Let’s flashback a bit. Goldie Hawn wears a sari to a few key Hollywood bashes. Madonna, her hands painted with henna (mehndi), espouses Eastern sensibilities in her music video. On a recent U.S. visit, the Dalai Lama, international celebrity, draws crowds like a rock star.
The Eastern cultural influence, big with celebrities and fashion, has enduring designs on home furnishings as well. Mirror chips on handbags are replicated on the frames of wall mirrors; embroidery and weavings on capri pants are now newly translated to reissued ottomans and kilims. Douppioni silk, often the fabric of saris, finds its way to pillows, bedspreads and duvet covers.
Creating your own Eastern theme at home won’t be difficult. There are enough trappings reminiscent of Turkey, India, Morocco, China and old Persia to last a lifetime.