Terra & Tones

Gulmohar House

Family home

A family home in gold-veined marble, oak and linen, opening onto a patio under a gulmohar tree. Most of the light is built into the joinery: ceiling coves, backlit niches and glass cabinets lit from inside.

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27 rooms and details
Materials
Gold-veined marble, Oak veneer, Walnut, Linen, Bouclé, Blue lacquer, Black steel, Rattan
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Room
Foyer
Materials
Oak veneer, Grey marble, Gilt fluting
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A panelled entrance door with gilt fluting, a wall of grey marble, and a pendant over a stone shoe bench.
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Room
Hall
Materials
Marble, Fluted walnut, Linen
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A wide marble hall with a fluted timber dado and a cushioned bench clad in stone.
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Room
Entry console
Materials
Fluted oak, Black marble, Warm LED
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A round backlit mirror on fluted oak, over a floating console with a black marble top.
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Room
Bar wall
Materials
Gold-veined marble, Blue lacquer, Glass
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Glass cabinets lit from inside, a stone pilaster lit along both edges, and a deep blue counter under gold-veined marble.
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Room
Living room
Materials
Bouclé, Walnut, Tan leather
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Floor-to-ceiling glass onto the gulmohar canopy, a low sofa with a leather chaise, and an arched niche screened by a jaali.
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Room
Living room, alcove side
Materials
Marble, Walnut, Linen
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Sheer curtains, a round walnut table, and a brown stone pilaster lit from both sides.
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Room
Family room
Materials
Limewash, Fluted walnut, Brass
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A limewashed media wall over a cove-lit floating console, fluted walnut and shelves hung from the ceiling.
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Room
Lounge
Materials
Reeded glass, Oak, Bouclé
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A deep sectional on a patterned rug, a reeded-glass screen with painted bird panels, and a line of light along the ceiling.
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Room
Arched alcove
Materials
Carved plaster, Steel jaali, Oak
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A carved tree in relief behind an arch, a jaali of interlocking rings, and backlit panels painted with grasses.
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Room
Tree niche
Materials
Carved plaster, Oak, Rattan
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The tree relief seen from the patio side, over an oak plinth lit from beneath.
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Room
Patio
Materials
Rattan, Black steel, Marble
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A rattan swing under the gulmohar, a planted steel grid, and black-framed sliding doors into the house.
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Room
Garden wall
Materials
Black steel, Oak, Planting
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Planters hung on a steel grid above a long cabinet edged in oak.
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Room
Dining
Materials
Marble, Mirror glass, Oak
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A six-seat table under a ceiling medallion, a mirrored cabinet wall, and a lit bar niche set in marble.
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Room
Kitchen to dining
Materials
Matte lacquer, Oak, Cane
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Tall handle-less units, a cane-basket larder, and the dining room in the light beyond.
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Room
Kitchen
Materials
Blue lacquer, Gold-veined marble, Oak
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Deep blue base units, a gold-veined marble backsplash, and open oak niches lit from above.
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Room
Galley
Materials
Matte lacquer, Oak, Marble
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A hanging plant shelf, a lit oak niche between tall units, and blue drawers along the hob.
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Room
Utility
Materials
Blue lacquer, Stone, Oak
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A balcony utility with a stone top, blue units, and the washer tucked to one side.
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Room
Bedroom
Materials
Painted mural, Navy upholstery, Oak
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A blush floral mural inside a lit arch, a navy headboard, and a window seat along one wall.
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Room
Bedroom, wardrobe wall
Materials
Lacquer, Oak, Smoked glass
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Handle-less wardrobes around a lit glass display, with the mural arch beside the bed.
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Room
Bedroom
Materials
Textured paint, Grey upholstery, Linen
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A painted wave in teal and sand, traced by a line of light that drops behind the bed.
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Room
Bedroom, desk corner
Materials
Grey laminate, Linen, Painted plaster
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A curved grey desk under the window, a capsule mirror, and the wave mural over the bed.
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Room
Bedroom
Materials
Upholstered panels, Oak, Lacquer
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A headboard wall of padded arches lit from behind, framed in oak, beside a capsule mirror.
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Room
Bedroom, media wall
Materials
Oak, Lacquer, Smoked glass
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A floating console under the screen, a full-height oak door, and a wardrobe with a lit glass bay.
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Room
Bedroom
Materials
Linen, Oak, Blue upholstery
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A window seat under a roman blind, a study desk, and a bookcase lit behind smoked glass.
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Room
Guest room
Materials
Carved panels, Bouclé, Oak
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A wall of carved circles beside fluted panels, a bouclé armchair, and floating shelves.
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Room
Reading room
Materials
Charcoal upholstery, Oak, Gilt
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A charcoal sofa bed under a wall of prints, with sculpted gilt wall lights.
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Room
Reading room, window desk
Materials
Oak, Reeded glass, Linen
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An oak desk under a roman blind, a reeded-glass partition, and tall handle-less storage.

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