The Collected Home: Creating Spaces with Vintage Textiles
My home is a museum of lived-in memories, and yours can be too. Here is how I blend salvaged textiles and heritage finds to create warmth, texture, and a sense of history in real living spaces.
A bedroom makeover featuring my work. The wall displays a gallery of framed vintage ethnic embroidery, while the bed is dressed in a vibrant, hand-quilted throw. Many of these vintage materials are available for custom projects.
Another view of the bedroom makeover, showing how the different textile elements, from the throw to the cushions, create a cohesive and inviting "boho living" aesthetic.
A bedside detail from the makeover, featuring a framed piece of Mochi Bharat embroidery and other collected objects. It's all about creating a home that reflects your personal story.
A shot of the headboard, showcasing a collection of framed vintage textiles, including Kapdu and other ethnic embroideries, alongside a colorful patchwork throw.
A video documenting the bedroom makeover process, showing how I layer different vintage and handcrafted textiles to give the room a much-needed refresh.
A montage of moments from my home and studio, showing how I live with vintage textiles every day. You'll see framed art, colorful throws, and glimpses of my creative process.
A video tour of a bedroom styled with my work, including framed ethnic embroidery, a vintage Burmese weave from my grandmother used as a bed throw, and a colorful patchwork runner.
After a vacation, I love to spring clean and air out my old textile pieces. This video shows my living room filled with a Karen skirt from Myanmar, a Kira from Bhutan, and various upcycled cushions, all part of my collected home.
About The Collected Home
These textiles are designed to live with you, not just sit on a shelf. Whether it is a vintage Rabari patch on a lumbar cushion or a hand-quilted throw draped over a modern sofa, each piece adds a tactile, lived-in quality that softens contemporary interiors. We begin by looking at your current color palette, then select heritage fabrics that harmonize with your furniture to create a seamless blend of old and new.
The philosophy of a collected home is about avoiding the 'showroom' look. It is about layering elements that have a past. When we work on your space, we do not simply buy new decor; we salvage history.
I source materials from diverse traditions—Balinese Ikat, Kutch embroidery, or Banarasi brocade—and transform them into functional art for your home. These are not merely cushions or runners; they are conversations between traditions. A bedside table might feature an old Burmese weave, while your sofa gets a fresh layer of life through an upcycled patchwork runner made from studio offcuts.
For those concerned about maintenance, these pieces are robust. The textiles are cleaned, backed with premium cotton or linen, and finished with heavy-duty stitching to ensure they withstand daily use. If you have an old family piece that needs a new context—perhaps a brass Prabhavali or an ancestral textile—we can frame it or mount it, integrating it into your home's narrative. This is sustainable living that honors the divine feminine and celebrates the imperfection of the handmade.
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