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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

At the centre...

Every home has a central hub around which the daily activities of the family revolve.

The dining table is where most of our tasks are accomplished but there is another space in our drawing room, the centre table (actually it is an old ancestral swing converted to a low table) where we spend many evenings chatting with family & friends.

It is also a space like a canvas where I keep painting various hues in the form of floating flowers, things from our travels, magazines, books...

Here are some vignettes from the ever changing arrangements on my centre table...
Roses and wooden block from Jaipur, Rajasthan

Frangipanis & Pebbles from Nubra Valley, Ladakh.
Wooden Padukas from Jew Town, Kerala

(images by Arch)
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16 comments:

  1. SudhaAugust 10, 2010 at 9:09 PM

    eye candy!! and gorgeous as usual...love the way you put together things in permutation/combination to create an appealing space

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  2. AnonymousAugust 10, 2010 at 9:15 PM

    Beautiful- each and every arrangement is beautiful!

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  3. sulagna August 10, 2010 at 9:39 PM

    archana i happened to come to your blog sometime last month...and oh yes you have absolutely got my attention on the excellent posts you do!!

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  4. ManasaAugust 10, 2010 at 10:40 PM

    hey Archana....I am following your blog from 3-4 months now...very pleasant and a cozy space...I can feel the freshness u see in ur every day life...I am inspired and ur style has become mine too...Happy Day !!

    Manasa,

    Bangalore

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  5. ArtiAugust 10, 2010 at 11:58 PM

    came across your blog only few days back..so hooked to it that I keep coming back to it everyday n check out the archives

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  6. Purnima@a creative projectAugust 11, 2010 at 3:54 AM

    Awesome..It looks stunning!!

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  7. RekhaAugust 11, 2010 at 5:27 AM

    lovely table top ideas, so inspiring as always :)

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  8. HarshitaAugust 11, 2010 at 5:37 AM

    Lovely settings Archana! Especially love the second one with the game board! What a stunning piece that is. Where did you get it from? Would love to gift my parents a set. :)

    Harshita

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  9. GBAugust 11, 2010 at 5:39 AM

    A classic in its many avtars...lovely each time! Great to see a new post... :)

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  10. Deepi's WorldAugust 11, 2010 at 9:23 AM

    Hey Archana...I am so glad that I found Your blog last week...Absolutely Love It...they way you present things is amazing...Your work is really inspiring!!!

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  11. seemaAugust 11, 2010 at 11:51 AM

    Your blogs are amazing!
    loved the roses,the water,the stones,the padukas, Kerala...feeling nostalgic.

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  12. PreeOccupiedAugust 11, 2010 at 4:15 PM

    Stunning, just as they should be coming from your home. Was waiting for you to post photos from your home. I just love your home.

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  13. Sunita Mohan August 12, 2010 at 5:29 AM

    Love them all, especially the frangipani and black pebbles. There's something about the contrating textures and colours that tug at me!

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  14. kramAugust 13, 2010 at 10:48 AM

    Love all the pottery pieces in which you have flowers/rocks floating. My fav is the Mancala game piece, very intricately carved. My other absolute fav is the wooden block print from Rajasthan. Could you please tell me where I can buy those in BLR? I have been searching those desperately online and they are pricey. When my family visits me from BLR this year, I can ask them to buy those blocks for me ...hope you will let me know so I can direct them to purchase those blocks in BLR. Thanks in advance!!!

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  15. Archana Srinivas PotteryAugust 13, 2010 at 11:09 PM

    Thanks everyone:-)

    kram~ The wooden block I picked up from Sanganer in Rajasthan. They are made there. I have seen few blocks on sale during some craft melas.

    I haven't seen any store in Bangalore selling blocks.

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  16. NeetaAugust 19, 2010 at 4:42 AM

    So pretty! I love every bit of your house, Archana!

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