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Home Decor with Reclaimed Wood & Metal

With an attempt to blend Indian craftsmanship with rich sophisticacy, garnished with a tinge of countryside feel, presented here is a collection of home decor and lifestyle products with reclaimed & re-purposed wood and metal, made from the handicraft clusters of Rajasthan. The collection is targeted for the export market, in a “Wine country style” theme. Surface finishes like Distressed effect, Crackled effect & Antique finish are used to give unique visual textures to the products.
TABLE TOP 01: Pieces of old used wooden printing blocks arranged to form the coffee table top surface. Distressed white finish is used for the "wash-out" effect.
Coffee table with re-purposed "Kadhai" (metal cooking pot) used as its bottom with option of storage inside it.
TABLE TOP 02: Coffee table top formed by re-collecting old carved wooden pieces from fort gates & haveli doors.
MIRROR FRAME: made with old wood carvings used in window panes, pillars & jharokhas of mahals
Mirror frame
WINE BOTTLE STAND: 8 Wooden planks are stuck back to back, and cut in a wavy shape in the middle to form circular openings for wine bottles to to fit in. The surface is painted in different colours, and coated with white on top of the colours. After semi-drying, the white paint is partially rubbed off, and given a crackled effect.
Lamp shade stand and used wooden shoe forms re-coloured & crackled to form table showpieces.
Trays made from old rail road wood & house doors. Similar wash-out distressed effect is given.
Home Decor with Reclaimed Wood & Metal
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With an attempt to blend Indian craftsmanship with rich sophisticacy, garnished with a tinge of countryside feel, presented here is a collection Read More

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