tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post1146260621950683502..comments2024-03-28T07:01:35.694-04:00Comments on Sense and Simplicity: 11 Elements of British Colonial Decor in IndiaGrace @ Sense and Simplicityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185222544452668586noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-16178992135469120872016-05-05T08:56:22.941-04:002016-05-05T08:56:22.941-04:00Thank you for posting!
I own an 1863 bungalow, whi...Thank you for posting!<br />I own an 1863 bungalow, which, according to my research, is built to emulate the colonial Indian style- a Regency Vernacular Bungalow. It has all the trappings of this architecture; the 10' ceilings, huge windows, and horizontal lines on the exterior (segmented pillars, linear roof peak, etc). I already have the dark hardwood floors and some carved interior shutters from India. <br />I'm excited to have found this site to redesign the rooms which are inconsistent with this elegant look.<br />The only shame is my inefficient wood windows in our Canadian winter. Small price for love of beauty...StrikeZonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02078760572935481628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-48822672486511172652015-12-11T11:50:56.849-05:002015-12-11T11:50:56.849-05:00The house in a film titled "Charulata" (...The house in a film titled "Charulata" (available on youtube), based in Calcutta, is to die for. However, you'll need to see at least half the film to appreciate the house and fine colonial decor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008205575634187503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-41714397194239619652015-12-11T11:49:58.091-05:002015-12-11T11:49:58.091-05:00If you see the film "Charulata" on youtu...If you see the film "Charulata" on youtube, the furnishings and the house itself are to die for! You'll love it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008205575634187503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-54191991269147290862015-08-21T16:14:03.047-04:002015-08-21T16:14:03.047-04:00The British Colonial style of decorating is my abs...The British Colonial style of decorating is my absolute favorite!Heather Havenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01897843833755126739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-79166652870461410812015-07-28T01:42:21.896-04:002015-07-28T01:42:21.896-04:00Hi Grace, It has been 3yrs+ and I came across you ...Hi Grace, It has been 3yrs+ and I came across you again. I wondered whether you found out more about the word 'almaira'. I think I led you up the garden path in that I typed the word as my mother used to pronounce it. Subsequently I found that it's actually spelt 'almirah'. The definition is at http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/almirah. Thank goodness I didn't type 'almara'. Lol, you can look that one up! Much happiness to you, Fiona FosterAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13583480369151983943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-5972900643527953902015-07-28T01:41:31.199-04:002015-07-28T01:41:31.199-04:00Hi Grace, It has been 3yrs+ and I came across you ...Hi Grace, It has been 3yrs+ and I came across you again. I wondered whether you found out more about the word 'almaira'. I think I led you up the garden path in that I typed the word as my mother used to pronounce it. Subsequently I found that it's actually spelt 'almirah'. The definition is at http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/almirah. Thank goodness I didn't type 'almara'. Lol, you can look that one up! Much happiness to you, Fiona FosterAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13583480369151983943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-74920738868307000042014-03-02T16:43:04.026-05:002014-03-02T16:43:04.026-05:00Our house in India is one of the colonial ones, we...Our house in India is one of the colonial ones, we are currently in the process of refurbishing it and want to maintain its beauty, people please contribute pictures so I can use the ideas to beautify my houseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07699170587794802823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-49249226120197081362013-10-30T09:37:50.582-04:002013-10-30T09:37:50.582-04:00Thanks for putting all those elements together. I...Thanks for putting all those elements together. I live in the countryside of Thailand and due to practicality have found the British Colonial Style is still very fitting for westerners in the hot climate. Over the years, I have incorporated many of the elements and from a realistic point of view I must add one more element. A house like this must have a bevy of servants! The openess of the house lets the breeze and incorporates nature into the house - nice. But when nature starts meaning wasps making nests under the table, little lizards on the wall eating the bugs, frogs sneeking in and the constant danger of snakes (not to mention constant dust in the summer and mold in the rainy season) , I realize that the only reason those houses of yesteryear worked so nicely was because so many people were working full time to keep them looking nice. I still love the style. jungle momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453787831896396060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-5996937352215770712012-10-22T23:07:49.783-04:002012-10-22T23:07:49.783-04:00I loved this post and found it at just the right t...I loved this post and found it at just the right time. The Yogiconomisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818026304038496136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-23200580745183896152012-05-04T19:44:00.921-04:002012-05-04T19:44:00.921-04:00LOVED this post. Just read "The Sandalwood Tr...LOVED this post. Just read "The Sandalwood Tree" and was interested in exploring British colonial style. Thanks for sharing!Juliehttp://www.wanderloot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-50135678737848743252012-03-03T01:53:02.244-05:002012-03-03T01:53:02.244-05:00Glad that I found this post. I was explore all the...Glad that I found this post. I was explore all the ideas about the colonial style for my villa in Koh Samui island Thailand. We never been colonized but I can see the influence in our neighbor's country Laos for instance. Thanks you for sharing this..Samuimusclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185981690765811026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-45958014766380408002012-01-28T20:47:39.520-05:002012-01-28T20:47:39.520-05:00I love the British colonial style.Their architectu...I love the British colonial style.Their architectural designs never go out of style. By the way I love your blog and I am really impressed. I will surely visit again. Keep up the good work.Jamiehttp://www.myadorablevalentine.com/valentines-day-gift-ideas/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-15529608938821928402012-01-13T17:51:28.574-05:002012-01-13T17:51:28.574-05:00Bhawna - so true about the botanical prints being ...Bhawna - so true about the botanical prints being another element.