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Luxury home buyers have several options on high-end flats
A range of options on high-end apartments in various localities in the city have started to catch the attention of luxury home buyers.The prices of these luxury apartments, located within t...
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Lack of uniformity in growing rentals keeps residents worried
Even as some residential localities in Chennai are witnessing a steep rise in rentals, a number of localities are experiencing a stabilisation of rental values. In this period of rising prices of...
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A museum for sustainable lifestyle
A unique ethnographic museum exploring the traditional lifestyles and indigenous knowledge systems of rural communities in Rajasthan has come up at Moklawas village on the outskirts of Jodhpur. »
It's a green world
“What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Shakespeare's famous lines from Romeo and Juliet has hardly any takers at the four-day horti...
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Space Scape
The great charm of architecture is the sense of elevation they evoke on their facades. How to create a sense of height and space inside a residence, which does not have the luxury of a large space...
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Pet Pals
Have you ever tried semi-adopting a kitten? You will find yourself in a battle of wits that you are unlikely to win. First, they come timidly to your door for a bit of food. Then they start...
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An eventful terrace
‘Join us on the ‘terrace' over lunch and meet the life partner our son chose', says one invite. ‘We are doing a New Year dinner with all the residents of the loc...
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Kitchen magnate
Men will be pleased as plum to note that someone thought they need a kitchen. And made it the way they like it — it's one of those toys you can show off to friends over a drink you've...
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Design-wise
“It's a white building with blue glass windows,” we're told as we turn off NH-8 in Gurgaon.The Designwise India building is a centre of activity. Downstairs, if you peep through...
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Demolition and rebuilding gain momentum
M. Hariprasad, a resident of K.K.Nagar, was finding it difficult to cope with the challenges of his 30-year-old dilapidated apartment. All owners of the six housing units in the Housing Board apar...
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Designs in silver
It is the artistic margerita motifs that capture your attention as you zoom in on the Stilarte range of silverware from Italy at The Collections, UB City. Next is the finesse of pure form of silver...
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For that special experience
Adesigner boutique hotel, like The Manor, entrenched in Friends Colony, Delhi, is one where the style of the property is stressed with regard to every detailing that goes into designing it in terms...
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Drama in your rooms
The season is all about short days and overcast nights right now, but if you decorate your home like a jewel box, one can overlook the chill surroundings.Whether it's furniture or curtains,...
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Independent or going flat out?
If you are living in an apartment chances are that you have been part of association or colony meetings which clearly lay down restrictions ranging from no pets allowed, ‘centre-parkin...
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Old building, new look
Many of those who can afford a spanking new house live in an old one because of a lifetime of memories built around it. But they secretly hate the fact that the weather-beaten house compares poorly...
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