Swinging away

A hammock in a beach house? The perfect way to chill out and heal a weathered psyche made of jute and cotton macrame it is a pleasant departure from the jhoola. Suspended on the garden overhang lazily it allows for time to muse.

A terrace garden all spruced up with foliage, bonsai and terracotta? Pushpa Thawani thinks its the ideal place for a wrought iron swing. Namita Arora believes that a swing need not conform to a set standard. One can innovate and play around. One could opt for a swing painted in bold, intense shades with a melange of motifs, graphics, abstracts making it rather contemporary and with it. Or one could break the monotony of a stark jhoola by adding a wooden back which has an attractive Madhubani painting on it.

Devika Singh had an old Sindhi Pingha (Swing) with tantrik pictures on four sides which she got knocked down. Now it serves as a bed. Quite a way to welcome the land of Nod. She also has a Rajwada Jhoola from Gujarat which is extremely colourful with carved pillars and looks lovely in her ethnic style living room. Jhoolas with the distressed look or with brass chairs and traditional Indian jali work in wood complement an old world courtyard with wooden pillars and doors from Shekawat and Rajasthan. For antique and exotic swings, a trip to the chor bazaar in Mumbai maybe worthwhile. You never know what you might stumble upon.

Its not how high you go but its where you go your swing amidst trees can prove to be your personal sanctum. So swing away!

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