INTERIOR ONLINE: GET THE LOOK

Today I want to guide you to get a little Moroccan corner in your house. The picture taken at riad el fenn is a nice one for a simple do it yourself.

 First we start with the list on products and items you want to get, either in Morocco on a holiday, either on the web, where sites like Etsy can get you a long way! Remember that prices are often down to half on what you pay online, depending on your negotiation skills. But as important is to source your item. Your support can make a difference to women at the country side. Supporting their families with their magnificant handcrafted items...

LIST:

1 - white cotton curtains

2 - tassels

3 - Moroccan daybed

4 - fabric to cover the mattress

5 - kelim cushions

6 - kelim carpet

Curtains:

HERE

Tassels:

HERE

Moroccan daybed:

A Moroccan daybed is something you easily make yourself. It's a pallet of 1,90m by 60cm or 1,90m by 80cm . Depending on if you like a deep sofa or not. If you take a size of 80cm by 2m, it is easy to put on a normal size mattress so this saves you on looking for custom made sizes. The front and the sides of these beds are often nicely finished with a carved wood panel

Fabric:

HERE

Cushions :

HERE

Carpet:

HERE

good luck!

PERSONAL SHOPPING TOUR ESSAOUIRA

 

Three days filled with shopping in Essaouira together with Mr. and Mrs. M.


It started with the booking of Hotel l'Heure Bleue. And it kind of ended there too :).

Mr. M. has an addiction for small statues of women and Mrs. M. loves to take home food and beauty related products.

Have a look at some of the things we bought.

orange blossom shower gel from 'Les Sens de Marrakech'

The cooking book 'la découverte des épices du Maroc'

We made a choice for the cement tiles that they are going to introduce in their new to build house.

We bought some colorful led free bowls in white and magenta

Meanwhile we visited the hotel Mumtaz Mahal and I showed them a wonderful renovation and probably their next place to stay when visiting Essaouira.

We bought a wonderful fruit tray from the Tamegroute area.  

  some delicious bottles of wine which they got addicted to in the hotel.

  A really exclusive vintage Boucherouite in wool.  

  and finally we ended back where we started. in the bar of l'Heure Bleue, but not before I promised them...   

 a set of my new line of bedding. in White and Black with some Moroccan flair!

And oh yes, we did found a lovely statue on a sitting lady all in white and black. But we keep this one a secret for now...

Bye Mr and Mrs M. Thank you  for enjoying my shopping assistance.

LET"S GO HAMMAM

Ever been to a hammam in Morocco?

source: friso-oost

Well you should. It is not only pampering your body and soul, but it is most of the time of a astonishing architecture.

Hamams are most of the time made out of mosaic from zelliges or in this other Moroccan craft; tadelakt

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