definitely something to remember for my someday house!
Image above: The wall behind the bed is clad in Popham’s Curly Branch Coral tiles in dove/milk. The lantern was custom made for the room by a local metal worker, and that’s a Berber wedding blanket standing in as a bedskirt.
"In 2006, Caitlin and Samuel Dowe-Sandes moved from LA to Marrakech for what was supposed to be a year-long sabbatical that turned into a life-changing adventure and includes a tile business, a one-year-old named Georgina and a black lab named Cricket. Their renovation of a more than 250-year-old home located inside a mosque in the Marrakech medina inspired the couple to start a handmade cement tile company, Popham Design. Their decorating style was influenced by the fact that they moved from LA with very few possessions and had to start from scratch. For the most part, they either found pieces at the local flea market or had them made; the amazing craft culture in Morocco makes the cost of doing a prototype for a table, chair or bed relatively minimal. For decorating and renovating the house, the couple tried to marry their eclectic style with the local vernacular. Thanks, Caitlin, Samuel, Georgina & Cricket! — Amy A. {design*sponge}
"Image above: The bookcases were built to fit the very narrow room, and since English-language books are virtually impossible to buy here, we steal whatever reads we can from house guests. We call it the Dar Noury Room Tax. I had the black cushions on the sofa made from a Persian curly-lamb fur coat that I bought at a Paris flea market. They are very cozy. Tables are by Bill Willis, a famous American expat designer (now dead), who lived for many years in Marrakech. The two nude cut-outs framed on the wall are by Samuel’s artist father, Roger Sandes. The tile pattern on the floor is called Wink in kohl/milk by Popham Design."
via {design sponge}
And a wonderful video about how these little beauties come to be:
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