practical minimalism

The fact that this 800-square-foot second-storey home on suburban Bandra was sitting in a building engulfed by generous greenery made it easy to select white as a base to build on. “The space is compact, but the windows are nice big and overlooking lush trees, bringing in a lot of natural light. The brief was to have the living room cosy, easy to maintain, bright and light.” Within this capsule of bright light, Amritha leveraged the homeowner’s desire for a soothing shell by giving the neutral tone a warm top note. She used greyish-white concrete for the living room walls, which worked well with the uninterrupted light grey flooring tiles. “The idea was to keep one flooring for the whole house as the space is small. We have kept the palette in Living room design has neutral colour palette with pop of red in the TV unit - Beautiful Homes The living room had a neutral greyish-white colour palette with a pop of red seen in the TV unit. light shades of grey and whites.” The tone on tone continues with the choice of light ash wood veneers used on the doors “to provide a contrasting touch to the concrete walls. And a rather striking piece of art especially created for this home, which hangs behind the living room sofa. “That wall needed something, so we created an artwork, which is a layering of shapes, in all-white so it stands out against the wall.” The other pieces of furniture were either designed or thoughtfully chosen to fit the homeowners’ requirement of cosy. “The daybed, for instance, was customised to bring that kind of cosiness where you can just lie and read a book with a cup of coffee by the window.” Apart from that inspired piece of art, the neutrals seen in the living area—the light greys and light ash veneer—are common to all the spaces in the house. “Then each space has its own feature in contrast to these neutral binding colours,” explains Amritha.