Being our first year we had alot many decisions to make and alot many things to learn too. It was great to interact with new brands, travel to new places and learn so much through many of our DIY projects that we curated for you. This week we take a moment and pick out the 6 most popular blog entries of 2016.

 

6 Easy tips to make any room plush

 

6 Easy Tips To Make Any Room Look Plush

After a day’s hard work, you have all the right to sink into the warm haven of your own bedroom. Considering its importance in the scheme of things, your bedroom is your prime and private space which needs an upgrade every now and then. And no reasons are required to justify it, just the fact that you deserve a leg-up on the luxe side of things. And you need not shell out the big bucks for it but just take on some clever ideas for a little boutique bedroom overhaul. In this entry we got you our six most-loved design-hacks to do up your bedroom or for that matter any room, in style.

 

 

Decor Idea For A Man’s Den

Now, a man is not the typical colour blind, unaesthetic and boring clone of his erstwhile anymore. With time we are seeing more men taking an interest in and being decisive about their choices in home interiors as much as their wives. And rightly so. This means a different aesthetic which could be the defining brief giving way to minimalistic decor, monochromatic colour schemes, in bedrooms that are then not just ‘cute’ or replete with pillows that almost look like a french poodle [no offense intended!].

 

Recreating shabby chic - designing Deepankshi & Reena

 

Recreating Shabby Chic – Designing Deepankshi & Reena’s Brand Outlet In Delhi

It was just the onset of the short-lived spring season of Delhi, in February, when Deepankshi & Reena took up a place in Delhi’s designer village of Lado Sarai, already becoming a hub for quite a few prominent indie fashion brands. Theirs was a vision to set up their eponymous brand’s flagship store which would be the perfect setting to showcase their designs, their brief was to recreate a shabby chic look for their brand outlet in Delhi. The aim was to have the space be dreamy and pretty and yet have some part of it left raw. With the store being not too expansive, the illusion of a wide space also had to be created and the designer put the layout down as a contiguous one for easy movement. Also came in the idea of keeping it clean and white with statement décor in sections and ambient lighting highlighting the collection to be displayed like artwork. Further on, the design firm brought in flowers on trellis, chevron pattern flooring, quirky vanity room, high ceiling with arches and a lot of bespoke elements to add that special touch. From the chandeliers, to the hand sewn upholstery on the cupboard and chairs to the barn door in the office space, much customisation and character was also infused.

 

Story of a Tin Box

 

Story Of A TIN BOX

With the airlines taking this part of in-flight hospitality seriously, the frequent flyers amongst us have something to look forward to, and collect! From yummy cookie jars, square boxes with assorted nuts or other tit bits, we all have got at least one of these cute and quirky boxes back home with us, [while some of us might have one of each type]. Now that we love these souvenirs, as it were, why don’t we make something more useful out of these little collectibles which can be totally re-purposed and upcycled as small storage boxes and tins. At Dextra.in, we love taking up the most unassuming objects to give them a whole new meaning. For our present project, we involved two very different people with very different perspectives so as to get two separate takes on re-purposing these metal containers. Our contenders were told that we need to keep the project a simple DIY format, something that our audience can easily emulate, and to get in an eco-friendly angle, if possible, as well. With this as the brief, we had our contenders with their creations for you to get inspired with.

 

Inside taj lake palace Dextra.in

 

INSIDE TAJ LAKE PALACE: Decoding It’s Interior

We all have our reasons to love the hotel we prefer and pick. In this post we get you an inside view of one of the luxurious suites at the Taj Lake Palace Hotel and take some inspiration from all its splendour to bring home ideas for a romantic decor. Located amidst the lake Pichola in Udaipur, this hotel has all that can make you fall in love with it. Located, as it seems, on a small private island, it has a warmth of its own and a grandeur par excellence. The property has 83 rooms and we get you in on one of the suites with a lake facing window to decode its interior to derive some motivation to get a bit of the snazzy hotel room glam into our homes as well.

 

4-tips-for-people-who-work-from-home.Dextra.in

 

4 TIPS FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK FROM HOME

Many people think that working from home is just like the most inspirational, comfy situation one can be in. Flexi-timings, a cuppa’ coffee on a balcony with a view (as you type), and working on projects you’re really passionate about. But as they say, the grass is always greener on the other side. Multitasking while sitting in your cubicle is all about work, but multitasking at home means you’re also handling your home chores! Yup, there are tons of unwanted distractions. To help you thrive in your work-from-home situation, in this post we get you Merril Diniz, a fierce Goan gal working in the big city, to shares her own experiences of being an indie professional. Here are her 4 tips for people who work from home.

These were our choices that made up to the list of the best of 2016. Now it might be that you may have liked any other post more than our featured ones in this list. In that case, please do let us know you favourite. You can leave a comment on our Facebook or Instagram page or tweet us if you may.

In the end, we thank all our followers, brands and people who gave us all the positivity and helped us to move on. Thank you and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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