Home Decor Ideas For This Indian Summer

Living in India in the summer season means living through excruciating heat. If you have ever lived in an Indian summer you must have heard the sound of crickets sweating through the mattress because of a power cut! To save you from this extreme heat, interior designing companies like Creative Ally plan makeovers that are Indian summer friendly! We not only create a space that reflects your personality but also design homes as per Vastu! All Indians must have come across the term “Vastu”. Vastu plays a very crucial role in the construction and organisation of your home. It not only resolves family problems but also has a significant impact on their health. Although not many people are well versed with the Indian traditional science of architecture -Vastu Shastra which stems from the oldest Granth (book) called Rigveda. Through it, we know that Indian people were well versed in constructing a house before the 2nd century. 

Indians generally do home remodelling on the arrival of summer. It is not always feasible and pocket friendly to use AC or buy AC in rented homes. Especially in the Covid times when all of us are stuck in our homes, it is even more important that our homes don't turn into furnaces and pressure cookers under the relentless sun rays. Here are some tips from us that you can use to create an Indian summer-friendly home! 

1. Right Colour

Summer is all about the perfect colour pallet! Light, subtle and pastel shades are season friendly colours that add a very relaxing and calming vibe to your abode! Dark colours absorb a lot of heat so choosing light colours for your home inside out is the best option for Indian homes. The ideal summer bedroom should include earthen and warm shades. Kids' rooms should be painted with light and vibrant colours. Adding accessories such as a blackboard, desk, neon stars and moon to their room would keep them inspired.

2. Urbane Kitchen

In Summers nobody likes to spend their time in the kitchen. On the contrary, one has to spend more time in the kitchen in the summers to get a bowl of fresh fruits, milkshakes, cold beverages and chilled water. Painting your kitchen in a pastel pink colour with a tint of golden on the ceiling or the cabinet borders would give a touch of glamour to a dull and pale room. 

3. Cool Flooring

Every flooring material has a property called heat conductivity. The higher its rate of heat conductivity, the quicker it will transfer the heat from your body, and the cooler it will feel to the touch. When you touch any object, including a flooring surface, the heat from your body transfers to the object at a rate proportional to its conductivity. Back in the times when homes were constructed with the help of Vastu, right flooring had a major role to play! 

PRO TIP FROM US: Use tiles such as slate (cost-effective), travertine (diverse colours and patterns), ceramic tiles (resistant to scratch and stains).

4. Natural Ways to Keep Your Home Cool

It is not always budget-friendly to use Air Conditioners. Especially for youngsters living in rented apartments, it is not feasible. Here are a few tips from us:

• Keeping blinds closed

• Close unused rooms to prevent heat from entering 

• Focus on the temperature of your body

• Let the night wind inside your room

• Ditch radiant lights. Switch to CFLs or Compact Fluorescent Lamps

5. Best Ceilings to Beat Summer Heat

False ceilings are very functional and have thermal insulation in comparison to normal ceilings. False ceilings have fire and water-resistant properties. It is apt for summer as well as the rainy season. You can add a false ceiling in your kitchen as well. 

Indian Summers are all about flowers, wall colours and strong sun rays. To make your home Indian summer amiable tryout home interior designing services from some of the best interior designing companies like Creative Ally for a pleasant summer. For more such tips related to interior decor, you can visit our website at www.creativeally.com. To leverage our services mail us at info@creativeally.com.