What on earth!

Bamboo mashals (fire torches), iron lanterns embedded with stained glass, and cushioned sofas fill up most part of the verandah. The care that went into this space is a sort of tribute to Verandah, Good Earth’s flagship interiors and garden space store in New Delhi, explains Soumya.

Inside, several objects vie for attention – from the brick-red wood TV console and all-mirror centre table to the wrought iron chandelier, the pair of horseshoe-shaped chairs and the Marga sofa. The Marga sofa, especially, is capable of inducing extreme laziness.

“Every week we have a new favourite,” Soumya says. The aforementioned TV console enjoys the honour at present.

The tableware section houses dinner sets bearing several of Good Earth classic motifs like Mirchi (which is as old as Good Earth), Raw Mango, Ritz, Venice, Khyber, White Linen, Indus River (”a hit with expats”), Rasa (a “very South Indian” marigold motif), Baradari (Mughal-inspired) and Periyar.

As Soumya tells you, “Good Earth is more about the best of Indian designs reinterpreted in contemporary style.” There’s also a closet bar and all the accompanying glassware and bar tools. Brands like Eisch and Riedel are stocked too.

The bath and body works section explains the delicious smell wafting through the entire place. From aromatherapy candles, oils and incense to buckwheat pillows and bath linen, everything’s here.

The cushion room, bed linen room and children’s room also come up with very interesting articles – old black-and-white photos digitally printed on cushions, four-post beds with wooden net screens, exquisite linen and silk bed covers, et al. Clothes and accessories are on the anvil. Good homes make for a good earth, eh?

Good Earth

Address: No. 3, Rutland Gate, 4th Street, Thousand Lights, Chennai – 600 006. Website: www.goodearthindia.com. Ph: 4308 7878/ 4308 7879. Store timings: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Open all days)