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I've always always wanted to have an Egyptian room in my house. Of course now that I live in Australia and away from my country, I feel that I want it even more. I read once an article about Omar El Sherif where he said that when he lived abroad, he had an Egyptian room in his house because he used to miss home so much and that his friends used to love hanging there. By Egyptian room, I mean a place in the house that has an "Egyptian" feel in it.
This has actually become kind of a trend in Egypt. Although, people don't really call it an Egypian room, but rather "a3da 3arabi," (Arab corner), where they would put maybe a shisha, arab rugs and those fat cushions on the floor.
So anyway,we don't have a spare room in our place, but inshallah at some point we will and I would like to put an Egyptian room in it.
But I really can't figure out what exactly to put in it. I'm not really into the ancient Egyptian decor, I prefer more of the Arabian feel.
So anyway, if you guys had an Egyptian room, what would you put in it?
young at heart Member # 10365
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I don't have an Egyptian room but I have shisha, camel saddle, kalwa pots, light fittings, bedouin prints,
Sashyra8 Member # 14488
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I actually got a Moroccan room,but my living room has an Arabic feel to it.I would call it an ecclectic mix of Moroccan,Syrian an Egyptian things in which along with a normal classic sofa and matching 2 comfy seats i've thrown in my dear Egyptian mosharabiya screen board that i got on my first ever Egypt trip.Its made of dark wood with some inlaid mother of pearl.As an accent i have a small Moroccan kilim on the floor,and last but not least a Syrian chair.
This is the typical decoration ive seen in Moroccan tea houses in Granada,Spain,but could work for most Arabic/Turkish coffee/teahouses.
* 7ayat * Member # 7043
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quote:Originally posted by Sashyra8: I actually got a Moroccan room,but my living room has an Arabic feel to it.I would call it an ecclectic mix of Moroccan,Syrian an Egyptian things in which along with a normal classic sofa and matching 2 comfy seats i've thrown in my dear Egyptian mosharabiya screen board that i got on my first ever Egypt trip.Its made of dark wood with some inlaid mother of pearl.As an accent i have a small Moroccan kilim on the floor,and last but not least a Syrian chair.
Wow that sounds great! I heard that in Morroco they actually have authentic furniture in their homes which is great, since in Egypt almost everyone uses modern sytle furniture.
But I like the mix you have, it sounds great!
murray-mint77 Member # 13080
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Don't know if its possible within a home? But i once saw and loved in a middle eastern bar/lounge and thought if i had an Egyptian room myself i would see if this could be done...... It may be dated pmsl but here goes..... The ceiling was rouched with material of a deep red all rouching to the centre where it joined that plaster stuff (can't recall its official name) with an Arabesque light hanging down it was very low lighting and due to the deep red gave the area a very beautiful romantic feel to it x If i could i would definately do that as a start with giant scatter cushions or a very very low sofa type like wat u sit on in cafes in Sharm. x THAT WOULD BE MY CHILL OUT ROOM with a few shisha pipes.......
Oh my god, this is soooooooo pretty! I'm so jealous, I want one of those corners. I really like the low tables, very nice and authentic
I also like the idea of sitting on the floor, it is something that I really associate with the East. Maybe it isn't, but it's just how it makes me feel.
* 7ayat * Member # 7043
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quote:Originally posted by murray-mint77: Don't know if its possible within a home? But i once saw and loved in a middle eastern bar/lounge and thought if i had an Egyptian room myself i would see if this could be done...... It may be dated pmsl but here goes..... The ceiling was rouched with material of a deep red all rouching to the centre where it joined that plaster stuff (can't recall its official name) with an Arabesque light hanging down it was very low lighting and due to the deep red gave the area a very beautiful romantic feel to it x If i could i would definately do that as a start with giant scatter cushions or a very very low sofa type like wat u sit on in cafes in Sharm. x THAT WOULD BE MY CHILL OUT ROOM with a few shisha pipes.......
It is intreresting that you mentioned Arabesque. I love it, but I think it wouldn't be just a decoration, but an entire renovation you know
Sashyra8 Member # 14488
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7ayat,here are some accents i use to create my Arabic inspired living room:
[IMG]http://i44.tinypic.com/fazt6c.jpg[/IMG]
Thats my beloved musharabiya Egyptian screen divider.
This is a reproduction of an Orientalist type painting:
This forum doesn't 'read' [IMG] - just take it out in preview here or choose another option from tinypic.
Sashyra8 Member # 14488
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Thanks,Makbeta.
Dont know what happens,ive always used tinypic.
Leila Member # 8539
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Hi 7ayat i think thats a great idea - we've tried to keep a subtle arabic feel throughout our house with egyptian lamps, hand made nubian glass, woven tapestry from the wissa wassef school and there is a great Australian artist Sarah Robey who does a lot of arabic inspired paintings which we have around the house you can see some of her work here(http://www.monart-studio.com/previous.php?cmd=view&pagecontentid=62). I love those low sofas with the pillows - My dream would be to recreate a similar feel to the 'Abu El Sid' restaurants in cairo http://www.al-nakhil.com/abuelsid/2.htm
* 7ayat * Member # 7043
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quote:Originally posted by Sashyra8: 7ayat,here are some accents i use to create my Arabic inspired living room:
[IMG]http://i44.tinypic.com/fazt6c.jpg[/IMG]
Thats my beloved musharabiya Egyptian screen divider.
