Far Pavilions: Far From Ordinary

Name: Far Pavilions

Double-Arched Mughal Compound Doors with Brass Studs

Owner: Ritika & Sumit Bhasin

Address:         20425 Katy Freeway
        Katy, TX 77450

Website:         www.farpavilions.com

Price Range: $$ - $$$

Trade
Consideration: Yes





What You’ll find:

One of a kind furniture, accessories, linens, and art imported from India, Nepal, Peru, and a host of other countries. Many of the pieces are antiques or are assembled from salvaged elements to Ritika’s specifications by artisans, while others are restored to their former glory prior to sale. Ritika travels to India and beyond multiple times each year in search of treasures to bring home to Texas.

Toss Pillows in silk and patchwork fabrics atop a Kantha Quilt

Large bookcases and armoires are often constructed from the lintels of an antique Indian doorway, or the arch of a compound’s gates, combined with fine carving salvaged from doorways, windows, and pieces of furniture. Most of the pieces incorporate peacocks and sacred lotus flowers, two of India’s national symbols. Indian linens include place mats, table runners, toss pillows, bedspreads and kantha quilts, and embroidered silk curtains in bright jewel tones. The toss pillows’ fronts can be assembled from multiple dresses from various regions in India, or wool paisley scarves and blankets; paisley blankets in high-quality wool are also on offer.

Hand Carved & Painted Jharoka w/ Brass Chains

Other nations are represented alongside India’s wares. New Peruvian pieces include wooden dining tables and dining sets that are coated in gesso and hand-painted. Ritika imports traditional ceramics from a potter in Spain.


Why You Should Go:

Ritika and her husband, Sumit, know everything there is to know about their wares, whether it’s the provenance behind a pair of doors waiting for you to install them at your home, or the portion of the bodice used to construct a toss pillow. You can also buy a pavilion from Far Pavilions, purchase intricately beaded tapestries to add a jolt of color to your walls, and know that no one else will have the piece you’re purchasing.  The artisans that once created the carved doorways and window shutters are long gone, and their current carvers are nowhere near as talented, especially since the craft is dying out in India.

Pair of Large Hand-Carved &
Painted Horse

Antique Teak Temple &
Statue of "Good Luck" Ganesha

Antique Teak Temple &
Armoire of Carved Antique Door & Lintels