After an impressive reply to Part One of the habitation tour of Rama Royale (in illustration yous missed it, click here), I am happy to acquaint Part 2 of this breathtaking home, which exhibit cases the formal living together with dining areas. I am fifty-fifty to a greater extent than thrilled to permit yous know, that is a Part Three of this immaculate habitation where the habitation owners get got part 2 to a greater extent than areas of their lovely home, the kitchen together with Library. And earlier nosotros movement further, the Rama menage unit of measurement together with I would similar to extend our gratitude to all our readers for the particular dearest together with success of Part One! So escape alongside me today into the lavish settings of Rama family’s living room together with formal dining room, where graceful details are masterfully created alongside some unexpected together with exquisite collection. And live on prepared to concord on to your heart, for yous volition uncovering that it skipped many beats yesteryear the goal of this post! :) Formal Living Room:
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| Hand carved Teak Indonesian chairs together with mirrors blend perfectly alongside the balance of the room |
A totally traditional together with powerfully visual living room mirrors Paddy’s refined aesthetics of combining traditional together with timeless themes. The room has a varied yet coherent mix of Indian together with Asian artefacts, manus carved slice of furniture together with eclectic décor accessories interspersed beautifully to create a visually stunning space.
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| Brass hanging lamps are several years erstwhile collection |
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| Each collective slice is a seductive surprise. |
Perky elegance is Paddy’s calling carte together with alongside the same motto, she opted for a curious combination of majestic together with orangish inward the living room, which is rigid plenty yet non over powering due to the neutral backdrop of the upholstery together with the drapes. The Buddhist monk icon crowned higher upward the sofa is done yesteryear the lady herself, who yesteryear the agency is also a hobby artist. Incorporating pieces of her ain fine art skillfully into the decor added some other personal dimension to the prevailing aesthetics of her home. Speaking close this artwork she says - “I wanted a icon that coordinated alongside the Buddhist monks pillow on my sofa. I also wanted this icon inward the orangish together with majestic or plum shade which was difficult to uncovering together with expensive to committee to together with hence I went ahead together with did it myself inward Acrylic, alongside my ain pick of pattern together with colors. There are many versions together with variations of this paradigm out in that location yesteryear several sources/artists together with hence I practice non know who to give the credit for the original image.”
Driven yesteryear a natural afflatus, the lady has a sudden oculus for dramatic pieces, a final result of which some stunning items uncovering their identify inward her home. The majestic colored large Amethyst Geode the twosome bought for their 2nd marriage ceremony anniversary was a catalyst inward selecting the color system inward the room. The bronze Ardhanari statue, a gift from her woman rear that she placed within this geode reveals her distinctive curatorial eye.
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| Another Indonesian mirror inward the antechamber is a garage sale find |
The stylized amalgamation of colors, placement together with arrangements inward this room are to some extent guided yesteryear the Feng sui principles the lady follows.
Close upward facial expression of her collection which whispers elegance inward every corner. 
Small Jharokas on the wall, enlivened corners, some to a greater extent than of her fine art and an adept occupation of lighting elicit sophistication together with refinement on the other side of the same room. Paddy's smart occupation of ghungroos as tie backs for the drapes belt out her un-diminishable dearest for bells together with she makes no bones close displaying her weakness for them.
Paddy's brass stands had my attending throughout, which she lugged all the agency from Republic of Republic of India along alongside her tall petroleum lamps (kuthuvilaku). With the soft glow emanating from diverse dramatically placed sources of light, evenings inward this room cast an autumnal hue inward regal grace. The thought of perching myself on the lovely slice of furniture hither in the dusky twilight together with existence surrounded alongside such gorgeous brass pieces, makes my pump sing :) Formal Dining Room:
Rama family’s dining room is nada that yous volition consider inward regular slice of furniture catalogs, showing collections that are beautiful, predictable, bland together with impersonal. Instead, it is stunning, highly personalized, visually animated and unlike whatever other. They get got gone lengths to seat inward their personal spin inward this infinite together with their zealous efforts show brilliantly inward every foursquare inch of this room!
