On this podcast we’ll be discussing everything you’ve ever wanted to know about home décor, from the small stuff, like how to hang art, to even questions like, how can I sleep better? What do I need to know before selecting the right paint colour?
Hi! I am Manju Sara Rajan, the editor-in-chief of Beautiful Homes and your host on this journey through the landscape of Indian interior design.
We’ll talk to the experts on a variety of these subjects and mop up all their tips, advice and hacks. So join me every week, as we figure things out together.
Happy Decorating!
Produced by Nikhil Dintakurthi
Sound Partner: Smart Voice Studio
n this clip, Beautiful Homes Editor in Chief Manju Sara Rajan, speaks with our host Rachana about realistic challenges of Minimalism in India. Please listen to the whole episode to know more about Colour Next by Asian Paints
In this clip, Beautiful Homes Editor in Chief Manju Sara Rajan, speaks with our host Rachana about 2023's top design trends to look for. Please listen to the whole episode to know more about Colour Next by Asian Paints
In this episode, we are discussing why neutral has come to signify elegance today, why is the world not a riot of colours it used to be, and why have Indians become afraid of colour in our homes. It is also the best time to have a conversation about colour because Asian Paints is announcing the Colour Of The Year and the decor trends for 2023 this month, as part of their annual initiative called ColourNext. We are talking to Manju Sara Rajan who is the editor-in-chief of Beautiful Homes India an...
Furniture Designer Tony talks about how to maintain the wood furniture and what all need to take care in the cleaning process.
In this clip, Tony talks to Rachana about, what all tools are required to star the DIY process, they explore what to buy and most importantly, what not to buy. Tune into the episode 5 to listen to the whole conversation.
Which type off wood is the longest lasting? Why mango wood is not the best idea for your furniture? How can you DIY simple pieces for your home? We asked Tony Kordolia, head of production at the Goa-based brand Josmo Studio, everything we could think of about wood and furniture. We also asked him about his unusual journey from MTV Roadies to industrial and furniture design. All of which started because of his love for making things, including bikes, with his own hands. Hosted by Rachana Nakra Pr...
In this clip, Rachana asks Amrita on What are few things you keep in mind to make a film set visually look like a home?
In this clip, production designer Amrita talks about process of taking the personality from the brief and implementing it on a Film Set.
From Brahmastra and Kalank to Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani and Wake Up Sid, in her stellar career as an art director Amrita Mahal Nakai has made movies of every scale and size look beautiful. How different or similar is set design from home design? What does she bring from her own life experiences to décor? Bollywood’s favourite production designer Amrita tells us that as it is in life, even in film designing a space is about knowing the personality and character of the person who the space belongs to...
This episode takes the conversation from designing the home to running a household—it includes questions related to finances and the home that you always wanted answers to bit didn’t know who to ask.
This episode takes the conversation from designing the home to running a household—it includes every question related to finances and the home that you always wanted answers to bit didn’t know who to ask. Get expert advice from Chartered Accountant Lavanya Mohan on planning a budget for your daily needs and for your indulgences, dealing with inflation and recession, the best time to buy and decorate a home and much much more. Hosted by Rachana Nakra Produced by Nikhil Dintakurthi Sound Partner: ...
On this episode we have an expert Sarah Sham, to answer all your rental home related questions. She is full of simple tips, ideas and hacks on making your rental home look and feel like your dream home while working on a budget.
What are the things you should be looking at in a house before renting it? Is it possible to give a brand-new look to the bathroom on a budget? Which furniture pieces are worth buying, and which ones should you just rent? On this episode we have an expert to answer all your rental home related questions. Sarah Sham is the principal designer at Essajee’s Atelier, one of the most sought-after design practices in the country. She is the best person for this podcast not just for that, but also becau...
We sat Devika down to get her expert opinion on flowers, table settings, balcony decorations, sustainable décor ideas, party games and everything that goes behind making celebrations at home with friends and family not just fun, but also beautiful. If you are planning a Diwali card party or a Christmas/New Year bash in your home, this is the episode to listen to.
We are launching season two of the Let’s Talk Décor bang in the middle of the festive season. Which means we are in the thick of shopping, decorating, feasting and of course entertaining. If you are planning a Diwali card party or a Christmas/New Year bash in your home, this is the episode to listen to. Our first guest this season is India’s best-known wedding designer, and the founder of Devika Narain and company. Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are only one of the many celebrity couples who tru...
Welcome to Season 2 of Let's Talk Decor Podcast with our new host Rachana Nakra. In this season, we continue to bring you the most relevant and relatable conversations on decor and design. Stay tuned for our new episodes, releasing every alternate Thursday.
