For Delhi’s Homes | Summer List

By Suchita S. 

While we’d all love to pack our bags and leave Delhi for the summer we spend most of our days locked in our homes, a welcome refuge from the smoldering heat. A great way to lighten the mood is by reinventing your interiors! What’s popular this season? Think easy, breezy pastels for upholstery and bedding, and bright and quirky accents for lighting and decor. There are a range of stores- old and new- for you to choose from. And these are some of our favorites.

Stunning Whites

For luxey cushions and the most sumptuous embroidered fabrics check out Sarita Handa. Their stunning pique and quilted bedspreads in lovely white and blue will keep you in an oasis through the cruel summer.

Where | Store 16, Khan Market {Close to Ogaan}

For the coolest sheets in Summer

Artisan Luxe in Meher Chand Market has the most amazing 300 count pure cotton sheets which won’t allow you to leave the bed. Also, they’re fairly affordable!

Where | 56, Mehar Chand Market, Lodhi Road

For Affordable Furniture

MoonRiver, the stylish design concept store, has a range of stools in bronze , silver and gold. The stools are hand turned wood which is then covered with metallic sheets . Very industrial chic and on trend!

Where | D-16 Defense Colony

For Fun Accents and On-the-Desk items

For fun accents

Second Floor Studio is definitely worth the climb. This new kid on the Khan Market block is the brainchild of the artist styling of interior decorator Punit Jasuja. Punit has put together an eclectic and stylish range of objects from cushions, to offering bowls and bric a brac like lovely buttery soft leather totes and Afghani mirror work cushions.

A must visit!

Where | #39 Second Floor, Khan Market {across the lane from Khan Chachas}

Nappa Dori | Trunks

While we may not have the opportunity to fill these Nappa Dori trunks with clothes fit for our next vacation, they make for a great way to add charisma to a space, and even store personal treasures. You could place the small sized beige trunk on an antique table, and stack up your favorite books on one side of it, using it to keep the rest of your collection- voila, an instant makeover for an empty corner of your drawing or study room.

Where | Shop no. 4 inner lane , Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi

Good Earth | Hanging Lanterns

Now while every house in Delhi seems to have at least one cushion from Good Earth, what’s often left hanging on the ceiling {quite literally} is their exquisite collection of lights. These are affordable, come in an array of colors and designs and look absolutely stunning with lit fairy lights nestled in them.

Where | Khan Market & Select Citywalk, Saket

Budget Friendly Curio Shopping | Sunder Nagar Market

Vintage-looking doorknobs, handles, clocks, antique-finished furniture- you name it, and you’re likely to find just what you are looking for in Sunder Nagar. There are plenty of shops for you to choose from, so stroll along the length of this market and you’ll definitely stumble upon something incredibly beautiful to compliment your decor. 

Here’s what you can discover in Sunder Nagar Market: www.littleblackbookdelhi.com/2012/01/90/curio-city

{Vintage furniture from Sunder Nagar}

Give your homes a makeover this Summer!