Naveen Ansal - Raseel Gujral Ansal, who has b- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Raseel Gujral Ansal, who has been designing homes for celebrities for over 20 years, stays in her sprawling home which is away from the hustle and bustle of city life. The daughter of renowned painter Satish Gujral and wife of businessman Naveen Ansal, Raseel believes in contemporary designs and likes to combine classic richness with modern practicality. Here, we can see the A large centre table of Italian marble stands in the middle of the foyer which faces the lawn. The piece de resistance is a life-size sculpture in the centre. (Photo/Manoj Kesharwani)

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While the console tables and dining table chairs are modern, an old Kerala wood and brass chest brings in the period flavour. An 80-year-old Burma teak cabinet inlaid with gold leaf rests above it. Silver attar danis find a place on the cabinet shelves. The mirror at the centre of the cabinet opens out to serve as a food hatch—aesthetic and at the same time utilitarian. (Photo/Manoj Kesharwani)

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On the elevated level of the living room are comfortable seating arrangements of sofas and armchairs juxtaposed against a mix and blur of old and new textiles like paisleys and zardozi embroideries. (Photo/Manoj Kesharwani)

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This is the reading area outside the Ansal living room. Italian Botticcino marbled floors are complemented by walls in a neutral palette of light beige. (Photo/Manoj Kesharwani)

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Replicas of old Anglo-Indian and Indonesian furniture find a place among more contemporary pieces, flanked by heavy silver, bronze and marble artifacts. Four Husains, three Satish Gujrals and a collection of Tanjore paintings exhibit a complete disregard for any kind of time frame. (Photo/Manoj Kesharwani)

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