Home Interior Ideas For Bedrooms: French

First, a big thanks to <a href="http://masalachaionline.blogspot.com/">Masala Chai </a>for the <a href="http://masalachaionline.blogspot.com/2008/01/you-make-my-day.html">"You make my day"</a> Award. I really appreciate it and also the post on <a href="http://masalachaionline.blogspot.com/2008/02/dune.html">'The Dune'</a> which kind of brought back lovely memories from our <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pondicherry">Pondicherry</a> trip a couple of years back & inspired this post on Auroville:-)) <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166313487341080258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJgcjgrFvVfsOvKvuFHyNEZJUcQ8vzpCdAgDitvnTL_NPBqwAeM3O2hZoNoISRtWNOY8EzgLhMAuDI4hVPv8dNgaAi9w36CiqsE3o7oUbktm0phKDC05MVo2djd6VNI7TpDu3qpPSC1Lc/s400/pond1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />My door obssession in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pondicherry">Pondicherry</a>, when I didn't have a digital camera, scanned from old photographs:-) <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166316249005051650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJ1-U18b17Gh_y4e9X-JdRd1D_qw6Z4e0TPxBEW0ZsbAGG3EgPgngRz8NOXRC1iYPzx2VF4xy12_OoqnPLgwv4THPQWHtL9obb8JQgUyayvqstMs_CyVPwKddbCjlZACMlxNUyh9Klfzu/s400/pond3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166316236120149746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rvWUxvN2Zg6CCAcYAWra_5kLvM3n87R8o6z57SLgZzLTvBe2hU3QjCvMa6Quj20fnI5bI4VLu99H4h4dIzZ6aR4IP-ZTiE0ZE6keGPk47FAa70NbyzUrlCn5sPetCzMLkDDOlkhW0nbc/s400/pond2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> The history of Pondicherry can be traced back to 1672 when the French bought this port town from an India King. The French connection grew when <a href="http://www.auroville.org/vision/sriauro.htm">Sri Aurobindo </a>an Indian scholar & mystic set up an ashram here in 1926. <a href="http://www.auroville.org/vision/ma.htm">Mira Alfassa </a>his French-born spiritual companion, also known as <a href="http://www.auroville.org/vision/ma.htm">'The Mother' </a>established <a href="http://www.auroville.org/index.htm">Auroville </a>in the sixties.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166372379932643186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJQ11TlpzlIR3PSKeDgm5ijpoYrIctZzkgVdxNgC7sFLrWKjXHcWo9iqGAd8BS7vXnpc_86dfMii9Jww6n1hJJmzlstvdgQVJG5DDAGyLk5xs67excS1Uk9aKKzD0kUqW4ygSDgZsoJLt/s400/matri.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Image of Matrimandir in Auroville. <a href="http://www.auroville.org/index.htm">Auroville</a> is a series of self-supporting communities in villages which are very close to Pondicherry. Auroville's New Age ideal drew many Indians & Westerners including French architect <a href="http://www.auroville.org/vision/Roger_Anger.htm">Roger Anger </a>who was the chief architect of the township of Auroville. Featured here are a couple of homes from Auroville. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166360306779574114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHIc528GuVPgk2f4u_XyLver_z8qAxKLnAeN5I4TgTF8pTKbl9EhxhUmW7y8vUAJ-Noe4q8UMNK2CONjml6iBCgPvISZN7cFWHVazzWOTvUPShNiUKPmXq9uLmKr5lwML7EzRXBefjZ6u/s400/pondi2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />A fusion of natural & modern home of Frenchman Jean Legrand & wife Joy. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyrN49veNXU6nh3zAX2pw4OjrHVURh9Bmnq4t88t9jrZ6u2MkFOspdeVR6OzUSBteTTUpU8qGFDNHMbqdmbw6AiUfCl2LGIFYU-J_m95DqhcwG-qgikUlDf22b-hfEYF2OUkdoowDd30v/s1600-h/pondi3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166310167331360402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyrN49veNXU6nh3zAX2pw4OjrHVURh9Bmnq4t88t9jrZ6u2MkFOspdeVR6OzUSBteTTUpU8qGFDNHMbqdmbw6AiUfCl2LGIFYU-J_m95DqhcwG-qgikUlDf22b-hfEYF2OUkdoowDd30v/s400/pondi3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Natural light streaming in through the circular shapes on the ceiling and that is echoed by the natural rocks & granite slabs in Legrand's bathroom.