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31Jan2012

Embellished dwellings in Kutch...

<div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kutch </span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">is a mystical land. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Intriguing. Exuberant. Enthralling.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...and all I </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">believe</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is to do with the people who have migrated from </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Afghanistan, Pakistan, Himalayas,  Northern India and Central India. </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="  font-style: normal; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6747289469/" title="lady1 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="lady1" height="419" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6747289469_52afd52955_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Each community bearing different names like </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jats, Meghwals, Rabaris, Mutwas, Sodhas, Ahirs </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">but bound together by the land.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The land that is dry, arid and harsh. The land that has seen years of drought and earthquakes.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Great admiration surges in my heart when I see the people of </span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kutch</span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> who have overcome these hardships by painting a vibrant colour-scheme on a dull, unyielding landscape. Their palette saturated with colours adorn they homes, their attires, their work and their lives!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6616803229/" title="May your days be filled with smiles this New Year:-) by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="May your days be filled with smiles this New Year:-)" height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6616803229_6c0f05b5b4_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sharing with you few frames from their humble but grand dwellings. The dwellings which are fabulous examples of aesthetics & functionality. They are practical yet beautiful. They are small yet roomy. They are organized yet exuberant.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="  color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6746847923/" title="Chitra kaam on a Bhunga... by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="Chitra kaam on a Bhunga..." height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6746847923_691c8eb0aa_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6746843165/" title="inside a Bhunga near Ludiya... by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="inside a Bhunga near Ludiya..." height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6746843165_6f16dc293f_z.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; ">Inside and outside a <i>Bhunga</i> in <b>Gandhi Nu Gaam</b> near <i>Ludiya, Kutch.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; white-space: normal; "><img alt="painted entrance..." height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6746852121_197ea4a0e6_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="Mutwa community dwelling..." height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6746841909_9ff9607362_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap; ">Inside a Mutwa community dwelling in <i>Dhordo, Kutch</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap; "><img alt="Bhunga near Dhordo..." height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6746835591_53f0049e24_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Interiors of another Mutwa <i>Bhunga </i>at <i>Dhordo, Kutch.</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="lipan kaam..." height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6746849841_fb4ea7dfd7_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small; ">Sculpted clay 'Lipaan' work on the exterior of the <i>Bhungas.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><img alt="lady2" height="437" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6747289477_1fc3f8b5e3_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; ">A Meghwal family in<i> Hodka Village, Kutch.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="Bhunga in Hodka..." height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6746834373_bf8a50c933_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inside a Bhunga of Meghwal community. Everything one <i>needs </i>is neatly organized.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="painted doors..." height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6746854467_2c04a62c51_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; ">Painted doors.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="lady3" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6747289479_cd3fe7b17d_z.jpg" width="426" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; ">Vibrant patchwork quilts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="Bhunga near Hodka..." height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6746836995_b012b6d32b_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; ">Look at all those quilts they have been sewing neatly stacked.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6747289493/" title="smile by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="smile" height="472" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6747289493_7b2947d972_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Smiling in spite of all the hardships.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="painted doors..." height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6746846419_ef1669bd4d_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; ">Art in every wall, every corner,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "> everywhere.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">...and it warms my heart to see art, embellishments, beauty winning over this harsh land of Kutch.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Images by Arch)</span></span></div>

Embellished dwellings in Kutch...

Kutch is a mystical land. Intriguing. Exuberant. Enthralling....and all I believe is to do with the people who have migrated from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Himalayas, Northern India and Central India. Each community bearing different names like Jats, Meghwals, Rabaris, Mutwas, Sodhas, Ahirs but bound …

22Jan2012

Shaam-E-Sarhad, Hodka Village, Kutch.

