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Cabinetry that breathes.
Formaldehyde-free boards, faced with natural veneer and finished in plant-based hardwax oil, with natural cane panels.
Real project · Terro Hotels, Agra
What does a room made of healthy materials look like?
No plastic finishes. No formaldehyde. Just honest materials, one by one.
Step inside- keys across five room categories
- 35
- healthy materials, from walls to headboards
- 10
- sqft Kerala Ayurvedic spa
- 1,500
- from the Taj Mahal
- 1 km
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Solid wood, oiled not lacquered.
Natural hardwax oil soaks into the grain instead of sealing it under a plastic film. Nothing to off-gas into the room.
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Shutters in board and cane.
Wardrobe shutters built from formaldehyde-free board, with natural cane panels.
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Teak, finished by hand.
A sculpted teak wood mirror frame, finished in natural hardwax oil so the wood's warmth shows through.
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A headboard woven from sisal.
Sisal fibre mat, a natural plant fibre: textured, durable and soft on the eye.
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Walls in lime paint.
Lime is breathable and naturally alkaline, which helps it resist mould. The soft, matte glow comes free.
Put it all together
And then,
And then,
beauty emerges.
Healthy and beautiful were never a trade-off.
The project
Terro Hotels: An honest, imperfect urban oasis.
A 35-room boutique hotel 1 km from the Taj Mahal that rejects corporate hospitality, built with lime, clay, natural fibre and solid wood.
The brief
Terro wanted every room to feel calm and restorative, with native planting, regional food and genuine ecological care. That meant no plastic paint, no PVC leatherette and no formaldehyde furniture.
What we did
Every room has lime-painted walls, handcrafted jute and sisal headboards, solid wood and natural oil finishes. The facade is finished in natural clay plaster, and formaldehyde-free AgriBioPanel replaces conventional plywood.
Headboard
Bouclé Sisal & Jute Rug
Hand-woven jute and sisal in place of PVC leatherette.
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Coffee table
Hardwax Oil 290
Oil soaks into the grain instead of a plastic PU film.
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Shop the room
Every surface, traceable.
Tap any dot to see the exact material, what it's made of and what it replaced.
On site
Lime paint, going on
Lime paint going onto the corridor and room walls at Terro, September 2026. It goes on in thin, hand-brushed layers, which gives the soft, cloudy finish you see in the finished rooms.
Gallery
The spaces
Photographed at Terro Hotels, Agra, 2026.
Book a free consultation
Building a home, hotel or office like Terro Hotels?
We'll specify healthy materials for every surface and deliver them to your site, anywhere in India.
- A shortlist for every room, with a quoteKnow what it costs before you commit.
- Samples delivered to your doorOr touch everything at our Gurugram library.
- One order, delivered anywhere in IndiaGST invoice, tracked dispatch, application notes.
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