Thursday, July 13, 2006
A taste of Kashmir in Bangalore
IF YOU are looking for Kashmiri home products, the perfect place for you to visit is Commercial Street in Bangalore. If you start from Arihant Plaza on Kamaraj Road, you will get an art gallery to your right where you can find handicrafts, carpets (Rs. 2,500 to Rs. 2,50,000), wall hangings, bedsheets, bed covers and paintings from Kashmir.
Further up the road, you will find another emporium of carpets, shawls and handicrafts with prices ranging from Rs. 150 to Rs. 25,000.
Diagonally opposite to it is a showroom of sewing machines, both ordinary and zig-zag type, and you may ask for a free week-long training.
Next to it, you have a complete linen store where you can get mattresses, bath and table linen. Towels cost Rs. 100 to Rs. 800, bed sheet Rs. 200 to Rs. 5,000 and bedspreads Rs. 500 to Rs. 5,000.
If you are looking for hospitality and hospital linen like logo towels (Rs. 15 to Rs. 135), and sheets, soft interior fabrics (Rs. 100 to Rs. 1000), leisure accessories, corporate gifts and mementos, visit the next shop. The neighbouring shop has a grandfather clock (Rs. 52,000), antique clocks (Rs. 7,000 to Rs. 20,000) and cuckoo clocks.
Jewel carpets
Then you may buy jewel carpet (4/6 feet) costing Rs. 1,00,000, magic carpets, oriental carpets, hand knotted carpets and wall hangings at Azim Carpet Industries, Kashmir Handicrafts Emporium.
Go further and on the left you get A. Sattar and Sons where you may buy carpets and rugs, all varieties of wall to wall carpets, vinyl floorings, Duro Turf and LG mats, matting and flooring, plastics, PVC sheeting, shower curtains, table mats and doormats.
Next to it you have general cloth merchants who deal with pillows, bedspreads, door mats and curtains. Diagonally opposite to it you will find dealers in sofa panel (frame) (Rs. 195 to Rs. 395) and hand woven table clothes.
Further on to your left you will find an all Kashmir products showroom run by the Jammu and Kashmir Government. Next door, Indo Arts offers antique pieces (Rs. 10 to Rs.10,000). Statues, paintings, photo frames, wall plates, hanging, flower vases and woollen carpets too are available. "Innovations" is the right place for bed, bath and table linen. The workers in the shop also furnish sofas and curtains. A metre of furnishing material costs Rs. 148 to Rs. 750. Curtain accessories such as holders and pipes are also available.
The next shop sells attractive ready-made door curtains (Rs. 120), window curtains (Rs. 100) and shower curtains (Rs. 250). Opposite to it is a house of handicrafts specialising in Kashmiri products (Rs. 50 to Rs. 2,000). Next to it you find hand embroidery furnishing items. A house of handicrafts and cushions (Rs. 50 to Rs. 5,000) is situated opposite to it.
Move ahead. On your right you will find artefacts, silk carpets, brass ware, wood carvings, furniture, brass and bronze icons, general showpieces such as telescopes, grandfather clocks and antique pieces (Rs. 50 to Rs. 5,000).
Next to it you will find the Kashmir Valley Arts Emporium which houses Kashmir silk (Rs. 2000 to Rs. 1,00,000) and cushions (Rs. 50 and Rs. 300). In the shop next door, you get fancy table and cuckoo clocks (Rs. 300 to Rs. 1,000). In the next shop you get home appliances such as gas stoves, pressure cookers, fans of all types, refrigerators, air conditioners or any electronic item.
Handicrafts museum
Buy handicrafts, paintings, wall hangings, bed sheets, wall covers from Tibet at "Tibet Arts." Opposite to it, you can shop for furnishing items like curtains, sofas, upholstery and mattress (Rs. 200 to Rs. 1,000 a metre). Next is the Handicrafts Museum where you get all kinds of sandal wood, rose wood, inlaid and other artistic articles. Price depends on the wood you select.
Now you have crossed Commercial Street Police Station. Upstairs on your right, you will find a shop of nets, meshes, insect screens and macher jali (a sieve). A little further down you will find a hardware shop stocking handles, locks and door fittings. Writing table of wall nut wood, brass figures, wooden chess boards, sandal wood carvings, jewel boxes wall hangings and vases are available at Bandar Brothers. Attractive they all are.
Further to your left in the basement you will find manufacturers, dealers and exporters of embroidered fabrics, silks, wood carvings, brocades, silk carpets and paintings. Next to it is a shop specialising in carpets.
You can select lush silk furnishing materials, home linen and upholstery from the two-storeyed shop called Zara on your right (Rs. 195 to Rs. 4,000 a metre).
On the same side, you will find an hardware shop which deals with door locks, handles, hangers, paints, door fittings and hinges. Further ahead on the street you will find Mysore Handicrafts Emporium, which specialises in handicrafts made of rose wood, sandal wood, and metals like brass and bronze. Next to it is the shop for buying door mats, pillows, and ordinary carpets.
Opposite to it you can look for lawn movers and gardening tools and also drilling machines. The next shop, a factory outlet of The Webbing and Belting Factory Private Limited, sells furnishing fabrics, towels, bed linen, table linen, bath linen, printed materials and other linen fabrics at a very reasonable price.
