Design
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In this clip, production designer Amrita talks about process of taking the personality from the brief and implementing it on a Film Set.Autor: Beautiful Homes
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Production Designer Amrita Mahal on using your personality as the starting point for your mood board
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From Brahmastra and Kalank to Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani and Wake Up Sid, in her stellar career as an art director Amrita Mahal Nakai has made movies of every scale and size look beautiful. How different or similar is set design from home design? What does she bring from her own life experiences to décor? Bollywood’s favourite production designer Amrit…
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Clip: Lavanya Mohan on 'How to Save your Monthly Income?'
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This episode takes the conversation from designing the home to running a household—it includes questions related to finances and the home that you always wanted answers to bit didn’t know who to ask.Autor: Beautiful Homes
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Financial consultant Lavanya Mohan on wise budgeting for the household
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This episode takes the conversation from designing the home to running a household—it includes every question related to finances and the home that you always wanted answers to bit didn’t know who to ask. Get expert advice from Chartered Accountant Lavanya Mohan on planning a budget for your daily needs and for your indulgences, dealing with inflat…
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Clip: Sarah Sham on Buying Vs. Renting Furniture
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On this episode we have an expert Sarah Sham, to answer all your rental home related questions. She is full of simple tips, ideas and hacks on making your rental home look and feel like your dream home while working on a budget.Autor: Beautiful Homes
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Designer Sarah Sham on decorating your rental home on a budget
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What are the things you should be looking at in a house before renting it? Is it possible to give a brand-new look to the bathroom on a budget? Which furniture pieces are worth buying, and which ones should you just rent? On this episode we have an expert to answer all your rental home related questions. Sarah Sham is the principal designer at Essa…
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Clip: Devika Narain on Diwali vs Christmas Decorations for your home
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We sat Devika down to get her expert opinion on flowers, table settings, balcony decorations, sustainable décor ideas, party games and everything that goes behind making celebrations at home with friends and family not just fun, but also beautiful. If you are planning a Diwali card party or a Christmas/New Year bash in your home, this is the episod…
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Devika Narain on getting your home party ready for the coming season
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We are launching season two of the Let’s Talk Décor bang in the middle of the festive season. Which means we are in the thick of shopping, decorating, feasting and of course entertaining. If you are planning a Diwali card party or a Christmas/New Year bash in your home, this is the episode to listen to. Our first guest this season is India’s best-k…
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Welcome to Season 2 of Let's Talk Decor Podcast with our new host Rachana Nakra. In this season, we continue to bring you the most relevant and relatable conversations on decor and design. Stay tuned for our new episodes, releasing every alternate Thursday.Autor: Beautiful Homes
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Vinithra Amarnathan: From Banker to Interior Designer
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This podcast is brought to you by Beautifulhomes.com About Beautiful Homes: Beautiful Homes Services brings customised interior design to everyone, allowing clients to create their dream homes with expert designers with the end-to-end project management and delivery guarantee you know you get from Asian Paints. If you’d like to know more about BHS …
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Become Your Own Interior Designer Part 3
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Understand and accept that design takes time. The only sort of home you can move into with everything perfectly loaded up would be a show flat. Real homes take time to put together. So, exhale… and listen to this episode and learn about How to begin a Mood Board, reach for the experts and few more things that will help you get started in your desig…
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Become Your Own Interior Designer Part 2
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In our last episode we explored why it is important to figure out your interior design style and also where to start that exploration process. Now, onward to step 2.Autor: Beautiful Homes
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Much of our show is going to be about speaking with designers and experts, but the intention is really to help those of you interested in being your own interior designer. Or even if you’re hoping to hire a designer, the starting point of creating a design is figuring out your own style. In this episode of 'Let's Talk Decor' Manju points out the bi…
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Pinakin Patel: Icon of India Modern Design
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In this episode, Manju got to ask him about his approach to design, to difficult clients, to the way he melds art into his spaces, and why, all those years ago, before anyone else, he left the madding crowd and moved away. Expect lots of sass in this conversation, Pinakin is not one to mince words. This podcast is brought to you by Beautifulhomes.c…
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Varun Duggirala, on making space for creativity while working from home
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Covid is the biggest design influence since World War 2. Nothing else from the 20th century and certainly not from the 21st has had more impact on the way we live and design our spaces. In this episode, Manju's going to be speaking with one of the rock stars of the podcasting scene in India - Varun Duggirala on how Working-from-home has changed the…
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Covid is the biggest design influence since World War 2.
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If Covid has been the biggest design influence since world war 2 then work-from-home is its most dramatic result. This is a weird lovechild between an epidemic and our economic system. Stay tuned to know more about how work from home changed our life forever and if we’ll ever go back to that time when home was for home. Host: Manju Sara Rajan…
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Chef Thomas Zacharias, On How He Designed His Home Kitchen
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In this episode the award-winning Mumbai-based chef Thomas Zacharias talks about what a professional chef looks for in a personal kitchen space, and how he designed his own home kitchen. This podcast is brought to you by Beautifulhomes.com About Beautiful Homes: Beautiful Homes Services brings customised interior design to everyone, allowing client…
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The Indian Kitchen Is Now More Personal Than Ever
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In this short segment, Manju Sara Rajan looks at how the design of the Indian kitchen has metamorphosed from utilitarian to custom-made and the many different kinds of customisations that major brands like Sleek, a kitchen brand by Asian Paints, are now doing for customers.Autor: Beautiful Homes
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Vinayak Diwan explains the work of a lighting designer.
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The director of Delhi-based lighting consultancy firm Lightbook tells us what a lighting designer does, and why he advises clients to be careful while choosing dark colours for their walls. This podcast is brought to you by Beautifulhomes.com About Beautiful Homes: Beautiful Homes Services brings customised interior design to everyone, allowing cli…
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Why you need to pay attention to lighting
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Lighting is the single most important, ubiquitous element of design in any kind of home. It doesn't matter whether your house is big or small, whether it's a flat or it's a house. Lighting will decide how a space makes you feel, how you interact with it, even how comfortably you sleep in it. So how can you get it right? Stay tuned. Host: Manju Sara…
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Are we messy or just disorganised? with Rohini Rajagopalan
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In the first episode of Let’s Talk Décor, we’re discussing the sticky problem of organising and storage. To understand the problem and how to solve for it, we’re speaking with Rohini Rajagopalan. Rohini is a certified professional organizer who runs Organize With Ease, India's leading organizing and decluttering service. Her company works on a wide…
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Ep Zero. Welcome to Let's talk Decor by Beautiful Homes
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Here's What to Expect You’re listening to Let’s Talk Décor by beautifulhomes.com, India’s largest home décor platform, which is a part of Asian Paints. I am Manju Sara Rajan, the editor-in-chief of Beautiful Homes and your host on this journey through the landscape of Indian interior design. On this podcast we’ll be discussing everything you’ve eve…
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