Naina Reddy and Rajat Sanghvi, founders and principal designers of MakeSpace Architects, decided to do up their own home inHyderabadin a way that best showcased their personal style. The couple who recently became parents, moved into a 3,000-square-foot, three-bedroom apartment in a posh location in the city, and managed to decorate their home in a span of two-and-a-half months.
Named Stonebridge Abode, the home architecturally follows the French style with beautiful, arched windows bringing in plenty of light and opening to unending views of the cityscape. “We imagined the apartment as a white canvas which led us to decorate it with different colours through art that we collected on our travels. The space not just reflects our personality, but expresses the way we live—vibrant yet simple,” says Reddy.
Monochrome Wonder
Themain dooris painted in a dark hue but once inside, the walls are a wave of white, complemented by white, mirror-polished Vietnamese marble flooring and sheer curtains against the large French windows that filter in ample natural light. “We really don’t use artificial lighting until evening as there’s enough sunlight during the day,” reveals Sanghvi. The use of white was a conscious decision so as to enhance the sense of space and draw attention to the architectural features, especially the arches. “The white base helps define the contemporary clean lines and simple geometry of the space. We kept the palette neutral and splashed in as much colour all across the house in the form of artworks andwallpapers,” he adds.