The last shop on the left dealing with property is V. Das and Sons which deals with all types of locks, furniture fittings and kitchen accessories.
Further up the road, you will find another emporium of carpets, shawls and handicrafts with prices ranging from Rs. 150 to Rs. 25,000.
Diagonally opposite to it is a showroom of sewing machines, both ordinary and zig-zag type, and you may ask for a free week-long training.
Next to it, you have a complete linen store where you can get mattresses, bath and table linen. Towels cost Rs. 100 to Rs. 800, bed sheet Rs. 200 to Rs. 5,000 and bedspreads Rs. 500 to Rs. 5,000.
If you are looking for hospitality and hospital linen like logo towels (Rs. 15 to Rs. 135), and sheets, soft interior fabrics (Rs. 100 to Rs. 1000), leisure accessories, corporate gifts and mementos, visit the next shop. The neighbouring shop has a grandfather clock (Rs. 52,000), antique clocks (Rs. 7,000 to Rs. 20,000) and cuckoo clocks.
Jewel carpets
Then you may buy jewel carpet (4/6 feet) costing Rs. 1,00,000, magic carpets, oriental carpets, hand knotted carpets and wall hangings at Azim Carpet Industries, Kashmir Handicrafts Emporium.
Go further and on the left you get A. Sattar and Sons where you may buy carpets and rugs, all varieties of wall to wall carpets, vinyl floorings, Duro Turf and LG mats, matting and flooring, plastics, PVC sheeting, shower curtains, table mats and doormats.
Next to it you have general cloth merchants who deal with pillows, bedspreads, door mats and curtains. Diagonally opposite to it you will find dealers in sofa panel (frame) (Rs. 195 to Rs. 395) and hand woven table clothes.
Further on to your left you will find an all Kashmir products showroom run by the Jammu and Kashmir Government. Next door, Indo Arts offers antique pieces (Rs. 10 to Rs.10,000). Statues, paintings, photo frames, wall plates, hanging, flower vases and woollen carpets too are available. "Innovations" is the right place for bed, bath and table linen. The workers in the shop also furnish sofas and curtains. A metre of furnishing material costs Rs. 148 to Rs. 750. Curtain accessories such as holders and pipes are also available.
The next shop sells attractive ready-made door curtains (Rs. 120), window curtains (Rs. 100) and shower curtains (Rs. 250). Opposite to it is a house of handicrafts specialising in Kashmiri products (Rs. 50 to Rs. 2,000). Next to it you find hand embroidery furnishing items. A house of handicrafts and cushions (Rs. 50 to Rs. 5,000) is situated opposite to it.
Move ahead. On your right you will find artefacts, silk carpets, brass ware, wood carvings, furniture, brass and bronze icons, general showpieces such as telescopes, grandfather clocks and antique pieces (Rs. 50 to Rs. 5,000).
Next to it you will find the Kashmir Valley Arts Emporium which houses Kashmir silk (Rs. 2000 to Rs. 1,00,000) and cushions (Rs. 50 and Rs. 300). In the shop next door, you get fancy table and cuckoo clocks (Rs. 300 to Rs. 1,000). In the next shop you get home appliances such as gas stoves, pressure cookers, fans of all types, refrigerators, air conditioners or any electronic item.
Handicrafts museum
Buy handicrafts, paintings, wall hangings, bed sheets, wall covers from Tibet at "Tibet Arts." Opposite to it, you can shop for furnishing items like curtains, sofas, upholstery and mattress (Rs. 200 to Rs. 1,000 a metre). Next is the Handicrafts Museum where you get all kinds of sandal wood, rose wood, inlaid and other artistic articles. Price depends on the wood you select.
Now you have crossed Commercial Street Police Station. Upstairs on your right, you will find a shop of nets, meshes, insect screens and macher jali (a sieve). A little further down you will find a hardware shop stocking handles, locks and door fittings. Writing table of wall nut wood, brass figures, wooden chess boards, sandal wood carvings, jewel boxes wall hangings and vases are available at Bandar Brothers. Attractive they all are.
Further to your left in the basement you will find manufacturers, dealers and exporters of embroidered fabrics, silks, wood carvings, brocades, silk carpets and paintings. Next to it is a shop specialising in carpets.
You can select lush silk furnishing materials, home linen and upholstery from the two-storeyed shop called Zara on your right (Rs. 195 to Rs. 4,000 a metre).
On the same side, you will find an hardware shop which deals with door locks, handles, hangers, paints, door fittings and hinges. Further ahead on the street you will find Mysore Handicrafts Emporium, which specialises in handicrafts made of rose wood, sandal wood, and metals like brass and bronze. Next to it is the shop for buying door mats, pillows, and ordinary carpets.
Opposite to it you can look for lawn movers and gardening tools and also drilling machines. The next shop, a factory outlet of The Webbing and Belting Factory Private Limited, sells furnishing fabrics, towels, bed linen, table linen, bath linen, printed materials and other linen fabrics at a very reasonable price.
The last shop on the left dealing with property is V. Das and Sons which deals with all types of locks, furniture fittings and kitchen accessories.
# posted by mashup @ 1:07 AM 
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Such a nice blog of carpets, In the Ancient time Carpets were generally used for table. Today's all types of carpets are available in market. Wall to Wall Carpets in Bangalore are famous on worldwide.
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To get more info visit on..
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