The Travel Book That Reads Like A Daydream Of Somewhere Else.

Charmed House Interiors · Books

Christine Chitnis' Patterns of India is a love letter to Rajasthan — its colours, its textiles, and the vibrant life that fills its streets and palaces. Inside: hand-carved block-printing tools photographed against indigo and madder, the painted peacocks of the City Palace, women in saffron and crimson saris, the powder-blue murals of Jaipur. The cover is a quiet stunner — the pink façade of the Hawa Mahal against a clear blush sky, with a coral spine — beautiful enough to leave face-up wherever it lands.

A passport between covers — and a daily prompt to look more carefully at colour.

Two Ways to Style It

On the coffee table, anchoring a bright palette. Lay it flat under a brass bowl of pomegranates with a block-printed linen napkin folded alongside.

On the dressing room shelf, near the wardrobe. Stand it spine-out beside a small ceramic dish of bangles and a folded silk scarf, where the coral cover warms a softer neutral palette.