Beyond Marrakech Handira: Moroccan Wedding blankets...

Handira: Moroccan wedding blanket, With bushy white stands and sequins these bohemian beauties
look wonderful used as blankets, wall hangings or rugs

Handira used as a blanket

Handira: Wedding Blanket used as a bed throw

A beyond Marrakech Handira used as a rug

Handira :Wedding blanket from Beyond Marrakech

Handira: The back of a rare Beni Ouarain wedding Blanket from Beyond Marrakech , complete with shoulder straps

Moroccan Interior Design: Wedding blanket (handira) used as a rug

I have fallen in love with a blanket, no seriously, big time in Love! I have been toying with the idea of buying a Moroccan Wedding Blanket (Handira) for about a year now, and a couple of weeks ago just went for it.

Handira are hand woven blankets made from 100% wool and decorated with sequins. The Wedding blankets are made by Berber women and are traditionally used as a cape during wedding ceremonies (See photo below). Post wedding Handira look beautiful as blankets on the bed, as rugs or even as wall hangings.

I am so, so impressed I just had to share....I got mine from Beyond Marrakech, a blog and shop owned by the lovely Danielle, who also owns a beautiful Guest house Dar Zohra in the Atlas Mountains.

Living in Morocco, Danielle sources these beautiful Handira locally and has the most beautiful wide range of these beautiful blankets. If like me you are messy the blankets also come in colour.

What do you guys think?

Handira are traditionally worn as a cape during the Moroccan Wedding ceremony

For more Handira inspiration Visit beyond marakesh's Handira Boutique 

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Luxury Bohemian interiors : Martyn Lawrence-Bullard Design

Beautiful Bohemian sitting room: Velvet sofa and vintage rug by Martyn Lawrence- Bullard

Hand carved wooden interior: Martyn Lawrence-Bullard

Stunning bright bohemian room, also used here

Beautiful bohemian interior, seagrass carpet and leather chairs : Martyn Lawrence- Bullard

Bohemian garden: All of a sudden I want to drink champagne cocktails :)

What can I say but wow! What luxury! I love these bohemian style rooms all from Martyn Lawrence-Bullard design. I have a bit of an obsession with rich velvet sofas and vintage rugs at the moment and that top picture ticks both those boxes.

I am off to my parents in Snowdonia for my Birthday but will be back on Sunday to anounce the winner of the Bohemia Kilim bag Give away

xx Gabi xx

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Bright and Bold Bohemian Sofas ....

Bright and Bold multi coloured Suzani Cushions add a bit of Spice to a plain coloured room
 by Martyn Lawrence

The green sofa and the orange flowers add a touch of colour to this Moroccan inspired interior

Bright bold Turqouise sofa

Mellow Yellow sofa, Stylist Twig Hutchinson

Things are still moving forward (slowly) with the purchase of my house. The house is actually in a nice condition and has been decorated well which, although you might think is a bonus but I was looking forward to a bit of a project (ha ha I am never happy).

I have been thinking of ways to add a bit of personality to the whiter than white sitting room and a bright and bold sofa or throw is looking like a good option. I have always wanted a green velvet chesterfield so i am keeping my ebay eyes open for a bargain.

What do you guys think? Bright and bold or neutral and relaxed?

On a totally separate matter I just wanted to say congratulations to my lovely Blogging buddies (and moon to moon sponsors) Lizzy and Spelly ( aka Spell Designs) for getting their stunning bags snapped up by Free People... Woo hoo!!! 

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Creating a relaxing bohemian room Pt. 2 Moroccan Pouffes...

To create instant bohemian glamour and style to your home try adding a Moroccan pouffe, this beautiful battered one looks great on a kilim rug

Moroccan pouffe and Silver trays

Morocan Medina

Bohemian interior - Moroccan pouffe teamed with luxury velvet throws adds instant bohemian glamour

Morroccan pouffe and Morrocan wedding blanket (available from the Glorious Gypsy River)

Moroccan Leather Pouffes from a selection at Grahame and green

Moroccan pouffes are another way to add a bohemian element to your home. Perfect for using as a tables with a silver tray balanced on top, as foot-rests or just as pure decoration. A simple google search will throw up plenty of results but shops like Grahame and Green and Anthopologie will sell and deliver world wide. Other specialist online stores such as Moroccan Bazaar and Moroccan decor also sell them and of course there is the always handy ebay and etsy for the bargains and one offs.

Pouffe with silver tray used as a table

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Kilim Love ... Moroccan Interiors

Moroccan Olives

Spell and the Gypsy

Always dreaming

Oracle Fox

 bohemian interior design blogs

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Bohemian bathrooms to warm your bones

Classic bohemian bathroom Via Marie Clare Maison

Unusual bohemian bathroom via the telegraph

Beautiful vintage bath via Twig Hutchinson

Bohemian Moroccan bathroom Via Riad Meriem

In the darkest depths of a British winter there is one thing left to keep us sane, the loyal bath.

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