He also uses old railway sleepers to fashion rough beds and garden seats with antique designs and then hand paints them with basic colours to create an ethnic look.

“Fresh hardwood is not available any longer and so I make it a point to recycle old wood,” the designer pointed out.

His factory in Noida is stacked with handcrafted antique furniture made of recycled wood and discards.

The prices of Vadhera’s furniture range from Rs.5,000 to Rs.50,000. He sources his old wooden furniture from villages and royal estates in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Sidhant Lamba, the owner of Strot, a high-end furniture boutique in the heart of the capital, balances traditional with contemporary designs.

“Due to increased levels of exposure to the global standards of furniture design and its relative availability, the Indian homemaker is more aware of what completes the perfect modern home without running the risk of being too different,” Lamba said.

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