Home tours are always so much more interesting than any other kind of post. It gives you an opportunity to step into a home you would otherwise have not seen. See a perspective, a way of life so different than your own or similar even. No two homes are alike, like no two people are. A home tells so much about the inhabitants. And so it should come as no surprise that
Ritika Mittal's home is as warm, colourful and dramatic as her work
Mora is. Each wall and each corner gets its share of attention, care and splash of colour, and yet it doesn't overwhelm. While Ritika's passion for colour and fabric is evident across the home, her husband Aditya Nair's passion for films makes itself evident through the many framed posters of international cinema and the cupboards filled with books on everything from, fiction, art and cinema.
Thai mask above Ritika's custom made curtains.
The 'Idioci' poster attracts the eye and you are further rewarded by interesting frames picked up from the streets of London and that lovely tin with the
Klimt print on it. I love anything
Klimt.(do click on the 2nd link, its a beautiful website that showcases his work so beautifully)
It cannot be that Ritika Mittal's home doesn't have generous doses of
Nagaland. She loves that place like her own.
The striking red painting is by
Shail Belani.
Ritika's & Aditya's walls have fun things to say :)
Cheerfully dancing Shiva on a red serving tray :)
There is love in every corner in this home. Top: passage to the bedroom has my favourite aged and handpainted tiles from Jaipur. And below is the couple's shoe rack, sorry, shoe trunks, handpainted by Ritika herself.
The bathroom door on the left gets finger printed flowers by Ritika & the right hand corner has paintings by none other than
Dithi Chakraborty :) Not to miss the checkered bright curtains designed by her.
Isn't this idea so simple, doable & dramatic?
The bedroom has curtains designed by Ritika in warm tones, from yellow to red, with her trademark patchwork. I went to her place as she was preparing to host a large party at her place. But she was still the perfect host & that's my glass of water served on a tray on the bed.
And from the beautiful bedroom we step into the gorgeous balcony and here is where things get really interesting. I was debating whether to begin the post with pictures of this, then I thought I must take you through the home tour the way I saw it myself.
The bedroom opens out into this generous, sunlit balcony, shaded with
chick blinds and dotted with plants.
A close-up of the stools bought from
Oshiwara (A road in Andheri where you get all kinds of furniture, antique and brand new)
As I was clicking the balcony, Ritika was tying up these little beautifies to hang up.
The gorgeous piece de resistance in Ritika's balcony. Her
Bani Thani coffee table. Ritika bought the tiles a few years back from Jaipur and recently made it into a table.
And because I couldn't have enough of it, I thought you too will enjoy another angle of this inspired piece of furniture.
Ritika told me that none of the stuff in her home costs the heaven and the earth. But the fact is it all still looks like a million bucks :)
Orange Bicycle is this really cool shopping destination in Bangalore and my interactions with them long before they even launched the store. They were sweet enough to call me and book artnlight products well in advance. The Orange Bicycle website says "Orange Bicycle is a space where we bring together a story – a story of the beautiful, the desirable, the fun, the boho, and the chic, the sophisticated and at the same time quirky under one roof" And I couldn't agree more. But more than that, I have been retailing with them for 4 months now & they are the sweetest people to interact with. Great products + great ambience + a good attitude will always take a business places. So here's wishing Orange Bicycle a great future & here's how cool their store looks. I'm personally just tempted to jump into a flight and browse through their gorgeous space. Soon. Till then here are some pictures from their facebook page.
If I walked by something that looked like this, there would be no stopping me from entering the place. And all the green plants in pretty potters outside is by this concept store called 'Green Essence'
have to love their simple but dramatic style
This Orange Bicycle is not for sale - great display value.
And this has to be my favourite, Orange Bicycle's own products. I love the way this picture is composed and shot.
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