They say that anything to become a habit takes 21 days, well I want to see that me keeping up with my blog becomes a habit or not. I wanted to share a little bit about my house. This took a lot of planning to build and a lot of effort to make it stand as to how it is today.
I wanted a traditional house initially, that was the brief to the architect. What I had in mind was something like a Kerala house with the slanting roof. But that was not possible for various reasons. So we made a modern looking house with a lot of natural materials like wood and stone to set an earthy tone to the house. Since I love Indian sculpture and art and I do own quite a bit of artifact, I wanted the house to be in sync with that as well.
My home is partially done now, meaning that the majority of the work is finished but the personal touch with the interiors is still pending. I am told that this will take a few years down the lane. But overall I am very happy with the outcome. Three things that we were very particular about:
1. Ventilation: G was very particular that we relied on natural air circulation and no air conditioning for our house. He believed that earlier all the houses in the villages were very cool even in peak summers because of cross ventilation and the thoughtful way in which it was built. So we had visited a few houses and checked how it still remained cool when it was really hot outside. He also researched cooling tiles for the roof and even very tiny details as to where we should put in sunshades, which rooms would need the heat etc.
2. Natural Light: You can call our house a glasshouse since almost every wall has a window. This was done so that we get a lot of natural lighting. We don't need to switch on the lights till six in the evening and with the windows and cross ventilation going, we don't require fan as well at times. Our architect was perplexed with the number of windows and fans we needed but in retrospect this has been the best decision. I often argued with G that I wanted more walls to hang my paintings for which he said you can do mosaic painting on the windows and he should be thankful I did not act upon that!
3. Aesthetically pleasing: This has been my highlight throughout. I wanted a beautiful and well-designed home. Every little thing from the light fittings to the doorknobs, we have made sure that it is pleasing to the eyes. Each window should overlook something beautiful. I got a mural artist to paint the walls of my landscape area only because I wanted a tulsi plant to be there but the walls looked bare. At the risk of sounding vain, I can say that each morning I feel I have woken up at a resort.
There are a lot of other things that we paid attention to like making a place for everything, where we store our brooms or a dedicated medicine cabinet. To avoid clutter. We still have a lot of landscaping to do which we would gradually come to.
I would share some pictures soon! Coming back to my day, it was pretty much the same as any other. I did manage to finish a few of my pending work which was good start. A few series that we saw recently and liked it:
1. Special OPS (Hotstar): This G watched and he said that it was good and gripping. I do intend to watch it later though.
2. Locke and Key (Netflix): This I really liked, it was fast-paced, fantasy and apparently based on a comic book (which I have downloaded for a read as well). I like this genre a lot so this was very refreshing!
3. Asur (Voot): Was a very good thriller, I liked the screenplay and the pace of the story. On the downside, I felt that they played it safe with the mythology part of it, But overall really good
4. She (Netflix): I liked the beginning of it, but the characterization is quite bizarre and poor. It is an okay watch.
So I spoke with my mum during the day about a tv series that they have all started watching again:
Amma: They are screening Mahabharat and Ramayana again in DD. The old one, the original one. It's really nice, you can see it.
Me: The 'Main samay hoon' one?
Amma: Correct that one. We all have started watching it again.
Me: Great! you can relive the olden days then
Amma: Yes! Wait I will tell you the channel number...*goes on to give the channel number and explaining when it is aired*
Me: Okay will try and catch it online.
I did not mention it to her that maybe they are going to stop all their beloved SUN TV serials by 31st March. My parents and second parents(Chacha and Chachi) all watch SUN TV regularly, though Pappa and Chacha (As we call Mama, since our cousins used to call him that) will not admit being loyal viewers, even though they have been caught numerous times binge-watching these serials on their own. I am sure this newly casted old series will keep them busy for a while.
Another day passes by, I hope the next day is more productive than today.
I wanted a traditional house initially, that was the brief to the architect. What I had in mind was something like a Kerala house with the slanting roof. But that was not possible for various reasons. So we made a modern looking house with a lot of natural materials like wood and stone to set an earthy tone to the house. Since I love Indian sculpture and art and I do own quite a bit of artifact, I wanted the house to be in sync with that as well.
My home is partially done now, meaning that the majority of the work is finished but the personal touch with the interiors is still pending. I am told that this will take a few years down the lane. But overall I am very happy with the outcome. Three things that we were very particular about:
1. Ventilation: G was very particular that we relied on natural air circulation and no air conditioning for our house. He believed that earlier all the houses in the villages were very cool even in peak summers because of cross ventilation and the thoughtful way in which it was built. So we had visited a few houses and checked how it still remained cool when it was really hot outside. He also researched cooling tiles for the roof and even very tiny details as to where we should put in sunshades, which rooms would need the heat etc.
2. Natural Light: You can call our house a glasshouse since almost every wall has a window. This was done so that we get a lot of natural lighting. We don't need to switch on the lights till six in the evening and with the windows and cross ventilation going, we don't require fan as well at times. Our architect was perplexed with the number of windows and fans we needed but in retrospect this has been the best decision. I often argued with G that I wanted more walls to hang my paintings for which he said you can do mosaic painting on the windows and he should be thankful I did not act upon that!
3. Aesthetically pleasing: This has been my highlight throughout. I wanted a beautiful and well-designed home. Every little thing from the light fittings to the doorknobs, we have made sure that it is pleasing to the eyes. Each window should overlook something beautiful. I got a mural artist to paint the walls of my landscape area only because I wanted a tulsi plant to be there but the walls looked bare. At the risk of sounding vain, I can say that each morning I feel I have woken up at a resort.
There are a lot of other things that we paid attention to like making a place for everything, where we store our brooms or a dedicated medicine cabinet. To avoid clutter. We still have a lot of landscaping to do which we would gradually come to.
I would share some pictures soon! Coming back to my day, it was pretty much the same as any other. I did manage to finish a few of my pending work which was good start. A few series that we saw recently and liked it:
1. Special OPS (Hotstar): This G watched and he said that it was good and gripping. I do intend to watch it later though.
2. Locke and Key (Netflix): This I really liked, it was fast-paced, fantasy and apparently based on a comic book (which I have downloaded for a read as well). I like this genre a lot so this was very refreshing!
3. Asur (Voot): Was a very good thriller, I liked the screenplay and the pace of the story. On the downside, I felt that they played it safe with the mythology part of it, But overall really good
4. She (Netflix): I liked the beginning of it, but the characterization is quite bizarre and poor. It is an okay watch.
So I spoke with my mum during the day about a tv series that they have all started watching again:
Amma: They are screening Mahabharat and Ramayana again in DD. The old one, the original one. It's really nice, you can see it.
Me: The 'Main samay hoon' one?
Amma: Correct that one. We all have started watching it again.
Me: Great! you can relive the olden days then
Amma: Yes! Wait I will tell you the channel number...*goes on to give the channel number and explaining when it is aired*
Me: Okay will try and catch it online.
I did not mention it to her that maybe they are going to stop all their beloved SUN TV serials by 31st March. My parents and second parents(Chacha and Chachi) all watch SUN TV regularly, though Pappa and Chacha (As we call Mama, since our cousins used to call him that) will not admit being loyal viewers, even though they have been caught numerous times binge-watching these serials on their own. I am sure this newly casted old series will keep them busy for a while.
Another day passes by, I hope the next day is more productive than today.
Wow wonderful excellent as usual keep it going
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