traditional and ethnic Indian wall decor in the first part of the “Wall Stories” series and it has already crossed 2.5k views and figure is increasing by the day. That shows how much love y’all have showered on it. Let’s move on to the second part of this series. In this part, I am featuring contemporary and eclectic walls. Hope y’all will love this part as much as you loved the previous one!!
Image: Mine |
Now before we go ahead, please meet my guests today who are joining us from the different parts of the world and who have been kind enough to send me the images of their beautiful walls despite their busy schedule. Wendy lives in Indiana, USA and excitedly shares that she has spent a lot of time in Amritsar, India and she loves India. Wendy, thank you so much for spreading love and being so modest. The world needs more people like you!!
Rukmini from Mumbai, India and Sharon from Pune, India are my sweetheart friends and fellow bloggers, I know they need no introduction but I want to share few things. These two ladies are always there for me and patiently answered all my business(blogging) related queries. Despite living in the same city for years, I got the opportunity to meet Sharon only recently and we both were elated (read over excited). I haven’t met Rukmini yet and let me tell you how badly I want to meet her. This girl inspires me even in my dreams too.
Rachel lives in England and has a very beautiful home with dark interiors. Clever use of colors make them pop against dark toned walls in her home. She mixes and matches various elements beautifully and that’s why I fell in love with her interiors.
Deepika lives in Texas, USA and Meera is from Michigan, USA. I acquainted with these super talented ladies through Instagram, where they share beautiful images of their stunning homes. They both have a different style of decorating yet their homes emanate warmth of an Indian home.
Archana lives in Reston, US and what a lovely home she keeps. The warm and welcoming vibes of her home make me want to see more of it. Images of her home are so beautiful and so Indian. Keep them coming dear!
Lovely lady Dawn is from Seattle, USA. She blew me away with her unique sense of styling and beautiful images of her home that she shares on her Instagram account. You need to check out the image of her living room on Instagram to know what I am telling. Windya lives in Indonesia and has become a good friend of mine after I featured her home last year. She quite often chats with me to know more about Indian culture and festivals. Prasanna lives in North Carolina, USA and I know this lady since my early days of blogging. I have always admired her way of decorating and especially vignettes full of colors and cheers!
A BIG THANK YOU to you wonderful ladies for being a part of this blog!!
Let the fun begin. I have embedded the links to these talented ladies’ Instagram account in subheadings below, click and enjoy your daily dose of eye candies.
Wendy’s Global Eclectic Wall Decor:
“The bedroom is often one of the most neglected rooms in our homes when it comes to decorating. I too was guilty of this and decided the other day that this needed to change! I had been picking up inexpensive baskets for the past year while out thrifting, and they were lying unused in a heap on a shelf in my closet. So, I grabbed the baskets and used clear push pins to secure them to the wall above my bed. This was a very inexpensive way to add a focal point to my wall and to bring in some texture. The painting above the nightstand was a gift from a friend and had been hanging in my living room in an area where it was difficult to view. So, it was moved up to my bedroom where I can appreciate it every day. Often, decorating a room doesn’t require you to go out and spend a lot of money; it’s amazing what you can pull together just by thinking outside the box and “shopping” from other areas of your home. Happy Decorating!”
Image: Wendy (banks_of_the_wabash) |
Rukmini’s Contemporary Wall Decor:
“I love mirrors and canvases as wall art and I love typography so I painted a tiny square in a canvas with chalkboard paint and use it according to the season. Mostly its coffee quote though thanks to a 9 to 6 job!”
“After my wall mount mirror broke, I was more than happy. I soon realized that the wall-mount mirror was something I didn’t like and I wanted to have a big mirror in a chipped white frame. but I couldn’t really just throw it away, so I waited for one of my bad days! Anyway, I bought this mirror frame from a flea market for 15$ but didn’t quite like its gold. And a mirror of this size and work in a chippy finish, in “The Home Shop” is priced at 3000 rupees, which amounts to I think around 67$. So, clearly, the answer was NO. Instead, white paint and sandpaper really helped. 1$ for all! This is how it all teams up now!”
