{"id":32871,"date":"2025-08-30T12:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T12:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/32871\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T12:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T12:19:10","slug":"a-design-dream-comes-true-features-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/32871\/","title":{"rendered":"A design dream comes true | Features Local"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dreams became reality on Saturday evening as Divine Living hosted an exclusive VIP launch event for its retail showroom at 21 Stone Street, Port of Spain. Clients, suppliers, fellow designers, friends, and family gathered to celebrate the passion project of lead designer and managing director Vani Maharaj, alongside general manager Keegan Maharajh.<\/p>\n<p>For Maharaj, this moment was years in the making. \u201cAs a young girl, I always had a love for interior design. I didn\u2019t just see furniture and colours \u2014 I saw possibilities. I\u2019ve always loved making spaces beautiful and bringing joy to people by transforming the places they live in. What started as a passion slowly became more than that: it became my purpose. I realised that, through design, I could make people happy. And that realisation lit a fire in me that has never gone out. Standing here today, in this retail showroom, I can say with a full heart that this has always been a dream of mine. But this isn\u2019t the finish line \u2014 this is just the beginning,\u201d Maharaj said<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Keegan Maharajh\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>Keegan Maharajh and Vani Maharaj with Chaguanas Mayor Faaiq Mohammed and his wife.<\/p>\n<p>Guests enjoyed an intimate evening filled with excitement, elegance, and gratitude. Vani thanked all who believed in Divine Living\u2019s journey, promising a shopping experience unlike anything else locally.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond a furniture store<\/p>\n<p>The new showroom embodies the philosophy that Divine Living is not simply in the business of selling furniture \u2014 it is in the business of design.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not in the business of mass production. What we do here is far more special. We are designers first, and what you\u2019ll see in this showroom are one-of-a-kind, tailor-made, bespoke designs that you cannot find anywhere else,\u201d Maharajh explained.<\/p>\n<p>Every corner of the showroom has been thoughtfully curated. From furniture and accessories to overall layout, each element has been placed with intention, creating spaces that feel cohesive and harmonious. Walking through the store is not just about browsing \u2014 it\u2019s about experiencing design.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Guests\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>Guests listen in at the launch event on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>A designer\u2019s touch in every purchase<\/p>\n<p>Maharajh emphasised what makes Divine Living stand out in the retail landscape:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost retail stores sell furniture. But here, you are walking into a showroom run by interior designers. Designers who live and breathe the art of creating beautiful spaces. Designers who understand that a chair is not just a chair, a sofa is not just a sofa \u2013 but that every piece tells a story, adds to a vision, and creates a home. At Divine Living, every customer gets to experience a designer touch with each purchase. Our experienced staff will guide you through our numerous items and ensure your purchase blends seamlessly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Words of Support<\/p>\n<p>During the formal segment of the evening, heartfelt remarks were shared by Jerry Narace and Chaguanas Mayor Faaiq Mohammed, both commending the Divine Living team for their vision, dedication, and contribution to the local design landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The event closed on a high note with laughter, warm conversations, and an air of excitement for the journey ahead. Divine Living\u2019s new showroom at 21 Stone Street, Port of Spain, is more than a space \u2014 it is a statement of passion, creativity, and a commitment to reimagining how people experience their homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dreams became reality on Saturday evening as Divine Living hosted an exclusive VIP launch event for its retail&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[365,362,363,364,366,18,117,3617,19,17,526],"class_list":{"0":"post-32871","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-eire","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-features","16":"tag-ie","17":"tag-ireland","18":"tag-local"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}