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166310171626327714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrUTPUKz6lB3iZI9kYTsg0zLYXz0VxYxpujZJWgCL4o4LVoj00d4Bf6Eco7FSCN3YG9AAB2nsX07FjRNpWeoOZKJZs_E7xYgUyutA08NNkOBCm5fN2dkC-Vcs4v6tzIm5RavZDazDzvpm/s400/pondi4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Love the angular and circular shapes of the kitchen & dining area, which has been designed keeping the light in mind. Home of designer William Netter, an American Spiritualist and Sri Aurobindo follower. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166310180216262322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABdB2r4B4zEZTuvBMDlX_y21Dp2-dr4EmYQOBB8tIfC7UeNrEwjumW2FRd34LeamiwS4uOH_nIMNJmDV1HhHTQ-ozf1ZMZ-fPPHE1IGTE2UF5eeGnnh3QqB01vFLn6ApydK5RGTmChwTj/s400/pondi5.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The white-tiled kitchen with simple modern lines and ample natural light.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166316253300018962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnp2hcUs9jwoxfJJDFC0IbGtkndvC4GSguofTQcR3aFLwGzcAXaBa-hKE8qOCMs64qmLzg0CCnEzPDPaqFpuZuz_FzxiaoSloMe9ldSkrOk6QiISG8TwoadMvxpRg8RqrcLMt9Z_WB-iy/s400/pondi6.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The design here is Minimalist with areas designated for different purposes. Here is the space for praying with <a href="http://www.auroville.org/vision/ma.htm">'The Mother's'</a> and <a href="http://www.auroville.org/vision/sriauro.htm">Sri Aurobindo's </a>photographs with a votive candle burning in the centre and his work space. <div><div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166322992103706418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAiTKh7bouB_qFZH6K4-tbjDtgkVSsHcn67V4drgDfzsliHU-yc4Q8wRs5_UJiSub5wu7Z3Yn_23GS_vw3MFGrCJgmf9M4JsdAc5DiZ1QNO9oL5wmkSmp4m8M7cFUpshQ8S6tPmayRxxX/s400/pondi7.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />A house designed by French architect <a href="http://www.auroville.org/thecity/architecture/arch_roger_anger_house.htm">Roger Anger </a>for Christine Devin & her husband in 1976 in a design resembling toadstool shapes.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166322996398673730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEV-SEVbLnj4by-fIjyfokdQFUbmjOCmK5QD3Q5o1xbQ6cHfFA7qyWrCYQFt0Lsh4PxpTE6KKAtNkxjvsUyeMLgVQRQ9gbwua9PRDkFolbwBlOSl7Ef-hHNvtTcMDQhsNdg9PFdBtlgck/s400/pondi8.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Beautifully designed circular bedroom with movable slats to adjust light & air flow. Love the red-oxide smooth flooring and a simple portrait of the Mother on the wall.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166323000693641042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Z8-tJHKte_qAw4AKf7H2fBF_q-aYmFA96DhY-M_O1I-iSX-17PdiuN7ei5bFcDHuoCED9qL9bc2nTQbtIpwxoSvORvF9D4BRDtQhDP_v19X4nePMnhYLny1gG2xNcvOfAi9KWUXXqNvV/s400/pondi9.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Locally made paper lantern and couple of floor cushions & wooden chest adorn the dining area. I absolutely love the shape of the windows ( reminds me of railway train windows:-)</div><div> The township at Auroville is heaven for architects from India & abroad trying to create something different, something new. You can read more about the various styles of architecture in Auroville <a href="http://www.auroville.org/thecity/architecture.htm">here</a>. (images from Indian Interiors- Taschen & Auroville.org)</div></div></div>

Auroville, Pondicherry

First, a big thanks to Masala Chai for the "You make my day" Award. I really appreciate it and also the post on 'The Dune...

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Auroville, Pondicherry

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