A designer's home in South Mumbai

“I’m quite relaxed about my personal style –  I feel no pressure to perform as a designer when it comes to my own home. I just want it to be a reflection of my life and time, surrounded by the things that are precious to me – books, art, gifts, objects and furniture I have fallen in love with and acquired over time,” she says surveying her South Mumbai apartment.
 

Her favourite corner in the house is the closed balcony with two grey sofas that connects the private chambers to the living room; it gets ample natural light and serves as a perfect spot for her morning cup of tea and for a round of yoga.
 

There are no visible storage cabinets throughout the house, and for good reason. Ritu dislikes the amount of storage space people want in new homes. “If there is one design tip I would give to anyone doing up their own home, it would be to evaluate their storage requirements carefully and to do away with storage that houses unnecessary things. Homes look like heavy boxes if there are too many storage units,” says Ritu. 
 

“If there is one design tip I would give to anyone doing up their own home, it would be to evaluate their storage requirements carefully and to do away with the need to create storage that houses unnecessary things.
 

Homes look like heavy boxes if there are too many storage units,” says Ritu. 
 

Any occupational hazard while designing her own home? “I love creating beautiful homes and so I really can’t say I find it difficult to create my own,” she responds.