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Mumbai Houzz: Designer's Home Celebrates Indian Craftsmanship
The co-founder of Inscape Designers designs a truly 'Indian' home for her parents, filled with vintage furniture & art
For Chaitali Parikh, co-founder and principal interior designer of Inscape Designers, planning the interiors of her parents’ home was a sentimental affair. Her mother, Sejal Parikh, the other co-founding partner in the firm, was proactively involved in the process. “There is emotion and passion behind each corner and piece, which makes the home more unique than a generalised design,” says Chaitali.
Next to the sofa is a deer-hunter sculpture by inhouse artist Madhavi Mehta and a side table by Arzan Khambatta. The patchwork woodcut panel behind the sofa is designed and painted by Sejal Parikh and Madhavi Mehta.
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“To visually increase the wall height, we designed vertical wooden fins separating the living area from the dining area. On this is a 300-year-old Bihar school pattachitra of the Jaganath Puri temple. The driftwood lamp is from a Thailand night market and the wooden totem pole on the left is from Papua New Guinea,” says Parikh.
At the far end of the living room, a swing from the family’s ancestral haveli in Gujarat, upcycled as a bench, offers a spot to sit back and enjoy the view from the window.
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On the opposite wall, a fabric-textured wall cover from Elementto echoes the patchwork theme. Curios and artwork create a layered vignette in this spot.
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Seen here is the inside view of the home’s entrance with walls and front door finished in a distressed yellow paint. At left foreground we see the dining area.
“The custom live-edge dining table rests on a metal base,” says Parikh. “The plaster of paris mural is inspired by Satish Gujaral and has been created and painted by Madhavi Mehta.”
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“The custom live-edge dining table rests on a metal base,” says Parikh. “The plaster of paris mural is inspired by Satish Gujaral and has been created and painted by Madhavi Mehta.”
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The kitchen has a muted colour scheme with pale beige quartz stone on the countertop, and tiles from Modern Ceramics.
In the master bedroom, herringbone wooden laminate flooring offsets the vibrant ikat-printed wall covers. Created by a local craftsman, the carved headboard is from Orissa and is flanked by an antique teak-wood chest.
This heirloom wooden dressing table was given a colourful makeover.
Vivid geometrical patterns in the artwork, upholstery and accents take centre stage in the guest bedroom. A characterful white trunk with leather trim and brass studs was upcycled as a dressing table.
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“The third bedroom was converted into a den with herringbone wooden laminate flooring and jute wall cover. The art deco chairs were reupholstered in an Ikat print fabric and are anchored by an Afghanistani rug which has been in the family for over 60 years,” says Parikh. A hand-painted plywood study table abuts the window.
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Who lives here: Dr and Mrs Parikh
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Year built: April 2021
Size: 158 square metres (1700 square feet); 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms; one study-cum-den
Interior design firm: Inscape Designers
Photos by Pulkit Sehgal
The living room showcases the globetrotting homeowners’ art collection, souvenirs and artefacts. The decorative ceiling is an amalgamation of different patterns of plaster of Paris and is finished in pale grey paint. Both the swing and sofas are custom-made by local artisans.