All that glitters...

This week's design morsel takes the form of a bedroom renovation for a dear friend of mine in Houston. I was directed to create a Hindu Courtesan's Bedroom. I can hear the scratching of heads even as I type this up. Trust me, I was as clueless as you as to what that meant. Vickie, being the director of The Eidetic Imagery Training Center of Texas (Google it... it's way to complicated to get into here) works with an abundance of imagery pieces in her practice. One piece centers around the Courtesan in India and her "patrons" - she wanted her bedroom to be translated into the inner sanctum of said Courtesan. I'm not much on theme rooms, but thought what the heck... it could be fun. I had to try to get into total Eastern Indian mode, after all I am The Design Yogi, and pulled together an appropriately inspired scheme. I started off with my favorite palette of platinums, browns, cremes, and blue-grays.



I was promptly shot down. It was way too masculine (who'd have thunk that I'd ever be accused of that) and that it needed to be warm, spicy and encompass female sensuality (OY!). OK, I had to dig a bit deeper and Voila! Here is scheme two.



I went on to custom design a sensuous low bench in hot pink velvet, a "yoni" (look it up, it's the female counterpart to the "linga") inspired headboard in orange and pink chenille and encase the entire samosa in shimmering gold (we're talking ceilings, walls, trim and doors). Throw in a fabulous gold coverlet in crocodile faux fur (yes, I said crocodile faux fur), silk pillows and bed skirt, a Murano-inspired chandelier, silver table lamps, mirrored tables, a Tolemeo floor lamp, a Ghost chair, a sheepskin rug and an alpaca hide pillow for good measure, and you can pretty much call it a day. She wanted high drama and The Yogi delivered in spades. I'm thinking tandoori chicken for dinner.