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Stepping into this family home feels like arriving at a bona fide hospitality establishment. It has a grand entrance. Guests are welcomed into a sizeable foyer decorated with a round mirror with a marble shelf.
AT A GLANCE
Home: A five-bedroom condominium in District 11
Who lives here: A family of four and a helper
Interior Designer: Nidhi Jain
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Through the glossy archway is a curvy bar with dark laminate and brass finish, and beyond it is an elegantly decorated living space with a lush view of the greenery outside.
This deliberately orchestrated first impression is precisely what homeowners Jayant and Pallavi Jetley, husband and wife in their 40s who work in the banking industry, wanted for their home.
“We entertain a lot, so we wanted beautiful spaces we’re proud to show off, as well as relaxing spaces for us to live in,” says Pallavi.
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Translating their vision into reality was interior and architecture design studio Nidhi Jain, helmed by founder Nidhi Jain and partner Emily Salay Loberg, who completed the project in just 45 days.
The homeowners signed the contract with the designers in January 2020, and, navigating all the uncertainties in the early days of the global pandemic, they moved in at the start of April, just a week before the circuit breaker was announced.
“Some parts of the home were still work in progress due to various restrictions,” recalls Pallavi, “But Nidhi advised us to move in, and she was absolutely right – this home has been a perfect sanctuary during the pandemic years.”
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Other than entertaining, one of the main reasons the Jetleys moved from their 1,700 sq ft former home to this 3,800 sq ft new one was to give their two young sons – aged 6 and 10 – more space. This translates into less furniture, sturdy surfaces and generous room for the boys to run around.
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View of the dining room from the bar. Occupants of the two areas can freely converse with each other.
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Anchoring the home is a seamless living-dining area. Positioned right after the foyer, the aforementioned bar is well stocked with whiskey and gin, all displayed on custom brass and floating glass shelves embedded
on the wall.
“I’ve always wanted an impressive bar to greet the guests,” admits Jayant. This bar also hosts the home’s smart hub and mediates the seamless living and dining area.
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“The idea is to provide a variety for people to mingle and socialise,” says Nidhi. The social space also includes an outdoor seating area decked with low slung rattan furniture and an existing mural. Another glossy arch with plush velvet curtain leads to the family room.
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The family room is accessible via a glossy archway hung with plush velvet curtain.
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Nidhi curated a muted colour palette with pops of colours that complement the natural view – yellow from a pair of blown glass coffee tables, greens and blues from specially commissioned large-format abstract painting. The furniture is a mix of custom and curated store-bought pieces, many of which feature sensuous curves that lend an organic touch to the space.
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Brass accents, mirrored finish, and a myriad of textures – cement-texture wallpaper, abstract carpets from Nasser Nishaburi, to name a few – tie these elements together, creating a richly layered look while keeping it elegant.
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The bedrooms flank the social spaces – one wing for the parents and the other for the boys and guests. The boys’ bedroom provides space for their current obsessions – shelves for action figures, blank wall for decals and illustrations – while still holding rooms for further development, allowing them to change the elements as their interest evolves.
It opens up to the balcony, where a trickling fountain breathes freshness into the indoors.
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Meanwhile, the guest bedroom draws its colour palette from a pair of artworks depicting sunrise and sunset in Santorini.
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The master bedroom has ample storage, a dressing room, and a mix of custom and antique furniture, including a hand-painted Chinese cabinet. Its balcony is populated with fruit trees in planters. “Pallavi lets them grow wild. A little bit of wilderness is good; It goes with the surrounding outdoors,” says Jayant.
Truly tailored to the homeowners’ lifestyle, this home mediates living and entertaining with ease and elegance.
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