India, April 20 -- These homes show how vintage design can make spaces feel warm, lived-in and personal, says SAKSHI PRIYA

Step inside a home that tells a story and time slows down. The scent of polished wood, the soft glow of aged brass, the weight of a mirror with history in its frame-these are not impulse buys. They are chosen, kept and remembered. In a world driven by constant novelty, vintage interiors offer something far deeper: character. The design world has begun to shift. Clean, modern lines may still dominate, but they are often softened by a velvet armchair with studded legs or a table with claw feet. One, shaped by Anjaleka Kriplani through Angie Homes and the other, the deeply personal residence of Ragini Mehra, CEO of Silh...