Husna Rahaman

Wake up and express yourself

Husna Rahaman’s article in Bangalore Times. GIVEN that your home is a form of self-expression, what does your home say about you? No, this is not a Cosmopolitan magazine "If you score between 1 and 6, you probably need a new spouse in a new ho...

Husna Rahaman

Different strokes for different hosts

Husna Rahaman’s article in Bangalore Times. GUESTS come in as many flavours as there are hosts. Some bring sunshine and cheer into your life. Others bring the same only into the life of ma-in-law. Some hosts fling their homes open for...

Husna Rahaman

Study dens: a case for cyberspace

Husna Rahaman’s article in Bangalore Times. LET'S accept some home truths. The crashing of the hard disc of your computer is more painful than a slip disc. A mother board is as essential as Mrs Mom herself, and Pentium is the name of t...

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The kitchen that ate the formal dining space

Husna Rahaman’s article in Bangalore Times. THE new kitchen breaks boundaries and makes its way into the dining room. Time was when dining room design was formulaic. A chandelier, prefer- ably crystal was centred over a rectangular tab...

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Family room – One room wonder

Husna Rahaman’s article in Bangalore Times. AN Englishman's home is his castle, although I know of an l room that would not fail to extract the caveman in him- heaven forbid! A huge projected image of missed spears hissing "I'm not inn...

Husna Rahaman

Mirror, mirror on the wall

Husna Rahaman’s article in Bangalore Times. ART is the reflection of a culture - a mirror of its attitudes and priorities. This being true, the cultural icons of the new world could quite the sky- scraper, Greenpeace and high lather shampoo! T...

Husna Rahaman

Light up your home

Husna Rahaman’s article in Bangalore Times. You need light that bounces off walls, that creates contrasts, highlights and adds sparkle, and light that creates a general warm glow “AND let there be light”- a miraculous bibli...