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Salam everyone! If you have been following my blog, then you would know about my fascination with Islamic patterns, especially the Islamic star pattern [see how I stenciled it on my end table  here ]. For today’s post, I thought it would be fun to see how ancient Islamic patterns are reinterpreted into modern home decor. [...]

No I am not talking about the Nook tablet (I don’t think they come in styles!). I am talking about these nooks…. Palais Namaskar Hotel Lulu DeKwaitkowski Houzz The Glamourai According to McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture & construction, a nook is An alcove opening off a room to provide additional or more intimate  space (…) The [...]

You might wonder why the Arabic style of decorating usually includes low seating, floor pillows or poufs? Four Points by Sheraton Sheik Zayed  Actually, that is not entirely an Arabic look!  Floor seating can be seen all over the muslim world.  It is a Muslim practice to sit, sleep and even eat on the floor (within [...]

 I am sure many of you are familiar with this type of seating-The bedouin style seating. Bedouins  are nomadic people who wander the desert searching for water, and sustenance. Since they are constantly on the move, their homes accommodate their lifestyle. Many traditional Bedouin live in tents of goat and camel-hair panels that the women [...]

I mentioned in my introductory post, Exploring Islamic Interior design that privacy is particularly important in Islam. Hence, Muslim architects designed homes to provide privacy while preserving the comfort of home. And so, latticed window screens became a features of Islamic architecture that provide privacy, climate control, and of course, aesthetics. Source: flickr.com via Lama [...]

Dream On! was a weekly series I started last year about products that I’d like to own in my dream home. It also covers different interior design styles , and places that I dream to visit one day. Basically, I am sharing my dreams with you all through Dream on! Note: I will not be [...]

Salam everyone. How are you? I took some time off to recover from my trip to Umra during spring break . I feel better now and ready to get back to work. Today, I want to share with you something that I find special and unique. Something that I did not appreciate when I [...]

During Spring break, my family and I took a trip to Saudi Arabia to do Umra.  This was our first visit to the holly land, so we were all very excited. As someone who is passionate about Arabic and Islamic style design , I could spot them everywhere.  I spy……….Islamic Calligraphy Adorning the Ka’ba in [...]

A client in Cape Cod requested a Moroccan style bathroom from designer Kyle Timothy Blood.  To create this amazing retreat, the designer read several books on Morocco to understand the basics of the Moroccan style. In an interview with House Beautiful magazine he said: “Islamic Design is all about one space unfolding into another, but [...]