<span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Little did I realize that while I had posted about </span></span><a href="http://rangdecor.blogspot.com/2007/02/shaam-e-sarhad-rural-resort.html"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;">this resort</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> from a magazine, way back in 2007 and the subsequent posts about NGOs working in Kutch, that I was actually laying invisible foundation stones for a trip to Kutch, Gujarat in December 2011, a good four years later.</span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6724088385/" title="shaam11 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"><img alt="shaam11" height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6724088385_9ae59e7932_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.hodka.in/"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;">Shaam-E-Sarhad </span></span></span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">is a eco-resort built in a Kutchi village-style setting using locally sourced materials and crafts of the region. It is owned and managed by the Hodka village community and is open only from <span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">October</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> to </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">March</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img alt="shaam14" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6724090743_2beb48a1be_z.jpg" width="426" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">The resort promotes </span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Endogenous Tourism </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">where </span></span></span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">one travels not just for pleasure, but also to appreciate local community and their life in rural Gujarat.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">"The </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Endogenous Tourism Project</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> in Hodka village seeks to promote local culture and craft based tourism for sustainable livelihoods and integrated rural development. Its aim is to improve the local people's quality of life, by creating more livelihood options, while preserving and allowing the community to develop their unique culture and share it with visitor."</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">~ hodka.in</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6724090105/" title="shaam13 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"><img alt="shaam13" height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6724090105_11b715439a_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">The reception area is adorned with</span> 'Chittar Kaam' <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">patterns and designs in earthy colours.</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">The use of local architectural style, the intricate art & crafts is very evident as soon as one enters </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Shaam-E-Sarhad </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">(translated 'Sunset at the border') </span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Hodka village is not very far from the Rann of Kutch region which shares the border with Pakistan.</span></span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6724085729/" title="shaam8 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"><img alt="shaam8" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6724085729_1de9e5c757_z.jpg" width="426" /></span></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">The dining area is below a multi-hued canopy of bright local fabrics patches... </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  white-space: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img alt="shaam9" height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/6724086651_0163fbf577_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:georgia, serif;font-size:small;">A sit-out made out of a mixture of smooth mud and dung. Beautiful patchwork quilts made by local artisans spread their colours on an otherwise neutral colour-palette.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6724087573/" title="shaam10 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"><img alt="shaam10" height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6724087573_d0b3281153_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">A Kutchi cloth doll with traditional dress swings gently in the breeze from the wooden poles..</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6724091639/" title="shaam15 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"><img alt="shaam15" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6724091639_222f398cf1_z.jpg" width="426" /></span></span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Even the switch board is made using locally crafted wooden plank.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><img alt="shaam3" height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6724081411_74daa13c29_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">There are a few </span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Bhunga </span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">mud houses and many tents where you can experience sustainable living.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><img alt="shaam" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6724078599_a53f1bc6f7_z.jpg" width="426" /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Orange dawn from our tent on the first day of our stay at the resort.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><img alt="shaam4" height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6724082079_a24c513a6e_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">The next day we moved to the </span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Bhunga</span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> house:-) The resort is very popular with travelers who come to visit the White Rann of Kutch, Dhordo, Hodka and the wildlife sanctuaries.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><img alt="shaam12" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6724089235_74bfab4fd6_z.jpg" width="426" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">This is </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Pandhi Bhai</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> with another local gentleman. </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Pandhi Bhai</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> plays the </span></span><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morsing"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;">Morsing</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">on cold star-studded winter nights sitting on that 'charpouy' in the previous photograph.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><img alt="shaaam" height="472" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6724390439_b6f6d1c8d3_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Bhunga </span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">is a house that is circular in design, made of mud plaster, dung and twigs, it has a light dome-shaped bamboo and thatched roof. A glorious mud structure that is resistant to high windspeed and earthquakes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><img alt="shaam2" height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6724080703_6004e3e3fe_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">The thick walls keep the interior cool when the temperature rises to 46 degrees celsius in summer and warm when it drops to two degrees in winter.</span></span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><img alt="sham1" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6724079781_8e90de4ef0_z.jpg" width="426" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">A fabulous example of</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> Kutchi</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> architecture and eco-living.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6724084909/" title="shaam7 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"><img alt="shaam7" height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6724084909_7e14c184e2_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">The </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; line-height: 18px; "><em><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">'Chittar Kaam' or </span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Mud paintings convert the</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> exterior of the <b><i>Bhungas</i></b> into art canvas' as well. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6724392689/" title="shaaam4 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"><img alt="shaaam4" height="577" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6724392689_8ec8a9fe3d_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">The <i>'Lipan Kaam'</i> or the sculpted mud-mirror work frame the wooden windows.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6724394253/" title="shaaam5 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"><img alt="shaaam5" height="522" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6724394253_81eeb96369_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6724092355/" title="shaam17 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"><img alt="shaam17" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6724092355_6e7a1bbb28_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><i>'Lipan Kaam'</i> at the entrance to our</span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"> Bhunga <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">with lacquer work wooden door</span></span>.</span></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6724093021/" title="shaam18 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"><img alt="shaam18" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6724093021_c46f42d4fc_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">The interior of the <b><i>Bhunga</i></b> with stunning patchwork bedspreads and curtains.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6724084017/" title="shaam6 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"><img alt="shaam6" height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6724084017_c9ace9bae4_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">The purple seating glows as the light filters in.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/6724082839/" title="shaam5 by archanasr, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000000;"><img alt="shaam5" height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6724082839_d54fa2864c_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Utterly, deeply and completely in love with the woven curtains.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><img alt="shaaam1" height="426" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6724390729_64f46c0328_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">The intricately carved wooden window shutters.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><img alt="shaaam3" height="502" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6724391079_9236db86cf_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">Sitting under the canopy of rainbow colours, watching the dusk envelope the </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><b>Bhungas </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">at</span><b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Shaam-E-Sarhad</span></b>, </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;">we sat sipping our hot Khullad chai and just being in the moment.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(images by Arch, the last one by Mr. Husband)</span></span></i></b></span></div></div></div>

