Abhilasha Apartment
For this project, Neha was faced with a dilemma. The occupants of the house – a 6o+ year old couple, their filmmaker bachelor son and a stylish married daughter who visited them often – had very distinct yet diverse taste. The challenge was to ensure that each of their personality was reflected in the space – the warm and muted with contemporary and iconoclast as well as feminine and chic – even as the space on the whole evoked a congruent, unified equivalence.
“So my first recommendation was to break down the space into four bedrooms to give each occupant enough unique personal space – the walk in wardrobe with the master bedroom, the vanity area for the daughter’s room and the den for the son.”
Design Motto
“For this house my motto was to let the shell unify the space and play around with loose furniture which could scream individual personality”. I kept the colour palette consistent and earthy with few colours popping up distinctly. I also used a lot of wood work through out the house. For example the children’s room has wooden flooring, however since the client preferred marble flooring in this bedroom , I used wood paneling and small vintagey wood furniture, wooden frames etc to keep it consistent. I think that paying attention to these minute details - something as simple as lighting fixtures - makes an incredible amount of difference in the overall aesthetic of the space.
Accessories
She has used a muted colour palette, earthy wall paper and fabrics and juxtaposed them with brass and metal accessories which give a very rich, plush feel to the house without making it too opulent or ostentatious.
USP
“The soul of the house is in its artwork and art pieces.”
Apart from this, Neha’s key contribution has been giving an open airy spacious feel to the apartment. “The site was in an old apartment building, which meant that there were lot of columns and beams running across the space and like most Mumbai apartments, the ceiling was also quite low. Therefore, I used long curtains in the living, ,my doors and paneling go all the way up so that you don’t feel the heaviness of the ceiling.”
“So my first recommendation was to break down the space into four bedrooms to give each occupant enough unique personal space – the walk in wardrobe with the master bedroom, the vanity area for the daughter’s room and the den for the son.”
Design Motto
“For this house my motto was to let the shell unify the space and play around with loose furniture which could scream individual personality”. I kept the colour palette consistent and earthy with few colours popping up distinctly. I also used a lot of wood work through out the house. For example the children’s room has wooden flooring, however since the client preferred marble flooring in this bedroom , I used wood paneling and small vintagey wood furniture, wooden frames etc to keep it consistent. I think that paying attention to these minute details - something as simple as lighting fixtures - makes an incredible amount of difference in the overall aesthetic of the space.
Accessories
She has used a muted colour palette, earthy wall paper and fabrics and juxtaposed them with brass and metal accessories which give a very rich, plush feel to the house without making it too opulent or ostentatious.
USP
“The soul of the house is in its artwork and art pieces.”
Apart from this, Neha’s key contribution has been giving an open airy spacious feel to the apartment. “The site was in an old apartment building, which meant that there were lot of columns and beams running across the space and like most Mumbai apartments, the ceiling was also quite low. Therefore, I used long curtains in the living, ,my doors and paneling go all the way up so that you don’t feel the heaviness of the ceiling.”
Country: India
