The Ideal Home and Garden (TIHG) revolves around the home, the magazine makes the idea of living well and within your means an attainable reality. TIHG is all about bringing the good life home and doing it within your budget. From house fashion to kitchen hands, entertaining essentials and decor lessons, we give you the ideas and the options and help you make the right choice. To put it succinctly, we hold your hand as you move from one stage to the next in homemaking.
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LETTER OF THE MONTH
May • With the world locked up in their homes, this May is the perfect time to give your home some undivided love and care. So, get on board and attain some mental peace through indulging in incredible DIYs, relaxing plant grooming or those popular organizing hacks.
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Comfort at it's best • Couches like never before? Now accessorize your home with these beautiful and bright cushions which can accentuate your space, making it inviting and pleasant.
Have a seat, please! • These backless seating units play a pivotal role in the room, coming in various styles and designs. Check out some amazing stools for the next look that you are planning.
A PURPOSEFUL SPREAD • From living room to bedroom, these rugs or mats can transmit warmth and finesse as the purpose revolves around accomplishing floor spreading, and also encouraging a lot of tasks specially during these quarantine days!
NEW OUTFITS FOR INDIAN MOTIFS • Indian traditional symbols are reentering the décor space in their innovative and incredible new forms that are redefining the décor landscape as a whole. Quirky, colourful and authentically Indian, these décor items are the stylish reinvention that add an ethnic flavour that is modernized and re-stylized to perfection.
A Gem -Story ! • Come get inspired by the allure and beauty of gemstones that will become the focus of all your regal dreams. Let’s take a look of how the colours - Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire and Topaz look exquisite in decor, making any space look undeniably luxurious and rich.
Embrace The Power of Ten
COLOUR ME SPLENDID! • Integrating colour into any space can be an intimidating and worrisome prospect, but with a few thoughtful interior touches, you can transform a lacklustre space into a stand-out scheme.
A TALE TO TELL • Experience gives deep insights into any area of life or occupation, which are key to having an understanding that can be truly beneficial and revealing. So here is Nishita Kamdar of Studio Nishita Kamdar to offer us some key episodes and learning from her exciting architectural and design kitty that are illuminating indeed.
ENTER DESIGN-LAND • Growing up in a family full of creative people, Vritima Wadhwa’s inclination for design was natural. After completing her furniture design course from NID, Ahmedabad and working with renowned firms in India, Vritima started her practice in 2013-14. Today, the creative director and founder of Project 810 Spaces/Furniture shares her personal design journey, right from its inception, to the exciting new directions that it has taken her in.
NURTURED BY NATURE • Green living is the hottest trend discussed in various fields, but it has remained in the sphere of lip service primarily. But to truly integrate and immerse yourself in nature in order to upgrade the field of architecture moving forward, here are some key pointers that are a true revelation.
MY BATHROOM, MY SPACE! • With bathroom becoming an incredible space to showcase an elegant and cohesive design vision, here are five best designed bathrooms from Chicago Studio that are bound to inspire you.
Let’s Start with Carpets !
DIVINE KITCHEN DESIGNS! • Functionality and aesthetics need to come together in order to create a kitchen that meets its true...