Shaam-E-Sarhad, Hodka Village, Kutch.

Little did I realize that while I had posted about this resort from a magazine, way back in 2007 and the subsequent posts about NGOs working in Kutch, that I was actually laying invisible foundation stones for a trip to Kutch, Gujarat in December 2011, a good four years later.Shaam-E-Sarhad is a eco…

18Jan2012

Store Tour

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This b<span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="164" kc="null">eautiful</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="165" kc="null">shop,</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="134" kc="null">Alvhem</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="135" kc="null">Estate</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="136" kc="null">&</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="137" kc="null">Interiors, </span>is <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="166" kc="null">filled</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="167" kc="null">with unusual</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="168" kc="null">decor, </span><span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="174" kc="null">carefully selected</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="175" kc="null">furniture and</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="176" kc="null">home furnishing</span><span closure_uid_4qs6i9="177" kc="null">.</span> "<span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="178" kc="null">Personal</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="179" kc="null">furnishings</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="180" kc="null">that are sure to</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="181" kc="null">give your home</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="182" kc="null">a little extra." The owners</span><span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="183" kc="null"> love</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="184" kc="null">contrasts</span><span closure_uid_4qs6i9="185" kc="null">, often with</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="186" kc="null">foreign influences. You can easily spot </span><span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="199" kc="null">fresh</span><span closure_uid_4qs6i9="200" kc="null">,</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="201" kc="null">old</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="202" kc="null">flea market finds and</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="203" kc="null">timeless</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="204" kc="null">design classics</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="205" kc="null">mixed with</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="206" kc="null">freshly</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="207" kc="null">modern.</span> "<span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="208" kc="null">Bare wood</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="209" kc="null">in contrast to</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="210" kc="null">black and white.