Crafts Style Vase

30 Aug, 2008 in art pottery by admin

Crafts Style Vase

Ancient Crafts Of Rajasthan - Indian Painted Furniture

If you want to add an extra zing to your living room, then you may place a hand-painted sofa set or for that matter, a center table from the state of Rajasthan in the Indian subcontinent. This will not only add colors to your home but at the same time, make sure stand apart from the rest. Like other ancient crafts of this desert state, wooden furniture bears a long tradition. Particularly, the cities of Jodhpur and Kishangarh are popular for their distinct styles and craftsmanship.

Mango, Rose and Acacia Arabica are woods that are most favored by the artisans. First of all, the furniture piece is made and finished, and then paint is applied on the finished item, followed by a final coat of varnish. You will find almost every kind of painted furniture - low chairs, small chairs, stools, wine racks, doors, cupboards, paneled screens, trunks, cabinets, windows, and much more. A symphony of vibrant shades is used for decorating these furniture pieces.

Paintings on furniture from Kishangarh illustrate Mughal influence, with stylized features like elongated necks, almond shaped eyes, muted colors and slender fingers. Furniture pieces from Jodhpur have antique, quaint charm with typical ethnic combinations of hues. Decorative pieces have richly carved borders along with images of Rajput emperors and empresses as well as and Hindu Gods.

Stylized floral designs picked out with golden foil turn out these stunning pieces in beautiful combinations of black, green, red, deep blue or yellow. Whether it is a vase, water pot, jewelry box, bowl, smoking pipe, lantern or contemporary pieces like bathroom ware, entrance décor pieces, Indian painted furniture are breathtakingly beautiful.

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That rug really ties the room together...?

I have dark brown (medium chocolate, I'd call it) warm modern style leather sofa and love seat in a white room with 10 foot ceilings (I can't paint). The floors are oak, as is one book case (modern lines, arts and crafts style detail). The feet of the sofa are a dark walnut color. The accent pieces in the room will be yellow hues (artwork, vase, throw pillows).

What sort of area rug should I get? Colors, patterns? Links to examples would be awesome. I'm getting more furniture, but I think the rug could really warm up the room. I'm concerned about getting something that looks too country or contemporary against the modern lines of the furniture.

A rug with geometric motifs or pattern would be best to emphasize the straight lines found in the rest of the room... adding more straight lines in the rug would do so by repetition, and circles would accomplish the same but by contrasting against your straight lines instead.

Look for a rug with beiges, browns, rusts, golds, and maybe some grey-blue or grey-green just to add some additional interest.

Take a look at http://www.carpetconcept.ca/collections/index.html They have some great rugs in their downloadable PDF catalog, and you might find the following patterns to be of interest: Galleria 6302 & 6317, Infinity 32215, Natura 99040 & 99043, Santorini 54036. Print out whichever one(s) you like, and take the pictures with you when you go shopping. Good luck!

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