<br /><br />Fiona - thank you so much for sharing the lovely images in your head and the word 'almaira' (it's new to me so I'm off to Google it and learn some more).Grace @ Sense and Simplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185222544452668586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-84578446626148047322012-01-13T04:20:08.528-05:002012-01-13T04:20:08.528-05:00Grace your page brought tears to my eyes. I didn&#...Grace your page brought tears to my eyes. I didn't even know the pictures in my mind were a classified style of interior design until I came across your page after surfing for the word 'almaira'. My mother used to call a wardrobe 'almaira' when she described her grandfather's homes in Ceylon - roof gardens, long columned porticos, window ledges so wide that you could lounge on them, marble top tables, high ceilings 'made of squares', huge almairas, wooden staircases with shining banisters, polished concrete floors (sigh) etc etc. I imagined these pieces/places when she spoke and your pages have taken me back there. Now I want to go live in Queensland (I'm from Melbourne, Australia - bbrrrr!) just so that I can decorate in that style and have the breeze flowing through light-filled warm rooms, fluttering white, airy curtains, creating wavy dust walls that settle on the woodrose reflected in a unbelievably polished rosewood table (another sigh). Thank goodness I can afford to imagine! Fiona FosterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-90206007061083393732011-12-19T10:38:01.226-05:002011-12-19T10:38:01.226-05:00Grace -The 12th elememnt would be botanical prints...Grace -The 12th elememnt would be botanical prints .Wall decor of the raj India had flora or fauna botanical prints.I love the post!!Bhawna Mowar Singhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-1187453863206862202011-07-15T12:45:58.672-04:002011-07-15T12:45:58.672-04:00I love these pictures. I am building a big house i...I love these pictures. I am building a big house in Hyderabad, India with high ceilings and deep varandahs and with a lot of wood. I want to furnish the house with colonial furniture, but have diffifulty finding a place where I can get good quality colonial stuff. Any recommendations either in Hyderabad or anywhere in the country. <br /><br />thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-18637769504904742642011-04-12T09:31:27.703-04:002011-04-12T09:31:27.703-04:00I love this style, but find it hard to discover mo...I love this style, but find it hard to discover more decor blogs on this topic. It seems they are all either more skewed toward country/shabby chic and ultra feminine (which won't work in a home filled with boys and just one mama) or super clean and modern. Any suggestions of other blogs tackling this style (especially in DIY)?Thatgaljillhttp://www.thatgaljill.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-84429840997209831752011-03-15T00:35:32.591-04:002011-03-15T00:35:32.591-04:00You have a beautiful blog. I am your newest follow...You have a beautiful blog. I am your newest follower. Hope to see you at My Dream Canvas:-)My Dream Canvashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15278665643505830160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-351393306296284512011-03-13T21:38:42.170-04:002011-03-13T21:38:42.170-04:00I have always been inspired by British Colonial st...I have always been inspired by British Colonial style too! You really have some beautiful pictures on your post. I am so glad I came across your blog from Modern Country Style.Calypso In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264873052810117169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-73393303776357743572011-03-06T07:44:41.750-05:002011-03-06T07:44:41.750-05:00I love it too! What a beautiful and informative p...I love it too! What a beautiful and informative post! I wrote a post recently about African Design, which was also so often influenced by a colonial presence. Take a look if you'd like! <br />http://bjdhausdesign.blogspot.com/2010/12/african-design.htmlBarbara@HausDesignhttp://bjdhausdesign.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-72047710266223002642011-03-05T04:14:39.486-05:002011-03-05T04:14:39.486-05:00Fab, love, love it, love it all!! You are spot on ...Fab, love, love it, love it all!! You are spot on Grace and now I know which movie I am going to watch this weekend. Thank you!!<br /><br />Jeanne xxJeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-45532738839035329342011-03-03T19:52:38.713-05:002011-03-03T19:52:38.713-05:00This is all very beautiful. Although I have seen ...This is all very beautiful. Although I have seen beautiful homes in India, I have not seen a colonial home.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356018786442529490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-39628965392046788942011-03-03T14:55:11.792-05:002011-03-03T14:55:11.792-05:00I do like this style~especially the bell jar lante...I do like this style~especially the bell jar lanterns, woven furniture and greenery. <br /><br />Great post!Suzanne@Meridian Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777399766297152142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-86628883655677349942011-03-03T01:45:50.185-05:002011-03-03T01:45:50.185-05:00I found this one here also you will get modular of...I found this one here also you will get modular office furniture like tables,chairs,workstations located in banagalore. see the different types of products here <br />http://www.ascfurniture.com/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575237890797665624.post-73083066832507962662011-03-03T01:39:10.070-05:002011-03-03T01:39:10.070-05:00The warmness and cozy feeling of each room leaves ...The warmness and cozy feeling of each room leaves me breathless. Furnitures are simple yet exuding extreme elegance I love it. Amazing, thinking I should watch A Passage to India. Love the decors.buywowaccounthttp://www.buywowaccountsforsale.comnoreply@blogger.com