PALLAVI & ABHINAV KHANDELWAL

PROPRIETORS OF ONE OF INDIA’S FOREMOST INTERIOR BRANDS, PALLAVI AND ABHINAV KHANDELWAL LET US INTO THEIR BEAUTIFUL DELHI HOME, WHICH IS THE PERFECT BLEND OF ART, DESIGN AND HOMELINESS

- NOOR ANAND CHAWLA

“Our Zen home was made piece by piece,” says Pallavi Khandelwal, interior designer, art consultant and one half of the power couple behind the successful interiors and lifestyle brand FCML. Her husband and Managing Director of the firm, Abhinav Khandelwal, agrees. “Our home is always a work in progress; it was not put together in a single day. We also continue to add to our collection, keeping its calm, quiet and understated aesthetic in mind.”

Zen, peaceful, quiet and elegant certainly capture the vibe of their beautiful South Delhi home. Their spacious living room, awash in whites, blacks and greys, with strategic pops of colour in the form of beautiful — and often rare – artwork by some of India’s best artists, became a much-appreciated sanctuary when the country was plunged into successive lockdowns. Before the pandemic, Pallavi and a select group of like-minded individuals used the room for meditation classes twice a week, and one can feel the positive vibes from that time firmly in every nook and cranny of this space.

“Art has always been an integral part of our home,” she shares. “We were married around 16 years ago, and even back then, our powder room welcomed guests with a Jogen Chowdhury Shaurya artwork over the sink. The idea was to be greeted by art.”