Category: Shopping Online

Etsy is a great place to find India design, textiles and home decor. My most recent favorite find on Etsy was an old painted carved wood piece from India. It will be going back to India to become part the India pied-à-terre’s master bathroom vanity:

While surfing Etsy recently for India inspiration, here’s what caught my eye to share with you …

If you want furniture with a touch of rustic India style, something like this TV stand and media cabinet from Hammer & Hand’s Etsy shop is a smart blend of Indian antique and Western design:

The doors are from Jodhpur, the “Blue City.” Yes buildings there are blue! Check out the patina on these doors:

This cabinet could look great in country décor, western/southwestern décor or even Spanish architectural style homes.

Here’s a more subdued color kantha quilt than we usually see in these quilts. I like its calm block printed colors. It’s from Indian Home Textile shop on Etsy:

This is the coolest camel! Nothing else needs to be said. Just look at it, all proud and colorful. From DAsquare Etsy shop:

I almost didn’t post these, because they’re actually from China. But I love them! These shoes are great for photo shoot props. Whenever I see them as a catalog prop, I want the shoes not the catalog product! They’re from Phoenix in Fire Etsy shop:

Quality, intricate wood printing blocks like this are pricey but so beautiful. You don’t need to get them only for printing, you can display them on a wall or shelf and enjoy them every day. This one is from Heritage Collectible Etsy shop. I’ve ordered wood block prints from their eBay shop.

The Foot Soles Etsy shop has a lot of colors and styles of these Indian Maharaja style shoes. So cute, you can wear them with jeans, yoga pants, many things:

Here’s a link to current shoes available at Foot Soles, and a few more photos to entice you to visit them:

From Indian Mall Etsy shop, here’s an ikat kantha quilt in another natural color:

Here’s a fun ikat kantha quilt in pink from Indian Mall Etsy shop:

The colors in this cotton fabric from India are so fun! From The Delhi Store on Etsy:

Ikat is so popular right now, I have one more for you. This ikat cotton fabric from Desi Fabrics could be used to make your own ikat pillows:

I really like this elephant print by Nicole Kristiana on Etsy:

From Marigold Textiles, this is a fun bold print on a kantha quilt made from vintage saris:

Now this is a silk and cotton vintage 1970s dress and I don’t know if it’s really  from India. But I’d take it to India and wear it to a good restaurant, maybe in the Taj Coromandel or the ITC Grand Chola in Chennai, when I have a taste for cheese and wine. It is a stunning upscale boho look. The shoes shown are perfect for it. From Thrifted and Modern’s Etsy shop:

And of course there’s vintage Indian silver jewelry on Etsy. I like this bracelet from Paris Roma NY Flea:

This linen pillow from Martha and Ash was hand-printed in India. I love its simple style:

This was so much fun – and there are so many more great finds to share with you – I may need to make this a regular feature!

Uh-huh. Odd, I know. Until you know that I’m talking about the UK catalog, Toast. Then you may want to live in Toast too.

This is just a glimpse. There’s so much more cool stuff at Toast. Not dry and boring at all (I’ll never forget the “toast” line from My Big Fat Greek Wedding). In fact, it’s all very lively. Check it out.

Shown from Toast:

Orissa Kantha Cushion Cover | Village Life Kantha Cushion | Orissa Pillowcase | Chirali Bedspread | Kiku Gown | Organic Cotton Jersey Slip | Salt Water Sandal

If you’ve liked the inspiration I’ve shared here and you want to spice up your place, you needn’t travel all the way to India (although I’d highly recommend a visit) and you don’t have to invest in antiques to get an “old India” look. From the convenience of your computer, or by visiting stores common in U.S. urban/suburban areas, you can get the look.

Bring jali into your home with this floor screen from Pier 1:

Set a light behind the screen to create a scattering of shadow shapes.

Bring the gold bling and beading of saris to your table settings with Pier 1’s sari table runner:

Iridescent green and blue, the colors of India’s national bird, will always freshen up a room. This peacock tray from Pier 1 is a beautiful way to bring in some color:

This tray is too pretty to bring out only for entertaining — instead hang it on a wall to see all the time. Visit a previous post about peacock colors for more decorating ideas.

The colors of an Indian zardozi textile can be found in a mirror from Kirkland’s:

Similar to this block print design from Les Indiennes, a designer & producer of gorgeously simple Indian block print textiles, is a wooden “painted window” mirror from Arhaus:

The kolam designs I saw during an evening walk in Chennai, India can be found in rangoli coasters at Harabu House:

We saw many colorful things during a shopping trip to Crafters in Cochin, and you can get similar colors in furniture at World Market like this Elephant Table: