Indian Selections

Thinking of giving your home a complete makeover? Or are you just looking forward towards giving your office cabin a fresh, new feel? When it comes to decorating your own area, you want to make sure that everything fits your style and every corner suits your taste. If you are a perfectionist, you will probably work really hard to create an artistic atmosphere that evokes your passion and elegance. Whatever may be the case, the first thing that you will to need to stylize is the wall. Walls are, almost always, the very first thing that attracts our attention once we enter a room. That is why they need special attention and care.

Now, the possibilities of decorating the walls of your room are endless. You can use paints, graphics, posters, paintings, etc. But most the times it is really difficult to figure out how to make the wall art compliment the rest of the home decoration you have put up. There is an easy solution to this. Use Indian wall hangings. They are so vibrant and distinctive that they go well with almost every kind of home décor. Indian artists, both early and contemporary, have long been known for making wall hangings or tapestries that resonates with India’s ancient aesthetic. Available in various materials like fabric, wood, cane, bamboo, metal, mud and paper, these tapestries bring to life various scenes from various parts of India.

Indians are famous for their jaw-dropping embroidery which is usually done in bright colors and makes use of mirrors, wood, beads, cowrie shells and buttons. Every region of India has a technique of its own of creating such tapestries. Made popular by the Mughals, the Kalamkari technique found its way into Andhra Pradesh. The Gujrati style makes use of (but is not limited to) terra cotta, Kashmir is famous for its papier mache and Tamil Nadu is home to the platter or Tanjore hangings.

Elaborately and intricately embroidered Indian tapestries not only display patterns and designs. Sometimes they also depict age-old sagas and long forgotten tales of kings and queens. They exude a feeling of warmth, fantasy, imagination and inspiration. These stunningly beautiful artworks can be hung on the wall both framed and unframed. These can also be used as curtains, sofa throws and table spreads.