Saturday, July 10, 2010

Welcome home!











My older son brought me this beautiful rug from Iran on this visit.
It is so lovely that a) I had to decorate my room around it, and b) I had to show it you, my gentle readers.
The divan is in the dining room. The long carved sticks you see on the corner table are whistling sticks from Bhopal- you twirl them around at speed and they whistle!

Edited to add: More interiors here:
http://dipalitaneja.blogspot.com/2008/04/inner-sanctum.html
http://dipalitaneja.blogspot.com/2008/04/house-beautiful.html
http://dipalitaneja.blogspot.com/2008/10/diwali-to-remember-1.html
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25 comments:

  1. ArundhatiJuly 10, 2010 at 8:35 PM

    The rug is absolutely gorgeous! The colours are beautiful. So is everything else - the chairs, the cushions, divan... lovely :)

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  2. starry eyedJuly 10, 2010 at 9:42 PM

    Gosh the rug is so vivid and energising! Loved it! And the whistling sticks are something my husband wants to buy at every exhibition, but I stop him, coz certain little people might assume it's for other purposes :P

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  3. dipaliJuly 10, 2010 at 11:17 PM

    @Arundhati: Thank you! I love to play around with colours in my home:)
    @starry eyed: Any such stick is very tempting to many people, including little ones:) I'm loving the vibrant colours too:)

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  4. UnknownJuly 11, 2010 at 12:34 AM

    Next time I visit I want to twirl those sticks

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  5. dipaliJuly 11, 2010 at 7:04 AM

    @eve's lungs: Do that!

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  6. UnknownJuly 11, 2010 at 10:18 AM

    And I prefer this to the green theme

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  7. UnknownJuly 11, 2010 at 10:18 AM

    And I prefer this to the green theme

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  8. SandhyaJuly 11, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    Very vibrant..
    I guess it is time to change the brown, beige and olive colour scheme in my home.

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  9. Aneela ZJuly 11, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    this is really pretty. Whistling sticks eh..it must have been wonderful growing up in your house.

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  10. ChoxboxJuly 11, 2010 at 1:19 PM

    Beautiful - the rug, the room and you.

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  11. Preeti Aghalayam aka kbpmJuly 11, 2010 at 7:53 PM

    awesome!!
    (i have those stick things too. love them!)

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  12. dipaliJuly 11, 2010 at 9:45 PM

    @eve's lungs: The green theme is cool, lovely in peak summer. This looks lovely when it's cloudy outside:)
    @sandhya: Thanks:)
    @Aneela Z: Ours has always been a mad house, but the whistling sticks are a recent addition.
    @chox: Thanks.*blushes modestly*
    @kbpm: Thanks! Let's form a society of whistling stick owners:)

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  13. radhaJuly 11, 2010 at 10:44 PM

    I love the rug. And the whistling sticks, I have one of them. They are used by the shepherds as they walk through the forests. They also have a rainmaker. Do you have one of those? The room looks so inviting.

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  14. dipaliJuly 11, 2010 at 11:23 PM

    @Radha:Thank you.
    I didn't know about the shepherds!
    I don't have a rainmaker :(

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  15. ShankariJuly 12, 2010 at 5:46 AM

    Lovely lovely lovely rug! :) Colours are so vibrant on it...

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  16. The Soul of Alec SmartJuly 12, 2010 at 12:42 PM

    Your home looks so warm.. and the rug is absolutely beautiful!

    Now, I'm off to check the other posts you linked up :)

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  17. BannoJuly 12, 2010 at 7:51 PM

    Beautiful rug, Dipali. Your house looks lovely. I'm always a sucker for orange.

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  18. UttaraJuly 13, 2010 at 2:26 AM

    beautiful rug and room. want to curl up on that rug!

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  19. NatashaJuly 13, 2010 at 9:03 AM

    Now I want to come and visit you. I want to come and visit you for you, but I now also want to do so for the house!

    What a gorgeous rug!

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  20. popsieJuly 13, 2010 at 5:38 PM

    Ethnic and simple! Lovely!

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  21. UshaJuly 13, 2010 at 6:29 PM

    warm, welcoming - so you!

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  22. AnonymousJuly 14, 2010 at 3:35 PM

    Beautiful rug, and cheerful too! And really like the sense of space your house has.

    Best wishes,
    Anjali

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  23. AnonymousJuly 14, 2010 at 8:29 PM

    oh wow!!! u have a pretty home,dipali... can i please say it has the home science touch!

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  24. dipaliJuly 19, 2010 at 6:41 PM

    @Shankari: Thank you.
    @The Soul of Alec Smart: Do hop across some time:)
    @Banno: Thanks, I love orange too. But then I love lots of colours, and I love changing them too!
    @Uttara: The rug would be privileged to have you curl up on it:)
    @Rayna M.Iyer: Thank you! We do have to meet, sooner or later. Come to Kolkata- my house would love you to visit us:)
    @Popsie: Thank you!
    @Usha: Awwww, thank you.
    @Anjali: Thanks. It is a large flat and most of the furniture is not too large either. But you never know what size of flat we will eventually retire to.
    Hope all our stuff fits when we do!
    @Mandira: Thanks. I don't quite think it was the Home Science, though!

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  25. bird's eye viewJuly 30, 2010 at 9:46 PM

    Lovely rug - we have a somewhat similar one from turkey and believe me it was tough to buy just one! And your home is lovely, just like you

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