Handcrafted Functional Art for Your Home
We believe art should be a part of your daily life. From space-saving wooden tables to personalized kitchen boards, our hand-painted functional pieces bring warmth, character, and soul into every corner of your home.
We build cool stuff that makes your life easier and more beautiful. This video shows our custom, space-saving balcony tables and a hand-painted stationary holder, turning everyday items into art.
"Moments framed forever." Our rustic wooden photo blocks are a warm and unique way to display your cherished memories. They are handmade with love and finished with a distressed look.
A custom-made wooden ladder bookshelf, designed to be both a functional storage solution and a beautiful display piece for books, plants, and your favorite decor items.
This hand-carved wooden vase, with its unique cutout design and rich wood grain, is a piece of art in itself. It's perfect for holding dried flowers or standing alone as a sculpture.
Our hand-painted photo clippers are a heartfelt addition to your home. This "this is us" design, in a warm cinnamon and rose palette, is perfect for clipping on memories and loving messages.
A beautiful, personalized kitchen board for "Shalini's Kitchen." The wreath design and "Vanakkam" greeting make it a warm and inviting piece for serving or display.
A collection of our wooden photo blocks, ready to be sent to a new home. The distressed white finish and jute-rope detail give them a rustic, timeless appeal.
A close-up of a wooden photo block, showing how a simple family picture becomes a piece of decor. The jute details add a lovely, tactile element.
Our photo blocks in the making. Each one is hand-sanded and painted to create a unique, rustic finish, ready to hold your precious moments.
A family of photo blocks, each holding a different memory. These are perfect for creating a gallery of moments on a shelf or mantle.
About Functional Art for Your Home
When you commission a piece like our balcony tables or kitchen boards, we start by sketching your ideas on paper. We work with solid pine, treating every plank to ensure it handles daily use while keeping that natural, rustic wood grain visible under our hand-painted designs.
Our approach to functional art is simple: we want to create things that you actually use, not just admire from a distance. Every item in this collection begins as raw, New Zealand-grade solid pine wood. Whether you need a space-saving foldable table for your balcony or a personalized serving board with a hand-lettered 'Vanakkam' to welcome guests, we treat each piece as a canvas.
We don't believe in one-size-fits-all. When you come to us for a custom piece, we collaborate on the design. We offer 1-2 rounds of digital sketches to finalize typography, layout, and theme, ensuring the final product fits your home perfectly. Because we use solid wood, we take the finishing process seriously—applying triple-coat Polyurethane or Melamine varnish to ensure your furniture and decor resist scratches and water spills for years to come.
Our functional decor is built to bridge the gap between utility and personal expression. From ladder bookshelves that hold your favorite reads to rustic photo clippers that display family memories, everything is hand-sanded with softened corners for safety and comfort. We believe that your home should tell your story, and we are here to help you build the pieces that make that happen.
Just About Art
We are Just About Art, a team of messy hands and big hearts based in Kothanur. Our studio is our little world of sawdust and paint where we turn everyday items into functional art pieces that tell your unique story.
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