Marrakech and my bedroom at Peacock Pavilions: a tale of global style

I like things.  I like things a lot.  My husband thinks I like things too much.

Now, of course, I like pretty things.  But more than that, I like far away things and things not bought on a shelf next to 20 or 30 things just like them.

Oh, you know what I mean.

Here are some of the things in my bedroom in Peacock Pavilions  in Marrakech right now, including some recent purchases from Egypt.

Studded horn bowl, inlaid box with Arabic script from Egypt, vintage portfolio of Moroccan carpet plates, favorite books, ikat, vintage Chinese hand embroidery (a gift from my best friend who is Chinese-American). 

Tin box with vintage Egyptian picture,  vintage ivory globe  (if anyone knows about this piece, please let me know - I purchased it in the Marrakech souk and it is quite possibly French), photography book on the occult in Spain.

  
Vintage carpet bought in Pakistan on assignment, floor stenciled with Skylar's lace, black wicker chair, cushion screen printed with an Egyptian image.

Vintage roll of wide paper tape from Tibet covered with print,  Islamic prayer stone procured in Afghanistan on asignment, part of a wire bust from South Africa.

  

 Vintage Japanese red laquer bowl, leather entomology notebook from Natural History (I bought all 4 -- really lovely.)

Dip dyed and beaded maxi dress from French brand, Sinequanone, hanging from a blue door.  (Intriguing magical fact: Blue fights the evil eye. )

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In other news, Peacock Pavilions is now on Twitter!  (Feeling oh so professional.) Check it out here. 

(Meanwhile I'm on Twitter right here if you'd like to meet up with me in the twittersphere!)

Also, Peacock Pavilions is now on Facebook! (Eeek, excited!)  Would love/love/love it if you would fan us here.

Photographer Leslie Shewring of that gorgeous blog, A Creative Mint (and an associate of Holly's) did a most beauteous post on Peacock Pavilions.  Dreamy.

Marrakech's Peacock Pavilions: and more tales from Morocco

You see, in the beginning, I was just a girl living with my family in an olive grove in Marrakech.

But now.....I'm a girl connected to the whole world by a blog. 

I wonder about that really -- how this blog has changed so many things for me.  Made so many things better.  And one of the very very best things has been the people I have met along the way. 

Julie from the blog Alkaline Sisters was one of the lovely women at Holly's fab decor8 retreat at Peacock Pavilions. She has an inspiring story of how she healed herself through changing her diet.

Here are some of the images that she took at Peacock Pavilions.

See more beautiful photos of Peacock Pavilions and Marrakech on Julie's blog right here, including a yummy Moroccan recipe!

Marrakech: a tale of Peacock Pavilions & the Decor8 retreat

How fun was it meeting Holly & all the lovelies on the Decor8 retreat at Peacock Pavilions boutique hotel in Marrakech?  Very! 

See oodles of pictures of Peacock Pavilions and read more about it here.

Image by Holly Becker.

If you would like to host your very own retreat or gathering at Peacock Pavilions (You, yes you.), email me & let's talk.

Marrakech boutique hotel: and tale of Moroccan decor in the Peacock Pavilions dining tent

You see, I never wanted Peacock Pavilions boutique hotel in Marrakech to be like, well, a hotel (not that there’s anything wrong with hotels, mind you). But I wanted it to be more like staying at a stylish friend’s house. And so dinner would be like a dinner party. Where you’d show up and you’d never really know what to expect. Because your friend would want it to be unconventional and surprising. She’d want make it special for you.

Here’s what it looked like in the Peacock Pavilions dining tent in Marrakech last night.

 

 
 
Am thinking that Peacock Pavilions is so nice for retreats, special parties, or weddings.   What do you think?   Email me at ppavilions [at] gmail [dot] com. if you'd like to chat more.

Images by PP intern, Katie O'Shaughnessy.