Home Synchronize

Hello and Welcome back!  I am glad you decided to come back to explore Islamic design with me. For those of you who don’t know me, I am a Muslim Arab American who has been living in the U.S. for the past 21 years. I am very excited to share with you what I am [...]

Hello, Hello! I am so happy to be back. I have been busy with guests for the past three weeks that took me away from blogging, but I managed to find some time to change my header and background. What do you think? You can tell I am excited about spring by looking at that [...]

It all started with an idea I shared with my husband one day in December of 2011. I wanted to update my mudroom into a cheerful, functional and inviting second entry. I drew up the plans, which you can see here , painted the walls a cheerful yellow color (see here), made a bench seat (see [...]

I have a beautiful throw pillow that I bought from my home country of Jordan years ago. I love it because of the colors, the pattern, and the fact that it is hand stitched. I bought two back then, one with a green background and another with red. Here is the green throw pillow. It [...]

Hello there my friends. I hope you had a better week than mine! My family was stricken by the stomach virus last week, so you can imagine how I spent it. It started with fever and chills for a day, then cramps and diarehea for 2 days. Thank God, vomiting was not part of our [...]

Don’t worry, no fights here. Except the one to win a contest. Last Friday, I told you about Olioboard, an online program for creating mood (concept) boards. Not only can you practice your design skills here but you can also test those skills through their design contests that take place every two weeks. The top [...]

Have you noticed the lines in your home lately? What in the world does that mean, you ask?  Allow me to explain. My daughter, a second grader, had a math homework assignment to find objects in our home that are rectangular in shape. We walked around the house identifying rectangles, circles, squares and even traingles. [...]

Happy Monday! I am looking for ideas to update the look of my bedroom.  Wall color, art arrangement, bed styling, and color combinations that would transform my bedroom into a cozy and relaxed retreat with a hint of flare. Here are some remarkable ideas that I am excited to share with you today,  Elle [...]

Welcome back! I decided to put “DIY Friday” on the shelf for now in hopes of finding design inspirations from other outlets.  My first inspiration came from a recent trip to Target. I went to Target yesterday looking for a simple desk lamp for my son’s room. As I was walking in the home furnishing [...]