Mathanki's Chic Mumbai Home House Call

Name: Mathanki
Location: Mumbai, India

Quirky, chic, yet practical- that's what we set to achieve as we began designing our 800 square foot apartment in Mumbai. Apartments in Mumbai are tiny, so we needed to create an illusion of large space by breaking down walls and opening up spaces. We converted the second bedroom to an open study- cum bar, opening yet again to our kitchen and dining.

Although we didn't go overboard coloring every wall, we did want bring in a bit of color in every room. For the living room, we went for a rich dark chocolate texture 'art' wall, which would provide a good contrast to all the framed artworks and prints we plan to put up. The brick wall brought in enough color to the study. As for the aqua- there is no story, except it's my most favorite color! I find my bedroom wall most calming- reminds me of the oceans, reminds me of nature. Aqua unlike most colors is neither to bright and jarring to the eye, nor is it too dark and depressing.

Thanks, Mahtanki!

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Comments (15)

The moment i saw that color on the wall, I thought, this must be in India. Its such a beautiful color!

Absolutely georgous! I just wanted to climb into the photos.

Where oh where is the long, aqua pillow from on the bed?

The pillow is from Good Earth, a small, high end chain in several cities in India. I have it in a color that would match the bed. I think it cost $50 or so, including insert - which is an absolute fortune in India.

Good Earth has fabulous and trendy stuff. It is a must stop for high end shoppers in India.

I absolutely love the aqua pillow on your bed and the aqua on the walls...lovely!!! Beautiful home, would love to see more!

Very nice sense of colors and of using different colors to give a classy, but livable look. Nix the Steven King book... you already read it. Give it away. :-)

Paint your switch plates and outlet covers to make them melt into the wall. Otherwise, perfection.

Lovely. Had seen a few pictures of your home on your blog, but this is awesome. Love that wall!

luv the aqua color! where can i get it? thanks in advance.

Boy did you ever hit the nail with your bedroom wall color. Its the ocean. And aqua is my favorite color too, I am soooo doing this. Its reflects so much light, I can tell.

Really curious about the beautiful aqua. It has such depth and texture. It really does not appear to be a uniform paint color. Any tips on how we can recreate that?

Thank you all!

Regarding the aqua wall, it is a pretty simple technique.
We painted the base wall smooth with a darker blue, and for the second layer- very rough brushing over in a lighter blue.