Showing posts with label morocco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label morocco. Show all posts

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Marrakesh Mind Journey


Hello dear readers!  Happy belated Veterans Day!  I'm on the verge of giving Inspire Bohemia a redesign, I'm thinking of changing my layout to better utilize the window space.  I love the current look, very clean and simple, but I want to try something new and see how it'll look!  Feel free to give me your feedback, in the meantime bare with me as I play around with things and finalize the new blog design throughout the night. 

How is your weekend going so far?  Mine has been pretty low key,
I've uploaded a bunch of photos to my Inspire Bohemia Facebook Page, lots of extra images of my artwork, apartment designs, bargain finds and all of the goodies I spy but don't buy while out shopping!  Check it out!  I've also been helping my boyfriend get a blog and live gaming stream off the ground, I'm his blog and social media queen and technician, haha!  But really, I'm good!  Need me to build you a website, blog, Facebook page, Twitter page, YouTube page, TwitchTV stream, etc?  Seriously, contact me at InspireBohemia@gmail.com and we'll talk about it.  I really enjoy the mundane methodical processes involved in setting all of that up and linking it all together so it all coincides smoothly.  I've also managed to

Another thing I was doing this weekend was a lot of travel fantasizing!  I have severe travel lust and I can't wait to embark on another trip, which got me to thinking about how I never did all of the posts that I intended to do after my trip to Amsterdam/Marken Island/Volendam in the The Netherlands and Paris, France in May of 2010, not to mention the wonderful trip to Istanbul, Turkey in May of 2008, which occurred before I started this blog.  Yes, I did do a few posts on these trips (here, here, here), but not as many as I wanted to.  I'm trigger-happy, so I come back from vacations with thousands of photos.  Since I have so many images to share I not only feel guilty about sharing so few, but overwhelmed and semi-paralyzed when it comes to organizing them!  Does anyone out there have this problem too?  Do you have any genius ways of dealing with a maniacal photo taking/hoarding addiction?  If so, please share! 

After giving myself a mental guilt trip I made a vow to share all of those images, and perhaps (once I complete the most recent trips) scan all of my non-digital photos from my trips/cruises to Europe's Mediterranean and Baltic countries back in my teenage years!  So back to the fantasizing...  I also gave myself a mental vacation to Marrakesh, Morocco! *Sighhhhhhh*  I'll gladly go again, so join me on a journey through the streets, markets, homes, hotels and sights of Marrakesh... Enjoy ;)


I hope the rest of your weekend is very long and relaxing....






Source: google.com via Ashly on Pinterest











Source: google.com via Cousin on Pinterest

Source: google.com via Ashly on Pinterest















Source: google.com via Mark on Pinterest




Source: fodors.com via Maya on Pinterest









This is the same image as the first image in this post except it has a different lighting to it that I like...



(All images in this post were sourced via Google images, Pinterest or where otherwise cited in the file name, these are not my photographs, they are for inspiration.)

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

A Moroccan Dream!


Elle Decor is one of my favorite home design and decor magazines because it never fails to provide a breathtaking plethora of images from gorgeous, well-designed homes from around the globe.  In fact, my subscription to Elle Decor just ran out a few months ago, but these images reminded me why I should renew it, and I did - just this morning!  22 issues for $13.95, woot!  Anyway, back to the topic at hand.... THIS AMAZING HOME IN MOROCCO!

By now you should know that I absolutely adore Moorish architecture and Moroccan/Middle Eastern decor, style, design, etc.  I find it sexy, I find it classic, I find it bohemian.... it's bohemian rhapsody!  Hehe...  Anyway, in short, I love it!  So imagine my gasps, my oohs and ahhs, and my whimpers of longing when I came across these stunning images from a recent issue of Elle Decor!  The article is titled "A Jewel of a Home in Morocco" and it features the Marrakech home of fashion designer Liza Bruce and her husband, artist Nicholas Alvis Vega.  The couple own several homes across the world and are described in the article as living the life of "high-style nomads."  Sounds sexy to me.  Good for them, they clearly have great taste.

Anyway, need I gaggle on much more about this home?  Just take a look.... get inspired... heck, I'm definitely inspired!


 Go ahead and gasp at the interiors....
Magnificent bathroom (on the right).... the color and mirror art pattern in the traditional 8-pointed Moroccan star shape are absolutely to die for!
Every single room is packed with beauty, color and an eclectic worldly feel... so cozy!
And now, drool over the exterior!!....
A cactus looking quite awesome against all that crisp white marvelous architecture  :)
Holy cow... I want to double swoon over this cactus garden patio with the pink tables/stools and Suzani throws!
Now, for the grand finale.... coffee on this large patio every morning?  YES PLEASE!  Apart from the awesome cactus planters and awesome floor lounge....what a view... how dreamy...

(All images sourced from Elle Decor magazine via their website)