Homes & Interiors

{interior by Malene Birger via} When most people think of Morocco, its all about the medinas and the souks, the traders and the artisans, the perfumes and  of course, the…

image via I love reading about a place I am travelling to – whether a travel book on a practical level, or a more immersive fictional story that simply uses…

  I know that I’m not the only person who spends {wastes, procrastinates?} time looking at houses for sale in various bucket list destinations. Recently this house caught my attention…

Discovering the carpets of North Africa is like taking a highly patterned journey through some of the most remote areas of the Atlas Mountains before heading into the Sahara Desert.…

(image by Sarah Charpentier) I was recently commissioned to write a few articles for the lifestyle pages of The National News – I enjoyed writing this, as it is a…

I have been a little slow off the mark to reignite my blogging mojo this new year/new decade/best foot forward time of year,  but this week got me back on…

The sculptural lighting designs are what initially caught my eye, and as their design portfolio keeps on expanding I thought it was time I had a chat with Hamimi creative…

I am becoming a bit gardening obsessed at the moment, and find myself searching for gardening books almost as often as cookbooks. It is, I feel, in anticipation of things…

Overlooking the city of Tangier, the rolling lawns and curved pathways of Dar Sinclair are as enticing as the interior.     There is a place for everyone – perfect corners…

{image via El Fenn } I have been trawling  through my  image files and my boards on Pinterest this week as I am working on an idea for a bespoke woven…

There are so many things about this house that I love . . . The way it fits seamlessly into the landscape. The simplicity of design, along with the intricacy…

Dar Hafa is situated on the edge of one of my favourite  parts of the city – the Marshan – not far from the Royal Palace and just around the corner…

Dar Sinclair sits majestically in its 3 acres of glorious gardens overlooking the bay of Tangier. It is hard to believe that the taxis and traffic and bustle of the…

Sometimes a single image can make the difference between obligation and inspiration when it comes to writing, and this image of  Yayu Kusama’s Obliteration Room in Brisbane (via), was one…

Contemporary design is alive and well in Morocco, and, in my opinion, too often overlooked in favour of the lure of the  traditions and crafts of the souks. Don’t get…

Not a lot of words on this post, just some inspiring images of this beautiful house in Tangier. Sitting quite literally on the northern edge of Africa with an incredible…

I have written about these wonderfully patterned, handmade tiles before over HERE I love these tiles, and as a result have put together a limited range that I will be…

calm, understated, organic . . . all qualities that drew me to these images of this lovely holiday home in Tunisia. I think I could spend a lot of time…

Olive groves and Orange blossoms . . . I have always had a bit of a thing for green and orange – olive green and burnt orange to be precise,…

I don’t know about you – but I am starting to feel like summer is almost within my grasp . . . And so I am thinking about long lazy…

A little visual inspiration to start off the week. Perusing the shelves of the bookshop in Casablanca airport last week, I decided to buy the latest issue of  Maisons du…

Some Tea-in-Tunisia today – with a healthy dose of turquoise to herald in the sunshine! I’ve kept this on file for some time now – so many features and details…

When talking about Akasha, you have to start with the mountain  . . . This beautiful Moroccan styled retreat sits high up and  close to the southern most point of…

During the course of my meanderings around the world wide web last week, I stumbled across these images here No copy or explanation was attached so I can’t offer you…

While friends in the south are battoning down the proverbial hatches,shaking out their scarves as the days grow shorter and colder –  here in the north things are {slowly} warming…