</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="211" kc="null">The raw</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="212" kc="null">industrial</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="213" kc="null">next to</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="214" kc="null">the</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="215" kc="null">rustic</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="216" kc="null">whitewashed</span> <span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="217" kc="null">..."</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkt5FOxzD2GSL2ZgHIlPPHZntp_nHNmJJdRZFNJmvdBmOad9DDxwVweVDOLWGTv5XnOPywu4DTWLwk2uYIR03a0Bg6ZHULglE8fqLvVjIrBbULAH6MEwXz7jk6JQfF9nOha1Et3Y1cpk/s1600/store.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkt5FOxzD2GSL2ZgHIlPPHZntp_nHNmJJdRZFNJmvdBmOad9DDxwVweVDOLWGTv5XnOPywu4DTWLwk2uYIR03a0Bg6ZHULglE8fqLvVjIrBbULAH6MEwXz7jk6JQfF9nOha1Et3Y1cpk/s640/store.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZLrjXzMz6f6EJintI8JnIWGoAtdBI69ZwESWTrwnteOnsp_Oy5-qkIoMenyXsJNpksu9IF5OqV3usvavoZ92nZEfAVjDI-0J9yWM_AS4ZUYKL7QNmFhP1XtjCSndY0UT52o4IyAe3-c/s1600/store+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZLrjXzMz6f6EJintI8JnIWGoAtdBI69ZwESWTrwnteOnsp_Oy5-qkIoMenyXsJNpksu9IF5OqV3usvavoZ92nZEfAVjDI-0J9yWM_AS4ZUYKL7QNmFhP1XtjCSndY0UT52o4IyAe3-c/s640/store+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8NW9-OMNpHrWAwAi3lGSX3vbYbrXaPwn_clNOMVvgWJigTrwRD8KjNMJWY7sUe_8ed12PWWlQIb_RO2_ZOEm7eZa5SdhVdfiDIF2fUgC0fLam9VEOJiMI3_lbC0LPhahGKvuVbrNs_A/s1600/store+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8NW9-OMNpHrWAwAi3lGSX3vbYbrXaPwn_clNOMVvgWJigTrwRD8KjNMJWY7sUe_8ed12PWWlQIb_RO2_ZOEm7eZa5SdhVdfiDIF2fUgC0fLam9VEOJiMI3_lbC0LPhahGKvuVbrNs_A/s640/store+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span class="hps" closure_uid_4qs6i9="217" kc="null"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Source: ALVHEM</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br closure_uid_4qs6i9="301" kc="null" /></div>

Store Tour

This beautiful shop, Alvhem Estate & Interiors, is filled with unusual decor, carefully selected furniture and home furnishing. "Personal furnishings that are sure to give your home a little extra." The owners love contrasts, often with foreign influences. You can easily spot fresh, old flea market …

18Jan2012

The Place ...

The Place ...

That is the place where creative things can happen....Source: RUM…

17Jan2012

Dining Area

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Dining Area

Various Sources…

16Jan2012

Hello Weekend...

Hello Weekend...

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14Jan2012

Beautiful Linens

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wHlh8nXJ51KurQTR6eWcMo98Ylz3a5o0WuuK7MX1HSQJdLXdgxJr_4Yo2JmGfqNYt1yB_LilZflWh0p3i11x6JF7vZW1ro_O2CWJym87b79M_IZqnJh-ZTOQTJKknYJS4bS24Q9kqqM/s1600/linens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wHlh8nXJ51KurQTR6eWcMo98Ylz3a5o0WuuK7MX1HSQJdLXdgxJr_4Yo2JmGfqNYt1yB_LilZflWh0p3i11x6JF7vZW1ro_O2CWJym87b79M_IZqnJh-ZTOQTJKknYJS4bS24Q9kqqM/s640/linens.png" width="508" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49DKgY_DxQCe4mXxuEEjP9MioVoEFov3rEX9AR3K_i67i2QpD-KhBLMS7UxN0CKtBwJJm3pBTezzIPMZSF2Q5KzDECR4E8A7c9gyevvZycrsO0VhJ1oC4NHEb-cteB1lckmDcZ9iTFGE/s1600/linens+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49DKgY_DxQCe4mXxuEEjP9MioVoEFov3rEX9AR3K_i67i2QpD-KhBLMS7UxN0CKtBwJJm3pBTezzIPMZSF2Q5KzDECR4E8A7c9gyevvZycrsO0VhJ1oC4NHEb-cteB1lckmDcZ9iTFGE/s640/linens+2.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Source: Unkown</span></div>

Beautiful Linens

Source: Unkown…

13Jan2012