kmcdesigner You know the problem with the world? People should respect others and judge less.

mybuttercup Heehee to the irony of telling someone to "judge less"! And the greatest commandment is "Love one another" : ) As for you Buhdda, the great I am who exists in the plural is but one - the ultimate reality.

stevekis It looks like travertine. In saying that, the lighting is very warm and it could definitely be a number of different natural stones.

In any case, travertine would look very similar to this.

I hope this helps.

Steve

Christopher Sullivan The Buddha is appropriate in all places. To think otherwise, is to be ignorant of the teachings of the Buddha. Did the Buddha not crap? If we are to attain enlightenment, we must maintain equilibrium in all places. The places we wrongfully judge as being impure, are the most appropriate spaces to place the Buddha, to remind ourselves of the enlightenment we seek. Once you have achieved enlightenment, only then can you say what is "disrespectful" to the enlightened one (my guess: not much). The ninth-century Buddhist master Lin Chi is supposed to have said, “If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.” While I continue to ponder the meaning of that, I'll do so in the bathroom, as well as the living room, kitchen, bedroom, garden, chicken coop, and the car, all of which I share with (various forms of) the Buddha. If that offends you, you're probably confusing Buddhism with religion. But that's okay, because even that probably doesn't offend the Buddha.

su79 @lynnie44 - As a Buddhist, I see your hurt at seeing Buddha statues being used as decorative items,once I saw a Buddha statue with a frog's head in a store to sell as bathroom decor.
But as Christopher Sullivan says before me, Buddhism was never meant to be a Religion, [and that's why it's never been enforced under gunpoint (yet).] What Buddha preached has always been common sense and his teachings/philosophy was never supposed to be embolized by materialistic things,certainly not statues which were taken as "sacred" But human nature by nature need things to hold on to - tangible things or "beliefs" that either a god or some higher power has the power to control what happens to us - has made such "sacred" objects necessary.
So whenever I see a Buddha statue being used as decor - I simply think how can such an act take away the truth or the essence of Buddha's teachings.only our actions as Buddhists can.
So think WWBD (what would Buddha do) -JK- We really needn't bother.

gfw713 They were carved in Bali and inported by a local store that has gone out of business. I wish they were still available. where do you live?

bigbang1 I live in Chicago - any idea where I could get something like this? I purchased some beautiful things from a store in palm springs called "hello bali" but the store closed and I haven't been able to find the owner. He brought beautiful things from Bali.

kidzdoc This was tough to find, but I believe they are made by Ironware International.
The web site is only available to registered designers (which I am not) and are available "to the trade only". Here are 2 sites I found:

http://stage-goto.interiordesign.net/Product/3584125-1021-Nikki

http://www.ladesignconcepts.com/ironware-international.html

bepsf Ii's a Roman Shade, covering the window

maxima You could achieve the same look by buying carved out panels from Pier 1 Imports or World Market and then paint them a light color. I like them too!

pampam I thought of that also........thanks for your input

Kerrie L. Kelly Looks like it could be Restoration Hardware's Flax or Latte Paint.

Kerrie L. Kelly I mean Latte or Cappuccino.

Kerrie L. Kelly A tub with a window and window covering.