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Thane Houzz: This Suburban Home Has What Most Mumbai Homes Crave
Cutaway angled walls, modish finishes and wide-open spaces lend light and functionality to this very spacious home
Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here: A young couple, their son and daughter, and the husband’s mother
Location: Thane, Maharashtra
Year built: 2017
Size: 334 square metres (3,600 square feet); 4 bedrooms; 6 bathrooms
Interior designer and architect: AVN Interiors
Photos by Shamanth Patil Photography
In a city where space comes at a premium, Aditi Vora Nair, founder of AVN Interiors, was tasked with the unique brief (for Mumbai) of creating smaller spaces out of a huge one, crafting her clients’ sprawling apartment into a haven of cosy comfort, segregated into individual zones, with modern flourishes and natural materials.
Who lives here: A young couple, their son and daughter, and the husband’s mother
Location: Thane, Maharashtra
Year built: 2017
Size: 334 square metres (3,600 square feet); 4 bedrooms; 6 bathrooms
Interior designer and architect: AVN Interiors
Photos by Shamanth Patil Photography
In a city where space comes at a premium, Aditi Vora Nair, founder of AVN Interiors, was tasked with the unique brief (for Mumbai) of creating smaller spaces out of a huge one, crafting her clients’ sprawling apartment into a haven of cosy comfort, segregated into individual zones, with modern flourishes and natural materials.
The living room is subtly divided into formal and informal zones. “Being a massive area, the idea was to break the space into smaller and warmer pockets for socialising, relaxing and dining. The interconnected open layout lends various layers of visual experiences,” Nair notes.
The larger formal living area is a sanctum of soft tones, wide-open spaces and light-kissed corners. It is framed against a sweeping sun-bathed balcony.
The larger formal living area is a sanctum of soft tones, wide-open spaces and light-kissed corners. It is framed against a sweeping sun-bathed balcony.
In an extension of the living area lies the dining area, highlighted in a harmony of pristine whites. “The elegant white dining set was used to give the space a contemporary look, and the white-and-cream overhead pendant lights added to the effect,” says Nair.
The ivory-toned dining table is juxtaposed with an oak-panelled bar. Paired with a convenient swivel counter and a matching ceiling-hung storage cabinet, the rich brown of the bar enriches the plain vanilla wall.
The ivory-toned dining table is juxtaposed with an oak-panelled bar. Paired with a convenient swivel counter and a matching ceiling-hung storage cabinet, the rich brown of the bar enriches the plain vanilla wall.
Designed as a separate section, yet spatially connected to the other half of the living room, the informal seating area, also overlooking the balcony, is a medley of artistic accents and soft colours. The cream sofas are a take on a design by Poltrona Frau.
The informal seating area leads to the puja room through imposing floor-to-ceiling doors of teak wood and acrylic . The door’s panels are embellished with whisper-thin cutouts that artfully represent the sacred swastik symbol.
A passageway leads to four bedrooms, a study and a home theatre.
Luminous and airy, the master bedroom (above), dressed in Ralph Lauren furnishings, owes its bright airiness to its large wall-to-ceiling windows. The bed is flanked on either side by cluster pendant lights and the assortment of furniture infuses a mid-century modern aesthetic. An indulgent blue armchair occupies one corner, offering a restful, relaxing retreat. Out of sight in this picture, the wall opposite the bed forms the gateway to a walk-in closet.
A delightful melody of pink, powder blue and white, the daughter’s bedroom (left) evokes childlike wonder. The wooden flooring is a departure from the rest of the home and the furnishings and accents are all woven into the tricolour palette.
The whimsical backdrop, created from panels made of pieces of wallpaper, adds personality to the room, while a pretty wall accessory, depicting a burst of butterflies in shades of soft pink, looks like a page out of a fantasy storybook.
A delightful melody of pink, powder blue and white, the daughter’s bedroom (left) evokes childlike wonder. The wooden flooring is a departure from the rest of the home and the furnishings and accents are all woven into the tricolour palette.
The whimsical backdrop, created from panels made of pieces of wallpaper, adds personality to the room, while a pretty wall accessory, depicting a burst of butterflies in shades of soft pink, looks like a page out of a fantasy storybook.
The son’s room is a marriage of contemporary charm and rustic rough-and-tumble. The wallpapered wall framing the headboard is an ode to the outdoorsy spirit of the room’s inhabitant. Decorated in muted tones, it is embellished with metallic statuettes depicting a team of mountaineers rappelling down a cliff.
On the opposite wall, a television and a minimalist workstation with a striking chair are fitted within a modular arrangement of shelves. All the elements are characterised by structured lines and a monochrome theme of black and white.
On the opposite wall, a television and a minimalist workstation with a striking chair are fitted within a modular arrangement of shelves. All the elements are characterised by structured lines and a monochrome theme of black and white.
The snug home theatre plays host to a beige sofa and a projector screen. Angled overlapping backlit panels on the main wall and ceiling enhance the ambience.
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“In Mumbai, one of the biggest challenges is to design small spaces, but having done that for a while now, it doesn’t seem like much of a task anymore. The bigger task now are spaces that are as huge as this particular project,” says Nair.
Ironically, in designing this home, she faced a new challenge – that of dividing open areas in a manner that they did not look disjointed and the entire space remained cohesive.