Sunday 28 September 2014

monday moodboard - a whiter shade of pale

I really enjoy my pinterest page and do in fact treat each board as a moodboard.
When I choose a pin I often see it in relation to others on the board rather than for its own intrinsic worth.
I thought I would start a regular
 monday moodboard post to share with you some of the images I have collected - it seems a pity to keep them to myself!
all images and credits can be found HERE

















all together here


have a good week
x

Monday 15 September 2014

Inspiration from Taroudant

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 Maroc (#111 if you want to try and get a copy) to ease my boredom. Paging through the magazine I discovered these images which are going straight to my inspiration and ideas file!
  I thought I would share just a few of them. 

I love the natural tones, and use of traditional materials and design elements.











CREDITS:  photographs by : Cecile Treal, via Maisons du Maroc


Monday 1 September 2014

Searching for a Boucherouite

Well its official . . .
August has come to an end, September is upon us 
and so the blogging begins!
It has been a wonderfu sun and family filled few weeks,
 but I must confess that I have managed a few forays into the medina in search of the perfetly {imperfect} Boucherouite carpet for a friend.


This has involved sifting through the piles and stacks of carpets on display



A hard job as they say, but somebody has to do it!


And it seemed a shame that out of all these beautiful and painterly creations, we could only choose one.
So I thought I would show them around and see if anyone else would like to buy a boucherouite or two.
If you fancy a little colour from morocco in your home,
handcrafted from lifes scraps and cast offs.
Have a look here and see what you think!








It does seem a pity to leave them piled up in the medina
when one of them could be casting a colourful hue across your floor.
For more information , sizes, pricing contact me directly on email or message me.
(paulinebrettell@gmail.com)


And if none of these take your fancy, I am sure we can find one that does!

LINKS

Read more about these carpets on the decor8 blog HERE

&
on SF Girl by Bay writes about them HERE and HERE

while
 Igor from Happy Interior Blog mentions them HERE