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I was browsing Houzz-my favorite website for interior design inspirations when I came across this picture of an area rug made of ceramic tile…. Mediterranean Bathroom by Ojai Architect Maraya Interior Design I loved it so much I had to include it in Dream On! As you know, this is a series I started last [...]

Salam everyone! I hope you had a great memorial day weekend. We took advantage of this long weekend to  put up ceiling fans in all the bedrooms. Okay, so it was my husband who took care of that part! But while he was busy doing that, I got busy rearranging the furniture in the family room. [...]

There is a common belief that a china cabinet should be used to store special china. Well….okay… it can. But it really does not have to!! We don’t own any fine china {what does that say about me?}, but we own a china cabinet. We bought our China cabinet 10 years ago because I thought [...]

Salam my friends! We are still chatting about the basics behind successful furniture arrangement. In part 1, I explained traffic patterns and how they should guide furniture placement. In part 2, I  shared questions that you could ask yourself while evaluating the space for the best furniture layout. Today, in part 3 of this series,  I [...]

Salam everyone! My daughter came home from school one day with this folder…. Her friend decorated it with duct tape! Duct Tape!!! The duct tape I am familiar with looks like this…… When did it start looking like this? Woman’s Day  Apparently they have been a popular trend for a while.  My daughter had been [...]

Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Sunday was mothers day in the U.S., so happy mothers day to all the mothers around the world. While mothers day should be everyday, we all look forward to this day to use as an excuse to torment our children into doing what we please! That may sound evil [...]

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 [...]

{After updating my blog a while back, I lost all the images from my old posts!!! In an effort to turn a negative into a positive, I am updating some of them-This is one of these posts} My favorite part of interior decorating is furniture rearrangement. I enjoy creating furniture groupings that serve my family’s [...]

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 [...]