Guides from the workshop in Noida. Where Vastu puts a clock and which side of the door a name plate goes on. What to give at a housewarming and at Diwali, and what is traditionally avoided. How the mandir is set up for Lakshmi Puja. And how to clean brass without stripping the finish off it.

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Large golden brown agate organic edge tray with an electroformed gold edge and brass handles

How to Clean Agate, Marble and Natural Stone at...

For agate, quartz and amethyst, a soft damp cloth and a dry one afterwards is the whole method. Marble needs a little more care because it is softer and reacts...

How to Clean Agate, Marble and Natural Stone at...

For agate, quartz and amethyst, a soft damp cloth and a dry one afterwards is the whole method. Marble needs a little more care because it is softer and reacts...

Amethyst square coasters showing the purple banding of natural stone, with a gold electroformed rim

Agate, Quartz, Amethyst and Marble: How to Tell...

Agate, quartz and amethyst are the same mineral, silicon dioxide, arranged three different ways. Marble is not related to any of them. That single fact explains most of what follows:...

Agate, Quartz, Amethyst and Marble: How to Tell...

Agate, quartz and amethyst are the same mineral, silicon dioxide, arranged three different ways. Marble is not related to any of them. That single fact explains most of what follows:...

Antique brass detail on a decorative piece, showing the darker recesses and brighter raised relief of a hand-finished patina

How to Clean Brass at Home: What Works, and Wha...

Almost every brass cleaning guide online is about cooking vessels. The tamarind and salt routine strips an antique or electroformed finish. How to tell which brass you own, and what...

How to Clean Brass at Home: What Works, and Wha...

Almost every brass cleaning guide online is about cooking vessels. The tamarind and salt routine strips an antique or electroformed finish. How to tell which brass you own, and what...

Personalised Jaipur arch name plate in antique brass lit beside a carved wooden door at night

Name Plate as per Vastu: Which Side of the Door...

Sources disagree on the side of the door and on the material. Where they agree, what you can actually control, and the one rule with no dissent anywhere.

Name Plate as per Vastu: Which Side of the Door...

Sources disagree on the side of the door and on the material. Where they agree, what you can actually control, and the one rule with no dissent anywhere.

Peacock triple tealight holder in antique gold brass, lit as Diwali decoration on a wooden console

Diwali Decoration Ideas That Are Not Lights

Diwali decor beyond fairy lights. Working with candlelight, the entrance, the table, and the pieces worth keeping up after the festival ends.

Diwali Decoration Ideas That Are Not Lights

Diwali decor beyond fairy lights. Working with candlelight, the entrance, the table, and the pieces worth keeping up after the festival ends.

Selenite and rose quartz starburst mirror above a console table, a Karwa Chauth gift

Karwa Chauth Gift Ideas 2026

Karwa Chauth falls on Thursday 29 October 2026. Gift ideas beyond jewellery, what sargi and baya traditionally hold, and the last date to order.

Karwa Chauth Gift Ideas 2026

Karwa Chauth falls on Thursday 29 October 2026. Gift ideas beyond jewellery, what sargi and baya traditionally hold, and the last date to order.