Our Founder - Curating Heritage, Creating Heirlooms

I started House of Saaj from a very personal place - our home.

As someone married to a first generation Indian American and raising children between cultures, I felt a deep longing to stay connected to what felt real and rooted. I wanted my family—and others like us, especially first-and second-generation Indian Americans—to live with decor that carried memory, meaning, and soul. But I couldn’t find home décor that truly honored our heritage in a modern space without reducing it to a trend. So I created what was missing.

House of Saaj is my way of returning to the slow, the intentional, and the handcrafted. Every piece you find here belongs to the ‘heritage’ arts and crafts of India—a term I use as an umbrella to include both India’s traditional and folk art and craft forms, shaped by region, ritual, and generational knowledge. These are not “heritage-inspired” products. They are heritage itself, curated as heirlooms for modern living.

This work is my ‘pranaam’—to the artists whose hands carry centuries of wisdom, and to those of us who straddle two worlds, searching for belonging in the spaces we call home.

This is more than a collection; it is a philosophy. We celebrate the real, the handmade, and the handcrafted—elements that honor the passage of time and the beauty of slow living. Here, heritage is not just a word; it is a way of life.

House of Saaj is for those who seek to fill their homes with intention, meaning, and soul. Whether through art, décor, or any curated item, every creation invites you to transform your space into a story that bridges past and present.

I invite you to explore, connect, and be part of this journey. Together, we can create homes where heritage is not only remembered but lived.

I believe a home is not built by décor alone, but by the stories it holds. By the rituals it supports. By the objects we choose to live with every day. 

If you are here, it likely means you are longing for more than something beautiful. You are looking for meaning. For connection. For a home that reflects who you are and where you come from, a living heritage.

I’m grateful you’re here, and I hope what you find becomes part of your story.

— Much Love, Shilpa