A lounge, thinking space & place for fun: MobiKwik co-founder Upasana Taku’s idea of a perfect den

Peppy colourful furniture, carefully-curated art and a photo from Ladakh dominate MobiKwik co-founder Upasana Taku’s vision of an ideal den.

Dreaming space
“I don’t have a proper den right now, but the ‘den of my dreams’ would be a combination of the pieces I’ve collected and what I would like to acquire. It would be a cosy, well-lit place with lots of sunlight during the day and mood lights in the evening. It would have French windows with white frames and peppy, colourful furniture like a nice blue chair or a lazy boy recliner in lime green (which I already have). It would have a television for catching up on movies and a music system will come in handy when we plan for a nice evening with light dancing and fun. I’d also like to have a poker table and small bar unit with two bar stools.”


My ideal den…
“Would serve multiple purposes – a lounge, my thinking place, a place for a fun night with friends or a quiet evening with family.”

Signature pieces
“I have a bookshelf in every room of my house so an old-school library will definitely find a place in my den. Perhaps a zig-zag book case that could rest in a corner. There would also be a special section for wine within the bar unit – a cooler for white wine and a wooden cupboard for red. On the walls, I would have a bunch of classic movie posters (English, Indian and world cinema) and perhaps some Eminem and Pink Floyd.”


Surrounded by beauty
“I like to buy art from countries that I visit. They are not very expensive pieces of art or from well known global artists but I have collected a few from Europe, Turkey and other countries. In my den, I would have two large thin orange paintings with some element of gold hanging, perhaps depicting a trumpet or various musical instruments. And I would definitely have a large size version of a picture I had taken in Ladakh that I really like.”

A signpost for the den
“Calmness and happiness are a state of mind.”

One thing my den would never have…
“Really dark furniture. It looks gloomy and morbid.”

One adjective to describe my den
“Zen.”.