In India, weeks leading to Diwali: The festival of Lights I would spend looking for interesting diyas ( earthen or ceramic oil lamps) flooding the local markets.
Back here in Minnesota what do I do?
I visit estate sales.
They are treasure trove for people like me who are on the look out for unique finds.
I love combining vintage with the new. Styling classic with a bit of kitsch.
So this Diwali I decided to put together some colourful vignettes with things collected, gifted, bought and inherited.
I picked up some vintage white & cream doilies at a church sale recently and the hot pink & orange ones were leftovers from a sewing project my mother was working on when she visited us in Spring.
A palette of hot pink, orange and white. A pair of floral silver-plated tealight holders from the estate sale gets teamed up with a Good Earth Silver cup with parrots engraved gifted by a dear friend.
The warm glow of sesame oil lamps. A divine photo card engulfed by dried rose buds and placed in a silver plated hinged box with painted roses...
The silver cup with engraved parrots transforms into a vase holding a bunch of blushing roses…
A closer look at the the floral tea light holder…
The sparkling bokeh sets the mood for Diwali festivities...
Add loads of fragrant candles and scattered some delicate metallic flowers...
A closer look at the silver-plated hinged box with painted roses…
This is a simple but charming piece, I took a 'chai-gilaas' filled it with a handful of dried rose buds. Placed a floating oil lamp on the rim of the glass. Voila!
While I was shooting this vignette I realised that the colours in the frame were Rang Decor's masthead colours!
This is a simple Diwali vignette that can be created on your coffee table or a hallway table. It's all about combining different elements & textures, vintage & contemporary and most of all going with your heart!
Hope all of you have a wonderful Diwali surrounded by beauty, happiness, family and friends!
( Images styled and photographed by Archana Srinivas. They are copyrighted. Please do not use without permission)
6 comments:
So beautiful !
Gorgeous!! Estate sales are like gold mines... I have collected so many little and large treasures over the years...started this pursuit around 7 years ago....Now my home is filled with so many estate sale finds.. each with the story that I feel I just cannot go to just plain retail anymore...Combining the two to decorate my home is my most fulfilling creative outlet. I really enjoyed reading this post. Thanks for sharing! Wish you and yours a Bright, Beautiful and Happy Deepavali! Pachhai
So cool! I love how you've pulled everything together so effortlessly. And still managed to keep that ethnic flair! So glad you moved here- fun to see how you use vintage and western elements in an ethnic palette!
Happy deepavali to you too!
~deepa
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Thanks for beautiful ideas :) happy diwali
Hi archana,
I stalk your blog whenever I am a little low or a little happy or every time i am brimming with ideas or when im lacking inspiration... at times when motivated or demotivated and i know there will be something - a pattern, a play, a hue, a steam fairy or a doily! They are gorgeous. keep the lights twinkling. i look forward to more posts from Minnesota, the design patterns, the flora and the fauna. I have recently been dislocated as well and i miss all the pottery, coasters, wooden blocks, dyes, fabrics... (sigh) that once adorned my home and had to be left behind.
Just phenomenal decoration. I love to decorate my house as well in Diwali or any such grand festival. After looking into your blog I got another idea of decoration. Thank u.
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