Arabian nights

When you’re dealing with rented accommodation it’s easy for your flat/studio/house to feel cold due to the decorating restrictions – you’re unable to paint the walls, flooring is, and stays, a grubby cream carpet, door knobs are dated and wallpaper is a big no-no. It’s not an unknown fact that interiors can help to warm up your place. That’s why we’re looking to the Moroccan trend. Spicy colours and palettes of deep red and jewelled blues as well as plush purples and sunshine orange, rich with textures and abundant with patterns are all elements of this trend that will certainly turn your pad in to an Arabian paradise (but not as far as Aladdin’s cave) and is bound to create a cosy hub for a place which is so limited for one to make their own stamp.

Treasures to create this look don’t have to come from far and wide, here we’ve selected pieces ideal to rock the casbah but not break the bank…