So, you have moved into your newly constructed home. All you can see right now are the plain and empty interiors. What looks boring and uninteresting now could well turn out to look as great as it did in your imagination. Here’s a guided tour to help you

Walls, Ceilings And Floorings
First, the basics. Check out the walls, ceilings and floorings. You could get innovative here and pick a theme of your choice and co-ordinate all of them with the idea. Your theme could vary from landscapes to cartoon characters or could even be an abstract idea. A new art form for interiors, called the Applique Art could come to your rescue.

(Tip: Poonam Designs can translate your ideas into a variety of forms to suit walls, furniture, ceilings, floorings and even doorknobs. Located at VITHAL BUNGALOW, SHREENAGAR, SECTOR 1, WAGLE ESTATE, THANE (W) TEL: 25822496)

Windowpanes And Glasses
That brings us to your windowpanes and glasses. Get creative and try stained glasses instead of the staid and boring plain ones. If you thought stained glass making is a difficult art to learn and practise, don’t worry. Sterling Celene has simplified the process. Put together its expansive stained glass templates (CD Rom) and the metallic transparent colour shades (both water and solvent based UV resistant products). And lo! You have all the ingredients to make your own stained glass piece of art. Certainly worth a try.

Furniture
It’s time now to breathe life into that home of yours. The first step would be to get some furniture in. Say, shall we deviate from use of wood and give contemporary environmentalists reason to be proud of you? Use furniture made from eco-friendly materials like cane and rattan. There are plenty available these days. And, what’s more, they look classy and elegant, and are durable, too.

(Tip: Vetasa furniture uses the choicest wicker, cane and rattan from different parts of the country including secluded places like the Andaman Islands. Located AT A-31, FRIENDS COLONY EAST, NEW DELHI – 110065 TEL: 26842332. MOB: 9811068423)

Furnishings And Accessories
That done, you need to inject some colour and cheer into the interiors. What could do the job better than some fabulous furnishings and home textiles? Here’s an idea. Create a unique style statement for your own personal space. It’s easy. Simply co-ordinate your home textiles, textile accessories, lifestyle products and floor coverings, according to your tastes.
There are several options open to you and every home textile store is flooded with a range of fabrics — from cottons, organza and blends to silks and chenille in vibrant and striking colours.

(Tip: Word has it that Zeba Design Studio enables customers to experiment with motifs, colours and fabrics in addition to providing creative, expert consulting, conceptualising and designing.
LOCATED AT MATHURADAS MILL COMPOUND, SENAPATI BAPAT MARG, LOWER PAREL, MUMBAI. TEL: 24965861/2/3)

Bed And Bath Linen
That brings us to the smaller yet an important detail — your bed and bath linen. Of course, that forms a part of your interiors. Imagine your bedroom complete with cushions, pillows and bed covers in exotic and breathtaking patterns. Needless to say, the choices are aplenty. The collections come in mystic colours and patterns in silk, cotton, satin and other blends.

(Tip: Take a peek at Dreams. You might find what you dreamt of.
LAMINGTON ROAD. TEL: 23853232; COLABA. TEL: 22840125; MULUND. TEL: 255551677)

Our notes were just to spark off your idea bulbs. Go right ahead and let your imagination run. Then scout around for everything that you had imagined. You are bound to find what you are looking for. Your bare home is, but a plain canvas, waiting for your ideas, hues and designs to fill it.