Maryam in Marrakesh's Profile

oooh, how very fun to see my floors here!

The script floor was done with the help of Melanie at Modello Designs. I wrote the text, picked the font and sent it to Melanie. I told her I wanted it to be laid out in a page format and gave her the measurements of the room. She figured out how to best lay it out within those parameters and created a custom stencil for me that is laid out like a sticker puzzle on the floor. I can't recommend Melanie enough and her prices are reasonable for what she offers. http://www.modellodesigns.com/

As for the chair............it was an ebay find (I'm a thrifty as well as a crafty girl). I customized it as a desk chair by slip soddering wheels onto the bottom of the legs.

These Beni Ourain carpets are beautiful and they go with absolutely everything. The Beni Jarmouche carpets are equally fab and cozy. These types of carpets are made in the mid- and high Atlas mountains where it is chilly, and something warm is called for. And they have actually been popular for over 30 years! Unfortunately, the new Beni Ourains are inferior in quality, often using a synthetic blend (rather than all wool) and using bleach to make the wool creamier looking, rendering the fibers fragile. The vintage ones are great and don't pill or shed.

They sell at ABC Carpet & Home and other similar vendors for $4000

I did a post on them on my blog a while back: http://moroccanmaryam.typepad.com/my_marrakesh/2008/12/moroccan-beni-ourain-carpets-time-to-get-cozy.html

And I have a little collection of them for sale at discount prices. You can see pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mymarrakesh/sets/72157604504345411/

sigh. that white chandelier. so lovely.

I think that this looks just fantastic. Jeanine is super stylish. I covet the polka dotted paper lanterns.

oooh love those rough hewn walls.

Oh man......love this. I am going to see if I can have something like this made in Marrakech. Maybe out of found wood.

So cool. Love the exposed edges:)

Lovely but quite stark, almost like they just moved in. Where are the objects piled on the side tables. And where is the coffee table? I wonder if people can really live this way.

OMG, I want one for me:)

Just totally amazing. I have never seen anything like these.