Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Inside a Restored Pol house

When I was posting my pictures of Ahmedabad's Pols- I was doing my usual google search on what to write & guess what I get- pictures of how a renovated Pol house looks! I didn't venture into any of those homes when I went, but the net is a generous place. So we have the pictures taken by John Hentry Claude Wilson (from cuboimages)- they are water marked but I had to feature them here!

Restored traditional Pol house, an all wood structure, with wood carved facade, some 300 to 400 years old, Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India, Asia
Traditional wood door and 19th century floor tiles Traditional wood doors, and open grill allowing cross ventilation- (arent these guys to die for!) Loved that red chair with the tile
Wood beamed ceiling and kitchen utensils on wall in dining area (Love the chairs here)

Kitchen area with brass cooking utensils and samovar


Bedroom detail, with traditional sweeping brush

Traditional mud floor contrasting with the magnificently painted ceiling

The magnificent and incongruous bedroom ceiling, painted in the European style (!) fusion decor if nothing else is unfailingly interesting :) And thats a lot- in my book.
Inner courtyard ( I loved these images and saved it for the last)
Decorative child's toy parrot in traditional wall niche

37 comments:

UL said...

gorgeous!

vineeta said...

yup, isnt it? :)

Christine said...

achingly spectacular....
Christine

Vinita said...

wow!!! total wow!! I am just left speechless .The beauty, the workmanship, the colors, the warmth, the homliness the pictures bring absolutely beautiful.
But the more I see these pictures the more I feel it resembles the waadaas of pune. But unlike pols waadaas do not have lanes which almost are like alleys or backroads. Waadaas are a little bit smaller in scale may be atleast the ones I have seen. But they have one front door which leads to a central courtyard. Usually its a safe enclosed place for the kids to play. All the homes in the waadaa open in this courtyard.

Vinita

Arch at Rang said...

I just can't get over that brass samovar!!!

Awesome post Vineeta and those red shiny walls!!!


Arch

vineeta said...

Guys, the net connection at my end has become a nightmare & i've actually requested a colleague for the comp. Will respond to each of the comments individually as i normally do as soon as my net connectivity is back.

DesignFlute said...

Both the posts on pol are spectacular!
And you seem to be reading my mind!!
I had started searching for pol images and could not get brilliant ones like you have clicked,so had to abondoned the idea!
You know what, after seeing some of your photos in flickr I was going to ask you to do the post!
Thank you for these posts!
(great people think alike-ha-ha-ha)

Sas said...

Wow, absolutely beautiful post! :)
Thank you :))

Sas

Gillian @ Indigo Blue said...

That bedroom with the hits of green made me envious! I need green right now. I am loving it, thanks for sharing.
xo
Gillian

amber said...

the inner courtyard is divine, I love the little nooks and the toy parrot, just so pretty.

vineeta said...

Ye!!! My net is back. I was getting withdrawal symptoms. Thanx so much for all those wonderfl comments!
christine thanx :)

vineeta said...

Vinita, I was SO excited to discover these pics on the net. I have to see the waadas of pune now! Let me quickly speak to the many Maharshtrian friends I have- I'd be really happy if I could go to one & take pictures :)

vineeta said...

arch, I just found one more beautiful pic of more shiny vessels- I will quickly update this post :)

vineeta said...

designflute, :) Thanx so much for your compliments on my pics :) And its has happened to me too- I was thinking of something and someone has posted about it. and yes, rocking minds do think alike ;)

vineeta said...

Sas thanx! :)

Gillian! after long :) I'm glad u liked it- My mind is opening up with these as well- earlier i could never think of this green in decor without shuddering- and in this example the green hints is what makes the red work better.

vineeta said...

Amber, yes- the parot image is my fav too :) especially the peeling textured wall

Vinita said...

Yippeeeee!! Your internet is back which means YOU ARE BACK (Arnold type):))

Vinita

studio wellspring said...

beautiful & delightful in every way ~ thanks for another fantastic adventure in color, texture, culture & design!

jess gonacha said...

hi vineeta! sorry i forgot to email and tell you i wrote about you on my blog! i'm a space cadet. :) your blog is one of my favorites, and i was so glad to write about it! xoxo

vineeta said...

Vinita :) Your enthusiastic comment is the reason why blogging is worthwhile :)

vineeta said...

Angie :) An adventure I didn't go on- this one I owe to the generosity of the net :)

vineeta said...

Jess, coming from a talent like u I take it as a total compliment :)

vinita said...

You are back but still not back ;)

Vinita said...

Congratulations Vineeta your banner has got a mention on Home rejuvenation.

Vinita

vineeta said...

Vinita, You are an absolute doll! Thanx a ton for bringing it to my notice! And yes, its been quite a long time since I posted- will rectify that asap. Trying to get back to some serious taking care of myself and sorting life- for starters sleeping at a decent hour- plus there is work - Im not yet very good at juggling all this- But that too shall happen :) soon :)

rajbuzz said...

Hey great stuff Vineeta.
Was just about to tell you about the Wadas in Pune city, and then i saw one of your comments!

(: vineeta said...
Vinita, I was SO excited to discover these pics on the net. I have to see the waadas of pune now! Let me quickly speak to the many Maharshtrian friends I have- I'd be really happy if I could go to one & take pictures :)

vineeta said...

thanx raj :) now I HAVE to see the waadas :)

Anrosh said...

Amazing! The colors are breathtaking !
How true the sociological theory is - the way communities form clusters. You would be surprised to know that in NY, there are several such community clusters - the irish street, the jewish town, the jamican/caribean crowd, the russians and the baltics, the south asian - the culture and the spirit is there, but no architecture to emulate the same. But we do see artifacts and little things carried from their homes outside the houses, people in their own cultural clothes , the language - sometimes hoardings too.

ranbir said...

hi, the pics are astonishing. remind me of the 'katras' of amritsar on which i am to write a thesis. shall require your help for this.
keep charging,
ranbir.

ranbir said...

the pics are astonishing.

vineeta said...

Ranbir, 'Katras' in Amritsar sound most interesting. Glad you liked this post. But I don't know in what way I will be able to help, but you can write to my gmail id if you so wish.

marlon said...

It was an interesting blog about your daily life and those pictures that has taken from you was wonderful ,it was enough to astound me those wonderful pictures.
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Swati said...

Hey Vineeta! I wish you would have actually visited the pol house. Some of them are restored and converted into restaurants which give you a complete amdavadi gastronomic experience.
So next time you visit the city,you could even choose to stay in one of the havelis! do visit
http://www.houseofmg.com

Rohith said...

just wonderful.........

Rohith said...

jus wonderful.am loving it

Anonymous said...

What a kitchen. I just love how everything one needs for daily cooking is at arms reach. And the tiles... gorgeous. The whole house is wonderful. Very nice to see that it was restored and not torn down to make yet another McMansion

My3

Anonymous said...

What a kitchen. I just love how everything one needs for daily cooking is at arms reach. And the tiles... gorgeous. The whole house is wonderful. Very nice to see that it was restored and not torn down to make yet another McMansion

My3