Living in Marrakesh, I celebrate my Fall colors inside, not outside... I love my reds, oranges, greens, and browns at Peacock Pavilions...
Happy Fall!
Marrakesh: and a tale of Fall colors at Peacock Pavilions
Marrakesh: and a tale of Peacock Pavilions tribal chic
What will you do now? She wondered.
What do you mean? I replied.
I mean, what will you do now that Peacock Pavilions is all done? Now that it's all decorated? She asked.
Oh, it's never done, I said. No, no never done.
Egyptian bowls, one with a vintage snake surround on the bottom and the other 2 filled with African fish vertebrae. Also a little shooting star zellij tile piece. In the background roses in the fountain that we built ourselves.
Moroccan painted ink pot, next to an antique Tibetan altar table.
Moroccan green and white bowl, vintage Indian round box, bejeweled brush bought in the souk.
Antique Filipino nina, topped by a vintage Peruvian halo. Next to it, part of a huge old bronze Indian urli.
Vintage hand embroidered skull caps bought in Kabul in an old wooden Jewish couscous platter. Couch covered in a vintage Moroccan blanket. Cushions that I pieced together from African blankets, German velvet and snippets of old saris. A vintage Indian yoga sculpture in the background.
Vintage African sculpture bought in Ghana, wearing old motorcycle goggles purchased in Cairo's Khan el Khalili. and antique Malian glass beads.
Golden Indian peacock mirror. Vintage Egyptian and Ethiopian processional crosses bought in Cairo and Addis Ababa.
Antique Moroccan jade pottery collection. One piece filled with peacock feathers, shed from our very own peacocks at Peacock Pavilions.
PS I'm in Egypt, right now.
PPS My publisher just told me that they are going back to press for another printing of my Moroccan design book, Marrakesh by Design! So excited. Do you have a copy yet? What did you think?
Marrakech: and a tale of Peacock Pavilions and nomadic chic
How would you define your style? Somebody asked me that question this week. I replied, nomadic chic or modern tribal.
Here are a few snapshots around my place, Peacock Pavilions in Marrakesh.
A grouping of old African stools around a sculpture bought in Nepal.
A collection of hands of Fatima custom-made by Caroline Douglas and her students for Peacock Pavilions.
A Moroccan mosque sculpture in front of a vintage Moroccan photo.
A collection of Moroccan pottery, some with Arabic calligraphy. Deer purchased in India.
A beaded goat bought in South Africa, in front of a set of antique Tibetan spice boxes.
An old bracelet bought in Afghanistan, nestled in hand beaded African baskets.
Gazelle horns bought in the Marrakech souks, along with a vintage tin of Egyptian cigarettes and an old Afghan bejeweled earring.
Antique Santo from the Philippines hanging around with African masks. Whale ribs to the fore.
PS Want some bohemian chic of your own? Visit Red Thread Souk for one of a kind tribal textiles. Or come to Peacock Pavilions B&B in Marrakech and shop, shop, shop for cool nomadic loot ........... I'd love to meet you here:-)