Boxes Galore

After hearing about wooden boxes for months from Nic and Louise, I finally ventured to Sharma Farms this weekend to check it out for myself. And of course, I brought Mike and Jen along. Mike was especially excited to see the boxes after seeing and reading about them on Louise's blog. And he planned to buy something, if he saw anything he liked.

As it turns out, Sharma Farms is not just a wooden box store, as I had imagined, but an antique furniture warehouse. Of course, nothing is that antique because you cannot remove anything from India that is over 100 years old. But upon entering, we were overwhelmed at the size and scale of the showrooms. They had everything you could imagine there - boxes, desks, wardrobes, beds, doors, and more.

We spent several hours there, wandering through the crowded, dusty aisles. We didn't even see everything. There was just too much and it would have taken a few more hours and a lot more energy.

In the end, Mike left with a bench and a box and I left with two wooden tables with inlaid bone. Actually, we didn't leave with any of these things. I have to go back to Sharma Farms next week to "inspect" our purchases before they are packed up for shipment to the U.S. And then they will make the long 45 day journey to the Boston, where, hopefully, one of Mike's brothers will pick them up.

And because Mike and I spent so much money, Jen got this lovely vase for free!