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Indoor Plants That Actually Thrive in Terracotta (Tested List)
Not every indoor plant is happy in a terracotta pot. The internet pretends they all are. The Indian climate, plus the way our apartments are built — concrete walls, small windows, AC running half the year — makes this a ...
Father’s Day Gifts India: 11 Ideas for the Dad Who Doesn’t Unbox
Most Indian fathers have a distinctly uncooperative response to gifts. You hand it to him, he says "kyun, itna paisa kyun kharcha kiya," and then — this is the crucial part — he doesn't open it in front of you. The box g...
How to Care for Terracotta Pots (Without the Instagram Nonsense)
Three pieces of terracotta-care advice from Instagram that are wrong or useless:"Soak your pot in vinegar before first use." (Unnecessary. Plain water is fine.)
"Never put a clay pot in direct sun." (Most clay pots wer...
Eco-Friendly Home Decor That Isn’t Just Beige Linen
The shorthand for "eco-friendly décor" on the internet is a white room, a beige linen throw, a single jute basket, and a monstera. It's a look. It's even a nice look. But it's also become a style signal rather than an ac...
Pipihiri Lands on Kala Curry: Where to Buy Our Handcrafted Terracotta Online in 2026
Pipihiri's handcrafted terracotta — every piece shaped, fired and hand-painted in our Najafgarh studio — is now available on Kala Curry. Six top picks, the story behind the partnership, and where else to find us in 2026.
Terracotta Tealight Holders: Why Every Indian Home Needs at Least Three
Three isn't an arbitrary number. Three tealights on a dining table, grouped at slightly different heights, is the minimum viable lighting scene. Two looks like a date. One looks like a forgotten puja. Three is when a pla...
Terracotta Pots for Plants: The Unsexy Science of Why They Work
There's a romantic case for terracotta pots — the warm colour, the "honest" material, the 4,000-year pedigree. You've read that case a dozen times. This isn't that piece.This is the boring case: terracotta works for pl...
Gifts for the Mom Who Says ‘I Don’t Need Anything’ (And Actually Means It)
Mothers who say "I don't need anything" fall into two camps. The first is the mum who's fishing — she wants a gift, she just wants you to put in the work of picking one. The second, trickier camp is the mum who genuinely...
Handmade Home Decor in India: How to Spot the Real Thing
"Handmade" is the most abused word in Indian home décor right now. Walk through any marketplace — Amazon, Flipkart, a trade fair in Pragati Maidan, the quaint-looking boutique in Koramangala — and "handmade" is on a thir...
Best Terracotta Planters for Indian Balconies (Tested Through One Monsoon)
Most "best terracotta planters" lists are written by someone who has never put a real plant in a real pot in a real Indian balcony in June. Here's a different one.
Pipihiri runs a small outdoor testing area in our worksh...