The temptation, when bringing heritage Indian craft into a contemporary home, is to either over-commit (a room full of ornament) or under-commit (one cushion on a sofa, alone). The middle path is more rewarding.
The Three-Anchor Rule
In any room, anchor with three pieces of heritage craft. No more, no less.
For a living room: a pair of embroidered cushions on a neutral sofa, a hand-carved wooden tray on the coffee table, a framed silk panel on the wall behind. The eye moves between the three; nothing competes.
For a dining room: a brass platter as the table centrepiece, two embroidered place mats at each end, a single framed Madhubani above the sideboard.
Mix Crafts, Not Collections
You do not need to commit to a single collection. An Awadh cushion can sit beside a Kashi platter beside a Mathura framed panel — they belong to different visual traditions but share a common language of restraint and craft.
What you are creating is not a recreation of a Lucknow palace, but a contemporary Indian home — one that knows where it is from.