SOAPY AFFAIR

No bath or bathroom is complete without soap, but this essential can also be used to dress up the space. Opt for bars wrapped in decorative paper and make a display of it on a platter or line up mason jars filled with various coloured varieties. If that sounds like a task, you can always count on designers like Mukul Goyal to come up with witty fittings instead. His Delhi- based label Tattva Hardware retails whimsical soap stands in metal and ceramic combinations ( see right). Another Delhi décor favourite Ishatvam too stocks retro- themed dispensers. Just in case you want a more glamourous option, the retail chain Bathline Sensations as well as international luxury brand Sherle Wagner offer fancy fixtures which are gilded enough for the true bling lovers.