This podcast is brought to you by Beautifulhomes.com About Beautiful Homes: Beautiful Homes Services brings customised interior design to everyone, allowing clients to create their dream homes with expert designers with the end-to-end project management and delivery guarantee you know you get from Asian Paints. If you’d like to know more about BHS and everything else under the décor category of Asian Paints then log on to beautifulhomes.com. Hosted by Manju Sara Rajan Produced by Nikhil Dintakur...
Understand and accept that design takes time. The only sort of home you can move into with everything perfectly loaded up would be a show flat. Real homes take time to put together. So, exhale… and listen to this episode and learn about How to begin a Mood Board, reach for the experts and few more things that will help you get started in your design process. Happy Decorating!!!
In our last episode we explored why it is important to figure out your interior design style and also where to start that exploration process. Now, onward to step 2.
Much of our show is going to be about speaking with designers and experts, but the intention is really to help those of you interested in being your own interior designer. Or even if you’re hoping to hire a designer, the starting point of creating a design is figuring out your own style. In this episode of 'Let's Talk Decor' Manju points out the big question: How? How do I figure out my home design style.
In this episode, Manju got to ask him about his approach to design, to difficult clients, to the way he melds art into his spaces, and why, all those years ago, before anyone else, he left the madding crowd and moved away. Expect lots of sass in this conversation, Pinakin is not one to mince words. This podcast is brought to you by Beautifulhomes.com About Beautiful Homes: Beautiful Homes Services brings customised interior design to everyone, allowing clients to create their dream homes with ex...
Covid is the biggest design influence since World War 2. Nothing else from the 20th century and certainly not from the 21st has had more impact on the way we live and design our spaces. In this episode, Manju's going to be speaking with one of the rock stars of the podcasting scene in India - Varun Duggirala on how Working-from-home has changed the way he perceives spaces, consistency in be creative and many more. This podcast is brought to you by Beautifulhomes.com About Beautiful Homes: Beauti...
If Covid has been the biggest design influence since world war 2 then work-from-home is its most dramatic result. This is a weird lovechild between an epidemic and our economic system. Stay tuned to know more about how work from home changed our life forever and if we’ll ever go back to that time when home was for home. Host: Manju Sara Rajan
In this episode the award-winning Mumbai-based chef Thomas Zacharias talks about what a professional chef looks for in a personal kitchen space, and how he designed his own home kitchen. This podcast is brought to you by Beautifulhomes.com About Beautiful Homes: Beautiful Homes Services brings customised interior design to everyone, allowing clients to create their dream homes with expert designers with the end-to-end project management and delivery guarantee you know you get from Asian Paints. ...
In this short segment, Manju Sara Rajan looks at how the design of the Indian kitchen has metamorphosed from utilitarian to custom-made and the many different kinds of customisations that major brands like Sleek, a kitchen brand by Asian Paints, are now doing for customers.
The director of Delhi-based lighting consultancy firm Lightbook tells us what a lighting designer does, and why he advises clients to be careful while choosing dark colours for their walls. This podcast is brought to you by Beautifulhomes.com About Beautiful Homes: Beautiful Homes Services brings customised interior design to everyone, allowing clients to create their dream homes with expert designers with the end-to-end project management and delivery guarantee you know you get from Asian Paint...
Lighting is the single most important, ubiquitous element of design in any kind of home. It doesn't matter whether your house is big or small, whether it's a flat or it's a house. Lighting will decide how a space makes you feel, how you interact with it, even how comfortably you sleep in it. So how can you get it right? Stay tuned. Host: Manju Sara Rajan
In the first episode of Let’s Talk Décor, we’re discussing the sticky problem of organising and storage. To understand the problem and how to solve for it, we’re speaking with Rohini Rajagopalan. Rohini is a certified professional organizer who runs Organize With Ease, India's leading organizing and decluttering service. Her company works on a wide range of spaces from just wardrobes to offices and homes. Her idea came about, she says, when she kept hearing the phrase, ‘where's the space’ during...
Here's What to Expect You’re listening to Let’s Talk Décor by beautifulhomes.com , India’s largest home décor platform, which is a part of Asian Paints. I am Manju Sara Rajan, the editor-in-chief of Beautiful Homes and your host on this journey through the landscape of Indian interior design. On this podcast we’ll be discussing everything you’ve ever wanted to know about home décor, from the small stuff, like how to hang art, to even questions like, ‘how can I sleep better? What do I need to kno...