Image: Rukmini (trumatter) |
Sharon’s Contemporary Wall Decor:
Image: Sharon (thekeybunch) |
“For some variety, and if I want to match an elaborate tablescape with art on the wall, I sometimes replace the plates with baskets, or artwork, or even frames in different colours. This wall is a lovely canvas to play around with, and I love the freedom of creativity it offers me. It’s also right next to my open kitchen, and I delight in the medley of colours that my eyes get treated to, especially when I am entertaining or cooking.”
Rachel’s Dark & Eclectic Wall Decor:
“I love an eclectic style of decorating, dark background I find brings everything to life. My favorite purchases usually which involves searching second-hand shops for all sorts second-hand treasures, a plate gallery wall has always appealed to me and is as expensive or inexpensive as you wish it to be.”
Image: Rachel (racheytwitroo) |
Deepika’s Colourful Eclectic Wall Decor:
Our House has more windows that walls and Its a challenge to bring in decor without overcrowding one part of the house and I am no minimalist 🙂 This is my favorite wall that I color matched it with a beautiful uppada saree hand embroidered with chikku muggu ( kolam) designs that my mom had sent for our housewarming . The many moods of this green throughout the day is breathtaking and always feels anew. I am glad that I chose Green over my husband’s choice of a blue-black 🙂 I am no interior designer and I always follow my gut when it comes to decor. I love a lot of color and asymmetry in my decor. This whole wall evolved over a period of time and It’s not finished yet but it makes my heart skip with joy which matters the most!
Image: Deepika (saffronanddaisies) |
The pieces have been collected over time and over years and yet they all come together so well. The mirror was a pier 1 find and we carefully moved it from one state to another without breaking it which is a feat in itself. Its very very special as our babysitter who watched our kids for the first 5 years of their lives gave us a gift card to the store knowing my love for mirrors. It always reminds me of her. the candle holders are a Diwali gift from friends. The blue vase and the rustic bench is a find from a Dallas-based Indian furniture store. The Madhubani painting is a wedding gift from friends, The horse is a Home Goods find. Throw is from Fab India and the kalamkari cushions are from my own online store Isan. The masks are from Khazana, A Minneapolis Indian decor store. The Buddha, red urli and the elephant tassels are from World Market. The plants are all gifts from friends. The bunch of lavender is special because the husband bought those for me. The gold console was from a furniture outlet store and extremely functional.
Image: Deepika (saffronanddaisies) |
Meera’s Contemporary Wall Decor:
Image: Meera (meera4d) |
Image: Meera (meera4d) |
This particular corner came about when my better half and kids took over my beautiful sunroom with their monstrous pingpong table. I carved out a niche for myself to read n relax while the boys went about their shenanigans. The buddha art ” I had to buy” found a place here some time ago. I moved in an armchair that been around forever, a roadside find, a table that cleaned up well and some knickknacks I had around. The fireplace was a love a first sight for us. But until we can change the eyesore of tiles around it, what I have going on makes it palatable enough to sit back, relax and enjoy with my family.”
“Honestly, my approach to filling a wall is the same as filling my home. If I love it, I find a place for it. I have a passion for vintage oil paintings, rarely do I pass one up. I loved how these all had a turquoise color theme. The owl I thrifted years ago at a favorite spot that is now gone. ☹️ The brass garland is from Target and the baskets and dream catcher were also thrifted.”
Image: Dawn (noodle_jude) |
Windya’s Eclectic & Contemporary Wall Decor:
“I am passionate about home decor and decorating walls tops the list. There not a single wall in my home that can be found lifeless. My entryway wall that is decorated in an eclectic way is loved by one and all. I have mixed and matched antique and traditional elements like photo frames, flower paintings, and textile.”
Image: Windya (indaww) |
Image: Windya (indaww) |
Prasanna’s Eclectic Wall Decor:
Image: Prasanna (rangkatha) |
Image: Prasanna (rangkatha) |
Travel – Who won’t love to travel. Have a collection of souvenirs from every place I have traveled to.
Priceless souvenirs – Some passed on from generations to me. Like kumkum box is from my great grand mom.
I am sure you enjoyed reading about these wall stories and have found some inspirations to decorate walls in your homes too. So what is your key takeaway from this blog!!
Stay tuned for the last part of this series “Wall of Memories & Wall of Masks” together!! Till then meet me on my Instagram gallery everyday!