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LS LOVES- The ABIL Mansion

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Photo Credit – The ABIL Mansion

ABIL Group is one of the most successful luxury property developers in India.  We have fallen in love with their ongoing project, the ABIL Mansion. The mansion is a luxury high-rise building located on Hughes Road in South Mumbai – one of the poshest districts in India.

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The property market is growing all over the world and India is definitely moving along very swiftly with all other countries.

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There is obviously a high demand for plush developments with tasteful finishes and this must be why ABIL Group has chosen the ever amazing Donatella (Versace) to design the interiors of all 9 duplexes in their new development.

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The ABIL Mansion will be the first residential property in India designed by Versace Home.

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There is absolutely nothing I don’t love about the interiors of this mansion especially how well it represents the designer’s brand, the colours, the contemporary-traditional design style match, natural light… oh and did I mention the Kitchen?

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I hope you notice how clean the space is… Less is More 🙂

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Photo Credit – The ABIL Mansion

My Space is too small…

The first thing that comes to mind when I hear people complain about their space being to small is Le Cabanon.

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Le Cabanon de Vacanes or simply Le Cabanon is a 13sqm holiday home built in the South of France by Architect, Le Corbusier ( Charles Edouard Jeanneret- Gris. This Project is the only one that the Architect built for his own personal use.

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In my first week at Istituto Marangoni Design School, we learnt about Le Cabanon and had to design our own. The obvious thing in this clever space is that Le Corbusier put all wants aside and focussed on necessity. The Designer provides himself with a Bed, a tabletop, a toilet, a sink and storage. He didn’t bother with a kitchen because the cabin was attached to a café owned by friends of Le Corbusier and so he got all his meals from there. The only thing that I feel wasn’t taken into consideration and may have been a problem is the Bathroom. I had this at the back of my mind when designing my own Cabanon.

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Space management is very important. There is no space that can’t be managed. A space may be too small to fit a dining table for 4 or a storage unit with sliding shelves but its definitely not too small to eat in or store books. No matter how much space you have, if you are trying to design your space to fit every single design idea or image you have saved on pinterest, you will always crave more space.

HIS STYLE, HER STYLE… HER WALK-IN CLOSET

So we have given the foosball table a nice home in the man cave. Now its time for the ladies to go wild with their own design style. A walk-in closet that serves as her sanctuary, her entertainment center, her dressing room and also a display room for all the clothes, shoes, bags and accessories.

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There are different factors that make your walk-in closet and the balance of these factors is what makes the perfect closet. Your closet needs to be bright, it needs to have well-organized wardrobes and storage but most importantly, it needs to be convenient to use.

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One of the factors that make the perfect walk-in closet is the storage. It is important to know what you want to fill your space with when designing your closet. You need to ensure that the storage (shoe rack, bag rack, folding shelves, hanging rods, drawers e.t.c) you will have there can accommodate all these items you intend to store inside. Keep the storage units on the highest level for the items your don’t use often. The mid-level storage units can be used mostly for items that you feel you don’t use enough because putting them at eye level means that you see and remember them all the time. The low level or hidden storage units can be used to store those things that you cannot live without because whether you see it or not, you know exactly where you folded it and when you folded it there. Having good storage and a good storage plan means that you don’t ever have an untidy closet. You will be shocked how much untidiness and clutter can destroy your perfect interior.

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The light in your closet is another very important factor. You must ensure that you have sufficient light coming in from the right angles and in the right direction. Natural light is always amazing but in a dressing room, its better to depend on light that you can control. Your ceiling lights should be evenly spread and not in clusters so that they brighten the whole space. Make sure you don’t put your dressing table or mirrors directly under a light source and your mirror lights should be front facing lights because downward lights would not reflect well in mirrors.

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When I am in my (extremely unfinished) dressing room, I think about dressing rooms that are big enough for hosting and I get so jealous. I wish I had enough space for a sitting area. A nice corner sitting area for girly chat while you pick your outfit. This is good for company and entertainment and it stays out of your way. A middle sitting area is also very elegant and interactive but that is only achievable in a very big dressing room. Its more convenient to have a bench in the middle if you don’t have the space.

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My last and most important factor in your dressing room is circulation. What’s the sense in a perfect closet that can barely fit a person? Exactly!! You must make sure that you don’t have to move anything around in order to move comfortably in your closet. Yes, you may have to walk around your bench or your ottoman if you have one but you should not have too many obstacles in your way.

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Whatever your design style, make sure you follow these tips to create the perfect walk-in closet.

 

LS LOVES: Orla- Capellini

I am so in love with the Orla collection designed by Jasper Morrison for Capellini. Super cute and extremely comfortable too.

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This collection can be tailored to any theme and is available in many different colours and fabrics to fit your needs.

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Source: Milia Shop

The collection consists of a 3 seater, 2 seater, armchair and a swivel armchair (above)

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Source: Domus

I am so in love with this collection and the wonders it can do to a space. Click below to visit the Capellini website for more.

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