I think I’ve mentioned our Buddha a few times out here, who is now sitting on the floor on a straw mat in the corner of our living room. You are thinking, why all the detail about his current seating arrangement? Before we get into that, just to refresh your memory, we have a very sentimental attachment to our Buddha. He was our first real piece of home decor that we bought 7 years ago at a Marshalls. Buddha used to have a happy abode in the unused fireplace recess in our old home.
In the new house however, we were at a loss trying to find a nice home for our prized possesion. The only place we could fit him into was the corner of the living room. But we weren’t really happy with the arrangement for two reasons;
- It was too low, we needed some height in that corner
- It just didn’t feel right. Though we aren’t Buddhists, there is some religious aura associated with the figure and we wanted to respect that. For this reason alone B is totally against using just the head of a Buddha as a decor piece ( I know it is very popular decor accessory).
So what do we do? Enter our auction find, the Chinese cabinet that was looking for a home too.
Putting the two together seemed like a good idea.
Again, not a perfect match, but we think it works. At least it is much better than the floor situation.
Maybe I need to change out the straw mat underneath Buddha? By the way, that is a pillow (cover) that I had bought at Pier1 years ago, the insert of which I used to make my dish towel throw pillow. Maybe replace it with a dark colored bamboo place mat? What do you think? Do you have Buddha statues in your home too?
Update: Our Buddha has found a permanent home in our foyer. More on that here.
Hi:
I have been visiting your blog for the last few months, and I just love love love it!!! 🙂
Both the Buddha and the Chinese Cabinet are masterpieces. (I really admire you taste). You might like to consider giving them each their individual spotlight.
I know, this is the first time I am commenting. I really hope you do not mind the unsolicited suggestion.
Ending with warm wishes
ANu
Thanks so much for the lovely comments Anu! Great suggestion (surely keep them coming, love hearing from all you guys). Ya, we are not 100% happy with the Buddha Chinese cabinet combo either. Feel like that corner has become too Asian. Waiting for that elusive brainwave to figure out the right place for both of them.
Vidya
Loving the bits of red I see throughout your home!
Camille
Thank you Camille. I love red. 🙂
Vidya,what is the paint color in your foyer?Love it.
Ak,
Thank you! It is Sherwin Williams Kilim Beige matched to Behr from Home Depot.
Vidya
Hi Vidya, From where did you buy this Buddha from? Its a very different one. How much you paid for it?
Priya, Got it from Marshalls in 2004. I think we paid $75. This was our first “home decor” purchase per se. Don’t think I would have paid that much now. Anyways it is made of fiber glass so is solid and has made it through 3 moves. 🙂
Vidya
The statue of Buddha shouldn’t be placed at the bottom but should be placed high as our eye contact. So, placing your Buddha statue above that Chinese cabinet is a good move. Nice decoration.