Eye catching cement sculptures at Kalaya Designer Home Store

Home Hints found a selection of eye catching cement sculptures for your home and garden at Kalaya Designer Home Store

Discovery International provides protection all year round

Discovery international which started as a small company in 1996 has managed to hedge its way into a unique market for awnings, canopies and tent, by continuously maintaining high standards.

Purge Your Pantry

Feel like your pantry needs an overhaul? Here’s how you can get it done in a jiffy.

Navayuga (Colombo’s Cooking)

Housed in a quaint surrounding, Colombo’s newest Indian restaurant is definitely something worth boasting about. The restaurant, which goes by the name Navayuga, has been up and running for a few months now. 

Biryani Galore!!!

Navratna at the plush Taj Samudra, Colombo bringing you the most authentic Indian cuisine incomparable to any other for many years, is delighted to bring to you a ‘Biryani Fest’ this July.

Adult dogs in need of homes!

Manifestation of luck

There are many buildings and homes which do not comply with the tenets of Vaastu and Feng Shui, yet the occupants seem to be doing well living in such buildings. Does this mean that the science of Vaastu and Fengshui has an impact selectively on the occupants?

An Air hostess' Diary: London

The land of the queen has changed a lot in the past few decades. Despite the recent royal weddings, and daily rituals of changing the guards outside  Buckingham palace, now when I fly often to London what pops up in mind is the old ITV comedy Mind Your Language.

Sunday lunch at Lemon

“Delicious” was the verdict of Mano Chanmugam and the other clientele, who were entertained to a Sunday “kahabath” lunch at Lemon. One always longs for tasty rice and curry away from home, especially on a Sunday, and Mano’s expectations were met when Koluu has dished out a delicious s

Review: In On The Green

Galle Face Hotel is home to what is without argument the finest set of nightlife locations available in the city, combining five star luxuries with a sophisticated tradition of excellence. Located in the nightlife hub of the country, adjoining the finest selection of luxury hotels available to us, Galle Fa

Moolchands - Where Light is Life!

Established in 1948 Moolchands is Sri Lanka’s Pioneer of the Lighting Industry, importing and retailing some of the world’s most prestigious brands and designs of Light Fixtures. 

Feel good interiors

This week on Feel Good Interiors, we are featuring Cantaloupe Boutique, a stylish boutique department store that harmoniously marries historic architecture with modern design. Home Hints spoke to Dmitri Jayasuriya, the Founder/ CEO of Cantaloupe & CO, about the nitty-gritties of the boutique store’s ch

Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo awarded Best Luxury Hotel, Sri Lanka at Business Destinations Travel Awards 2012

Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo announces its latest accomplishment as recipient of the ‘Best Luxury Hotel, Sri Lanka’ award at the Business Destinations 2012 Travel Awards.  
Currently recognized as the ‘Best Five Star City Hotel’ by Sri Lanka Tou

An Air hostess' Diary: Colombo

There are days that I don’t even remember where i went, these are the days that my body clock has turned completely upside down after continuous shift work. However I was coming back to Sri Lanka. Finally, I am going to get some homemade food!

Red Bull launches Sri Lanka’s first ever Kitesurfing Race

Kalpitiya, known to be the best kite surfing locations in the world, will play host to the first ever Red Bull Island Hopping. The race involves kitesurfers hopping from one island to the other off the North Western Puttalam Peninsular.

Sea-shell Wind Chimes

Having recently done up my back garden and while luxuriating in its heavenly foliage with a cup of tea I realized that, all that was missing was a soothing wind chime for my complete relaxation session.

Visakhian classmates felicitate new legal draftsperson

“I remember Indira as the good girl amid the naughty ones eating stringhoppers in the school hostel dormitory and scattering them all over,” reminisced  Lakshmi Gunasekera.  She was speaking at a special Felicitation held on Saturday, 30^th

Recipe: Sponge cake with fruit topping

A delicious and easy recipe for sponge cake with fruit topping.

Tony Greig and the Ten Sports Team stay at Ranna212

Ranna212, Tangalle the closest star classed resort to the Sooriyawewa Cricket Stadium was home to our much loved cricketers of yesteryear - Tony Greig, Ramiz Raja, Waqar Yunus, when they headed deep south together with the Ten Sports team for Sri Lanka vs

Sri Lanka among the world's ‘Wildest Islands’

A three member crew from ‘Off the Fence, UK’ recently spent 17 days in Sri Lanka exploring wildlife, famous locations, epic landscapes and colourful beauty as part of a documentary for Discovery Channel on the world’s ‘wildest islands’. The crew was accompanied and

Enigmatic Middle Eastern Cuisine at the Hilton Colombo

Hilton Colombo’s famous Spices restaurant will feature authentic Middle Eastern cuisine from the 5th to 15th July with two guest chefs flown in from Ras Al Khaimah.

Lighting up

Here’s a selection of eye catching candles, candle stands and other lighting fixtures found at Kalaya designer home store

Simple and inexpensive decorative ideas

You don't need to buy fancy fabric-covered storage boxes. Raid your closet for an attractive array of shoe boxes, which can hold photos, stationery, or old letters, then stack them on your bookshelves.

The Food Hound: Chatz

I arrived at Chatz on a gloomy and yet strangely humid afternoon and very quickly settled into the first comfortable looking chair (there were quite a few on offer), and eagerly awaited what I hoped would be something cold to drink.

The ever so chic Tintagel

Tintagel is Colombo’s foremost luxury hotel, situated in the heart of the city’s most elite neighbourhood. Offering 10 unique Suites of which three are Superior Suites with all modern amenities and services, Tintagel Colombo is housed in a stunning heritage structure of national importance that was previously home to thre

Home Hints: Hermitage

Walk into the Hermitage down 28 Gower Street, Colombo.05, and walk into history. Experience period furniture from the Havelis of Rajasthan, Indonesian Stone Carvings and works by George and Lionel Wendt. This place has it all!

Vasika Udurawane displays his love for digital art

Vasika Udurawane loves dinosaurs. As a matter of fact, he’s considered the subject of paleontology one of his strongest hobbies since the age of three!

Have a user friendly kitchen with Abdul Rahims

Abdul Rahims, the closest companion of housewives for one and half centuries brings you its newest range of kitchenware and dinning ware from the world’s leading global super brands to add quality to your home with unique and user friendly products making yours a practical kitchen.

Do-It- Yourself: Decorating a mirror frame

Update a plain mirror with seashells to add some coastal charm to your home by updating a plain mirror with seashells.

Summer break with Cinnamon and Chaaya Hotels and Resorts

Summer is around the corner, which means you better start making your vacation plans now if you haven’t already. Cinnamon and Chaaya Hotels and Resorts offer a range of cool and unique places for you to check out this summer with a great discount of 25% off on weekdays across its Hotels and Resorts.