Phenomenally designed, meticulously executed together with exceptionally curated, each together with every object hither adds an incomparable chemical constituent of luxury to the room, where along with food; every invitee is inward for a picturesque treat. By far, this is my favorite room that really much reflects home owner’s explosion of imagination together with creative confidence.  |
| Many fascinating images of the room captured at different times |
The twosome manifested together with updated this room brilliantly from what it was originally, when they bought it. The room had wall paneling roofing 3 quarters of the wall on all sides which Paddy constitute non only drab looking but scope- less for whatever wall décor. She conceived the thought of stripping the walls of the paneling together with edifice wall niches, within the kickoff 10 minutes of kickoff laying her eyes on this room.However, Paddy gives total credit to her meliorate one-half for this statement wall. She gushes: "We could get got outsourced the projection of edifice niches into the wall to a contractor but my DIY loving civil Engineer hubby wanted to practice this himself, together with he did! He removed the paneling on all 4 walls inward this room, tore the wall to dorsum to the studs together with rebuilt it alongside the embedded niches simply as I had designed it. It was a long laborious procedure that took 9-10 months but the goal final result was simply as I envisioned together with more. I painted the niches inward terra cotta red/orange shade. The pick of this color apart from Fengshui was to concord the catamenia of color subject betwixt the rooms as good as our outdoor areas"
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The tall Antique mirror, some other serendipitous uncovering yesteryear the twosome superbly adds to the gasp-
inducing trial that this wall has, on everyone. |
Ah, together with that handsome mirror... I know yous had your eyes on it ;) The floor behind it is as enticing. Paddy says: "Apart from niches, I also wanted a tall mirror on the same wall for Fengshui as good as aesthetic reasons. So I came upward alongside a pattern of a tall mirror inward the oculus of this wall and niches on either sides inward a particular pattern. We waited until nosotros constitute the perfect mirror earlier nosotros laid close creating the niches for the wall. It took me close an yr to uncovering the mirror I wanted. We constitute this yesteryear endangerment inward a shop that imports eclectic slice of furniture from Republic of Republic of India and Indonesia. This likewise is made from an Antique southward Indian Teak manus carved door frame similar a few others I own, and it was dearest at kickoff sight for both me together with my husband. The color of this frame incidentally together with miraculously matched our existing antechamber cabinet (purchased elsewhere), that is placed correct reverse to this wall inward the entryway. It is like this slice was made for us together with it constitute us somehow, as against us finding it!"  |
There is an aura of regality inward air here, permeated alongside sparkles from the crystal chandelier, the
light fixtures together with subtle smooth from many brass artifacts. |
For the formal dining table, the twosome wanted a transitional trend butcher block table. While Paddy was particular close the facial expression together with design, Paddy’s hubby who hates regular pulverization woods furniture, was insistent on it existence made of existent difficult woods together with existence extra wide. So later on much scouting together with hunting, the twosome constitute a perfect French slice of furniture designer locally, who solely makes custom dining tables. With the inputs together with custom requirements from the couple, the furniture designer made a perfect manus carved, manus finished table which straightaway entertains a goodness catamenia of guests when they get got company.  |
| The radiant niches display Paddy's many brass together with bronze collection |
The buffet / console cabinet that neatly hides all dining room necessities inward this room, was purchased from some other shop that imports slice of furniture from Republic of Republic of India together with Indonesia. This teak, manus carved cabinet that was inward natural lighter shade originally, was stained to fit the dining table. A closed upward shot of Buddha vignette alongside a meditating Buddha statue together with a Quan yin statue inward a large brass planter.
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| Framed vintage brass artifacts bought from India. |
Above the buffet cabinet are framed brass artifacts that Paddy got custom made inward orangish together with light-green raw silk fabrics, to compliment the colors from the slice of furniture together with other objects inward this room. The lady, who is close obsessed alongside the minutest particular of decor also had tabular array runners together with napkins custom made to larn alongside the colors from these frames :).
A circular upward of an envious collection that adds much needed oomph inward the room.  |
Her ain buddha art, hanging bells, a mini bar, manus made pottery, antique brass pots. Not
to fille the erstwhile chakki she has used for making a mini bar, what a bright idea! |
As yous know yesteryear straightaway that Paddy tin never get got plenty of bells together with inward this room too, she has 2 hanging bells – 1 inward woods together with some other inward bronze. Also on the wall are 2 framed Buddha paintings yesteryear lady herself. On the other corner is a handmade pottery that she constitute locally, made yesteryear an Indian lady. Having an over flowing collection of vintage together with antique brass pots, Paddy placed 2 of them on this clay pot together with used the top 1 as planter to concord a succulent.  |
| The tabular array is a vision of royal grandeur, alongside her prized maharaja collection of Kansa dinner set |
As grand as this room appears, it gets fifty-fifty to a greater extent than animated together with dazzling on special occasions together with festivals where Paddy steps it upward a notch together with serves a traditional repast on a kansa thali. The special tabular array setting on these occasions alongside the sparkly aureate together with classy dinner ware on the magnificent table, alongside a dorsum drib of the dramatic wall makes a visually stunning icon exhibit that is whimsical, elegant, glamorous together with magnificent all at the same time.
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| The kickoff visible room upon entry, this lively room appears to get got its ain pump beat! |
All objects together with slice of furniture bought from different places at different times, inward different styles, originating from different countries, co-exist perfectly inward this room inward a serendipitous harmony, making it a perfect identify to assemble together with gossip alongside delicious food. As nosotros traipse through this post, 1 tin clearly sentiment the habitation owner's innate skills together with sudden acumen inward shaping their home. Paddy get got a bow from me for creating such a heavenly identify create total alongside pump together with soul. And for yous lovely peeps, as nosotros conclude our role two, hop to part three showcasing balance of the room of this beautiful home. Until nosotros come across again, rest connected, toodles.
(Image Courtesy: Padmaja Rama. The pictures can not live on used without a consent from the habitation owners, however, yous may re-pin them from Pinkz Passion's Pinterest account)
Close upward facial expression of her collection which whispers elegance inward every corner. 
Paddy's brass stands had my attending throughout, which she lugged all the agency from Republic of Republic of India along alongside her tall petroleum lamps (kuthuvilaku).
With the soft glow emanating from diverse dramatically placed sources of light, evenings inward this room cast an autumnal hue inward regal grace. The thought of perching myself on the lovely slice of furniture hither in the dusky twilight together with existence surrounded alongside such gorgeous brass pieces, makes my pump sing :)
A closed upward shot of Buddha vignette alongside a meditating Buddha statue together with a Quan yin statue inward a large brass planter. 
A circular upward of an envious collection that adds much needed oomph inward the room. 
