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Advantage! Amritraj
Court or commerce, the name sells. GEETA PADMANABHAN talks to Chennai's own brand ambassadors, the Amritraj brothers.
Design Matters
Chic colours
WHEN MOVING into your new home, a safe and simple way to decorate those empty shelves is by choosing a black and white colour scheme. Frame two-toned pictures of the family and prop them against the wall. Offset them with snow white flowers in ...


Summer hues
THIS SEASON, experiment with varied colours and textures such as painted wood, galvanised metal and plastic - they will gel with the colour scheme as the brighter colours make a perfect backdrop. Create a central point on the walls by framing ...
Practical tips
A GREAT way to unobtrusively dry paper or acrylic flowers, after they have been stuck or coloured, is to clamp them with plastic clothes' clips. This ensures that they dry evenly without damaging your delicate handiwork. Pictures can be framed ...
Dress up drab walls
VERY FEW people use wallpaper today and when they do, they use reliable solid tones, as they are wary of experimentation. The quickest way to draw attention to drab walls is to cover them with vividly patterned wallpaper. Choose a corner of a ...
Smart libraries
BOOK LOVERS always have a problem of how and where to store their books, preserve their hardbacks as well as keep their homes orderly. If you have the space, create a mini library by making a shelving unit with detachable dividers in which you ...
Lifestyle
Paean to craftsmanship
The exhibition of pendants, on at Jugal Kishore, Egmore, and Alwarpet, till May 16, features reproductions of antique pieces that fuse the classicism of North and South Indian jewellery.
Music
Melodious mix
Xenia Ali's debut album "Meri Ada" has a little bit of everything thrown in - romantic ballads, peppy dance numbers and an Arabic flavour.
Eating Out
Food for thought
TO OFFER guidance on setting up a food-processing unit, the Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organisation of Tamil Nadu (ITCOT) has brought out a comprehensive report titled "Opportunities in Food Processing Industry". The report gives ...
Green Notes
Pretty perennial
Dianthus in all its various colours makes an attractive herbaceous border. It also grows well in pots.
Events
Weaving a spell
Sophisticated stunts and high-tech tricks enthral audiences at P.M. Mithra's magic show, which is on at Rani Seethai Hall till May 25.
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