This is a reproduction of an Orientalist type painting:
[IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/308he36.jpg[/IMG]
Will add more later.
Dang!!!They didnt come out
[IMG]http://i42.tinypic.com/2qjlhty.jpg[/IMG]
Sashyra, I love this stuff, especially the lantern, it is so pretty.
I have some oriental paintings in my house also, but they are tacky and are not of good quality like yours.
I would also like to add some calligraphy too, I love Arabic script and it does give that nice Eastern feel to a room.
* 7ayat * Member # 7043
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quote:Originally posted by Leila: Hi 7ayat i think thats a great idea - we've tried to keep a subtle arabic feel throughout our house with egyptian lamps, hand made nubian glass, woven tapestry from the wissa wassef school and there is a great Australian artist Sarah Robey who does a lot of arabic inspired paintings which we have around the house you can see some of her work here(http://www.monart-studio.com/previous.php?cmd=view&pagecontentid=62). I love those low sofas with the pillows - My dream would be to recreate a similar feel to the 'Abu El Sid' restaurants in cairo http://www.al-nakhil.com/abuelsid/2.htm
Leila, I love Abu El Sid. Why doesn't that restaraunt go international? It would do so well! The only Arabic restaraunts around here are Lebanese and Morrocans. The only Egpytian one is awful and has a disgusting Sphinx muriel as wall paper. They even featured it on one of those hell's kitchen shows, as an example of an awful restaraunt, how awful!
HandsUpHandsDown Member # 15410
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Sash...love the screen and the lantern. But I have to ask, how in the world did you get the screen home from Egypt?!
Sashyra8 Member # 14488
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quote:Originally posted by * 7ayat *:
quote:Originally posted by Sashyra8: 7ayat,here are some accents i use to create my Arabic inspired living room:
[IMG]http://i44.tinypic.com/fazt6c.jpg[/IMG]
Thats my beloved musharabiya Egyptian screen divider.
This is a reproduction of an Orientalist type painting:
[IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/308he36.jpg[/IMG]
Will add more later.
Dang!!!They didnt come out
[IMG]http://i42.tinypic.com/2qjlhty.jpg[/IMG]
Sashyra, I love this stuff, especially the lantern, it is so pretty.
I have some oriental paintings in my house also, but they are tacky and are not of good quality like yours.
I would also like to add some calligraphy too, I love Arabic script and it does give that nice Eastern feel to a room.
The ceiling lantern is Moroccan,and funny that i bought it locally on my island in a store all about imports from India,Morocco,and Thailand. Sure,i had to pay quite a chunk for it compared to what would have it i had got it directly in Morocco,but at the same time i only had to pack it to my car and direcly home,and that counts,really The Orientalist painting reproduction i got it very cheap in one of my trips to Granada,Spain.You know is in Andalusia and the 800 years of Moorish occupation there,so one can find lots of that stuff there.So i simply rolled it up inside my suicase and had it made a professional framing back home.
Sashyra8 Member # 14488
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quote:Originally posted by HandsUpHandsDown: Sash...love the screen and the lantern. But I have to ask, how in the world did you get the screen home from Egypt?!
Ahhhh...long and brave story of love and obssesion at the first sight for such a piece of conversation.....loooollll!!! While on my first ever trip to Egypt on 1998 and while walking deep inside the the Khan,that mousharabiya screen and me bumped into each other,and although i was only looking for a small carved wooden chair to buy my eyes could not forget that screen and had to haggle my guts out with the help of an Egy friend until i finally bought it. The screen was put into a taxi along with me and taken to my hotel were it was my companion in my room for 3 more days until my next trip stop,Spain.No way i was gonna leave my screen to be sent from Egypt,since i didnt trust the mail system,so i almost had to pay a flight ticket for it to have it onboard my flight. After that i was gonna stay with a friend of mine in her house in Granada,Spain,and i was lucky she happened to know a really good private air shipping service there,so they came to her home to pick up my precious musharabiya screen,and i shipped it back to myself back home for a very reasonable fee.One week after i got home i was notified my screen was there in full glory waiting for me at the Iberia cargo service.
That has been my real Egyptian love ever since!!!
*sigh*
Sashyra8 Member # 14488
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Does anybody know another site similar to tinypic to upload pics links to a board like this? Tinypics refuses to work for me since last night.
It only obeys Makbeta
Makbeta Member # 14401
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quote:Originally posted by Sashyra8: It only obeys Makbeta
I didn't go to tinypic, Sash - I did it on ES. (Whatever this 'it' means... j/k)
Very nice room of yours.
I also have my Egyptian room - I'm into ancient history thus there are lots of stuff on pharaohs and my beloved Sphinx.
Sashyra8 Member # 14488
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My Syrian chair to which i added a small pillow for comfort:
Sashyra, you are a determined woman. If it was me, I would have given up on the Mashrabeya. But it's great that you presisted because it really is lovely.
When I left Egypt, my dad who is in the Porcelain business gave me a porcelain shisha with pharnoic images on it. But I had so much luggage I just left it there. Lol I gave up too easily!!!
Tibe still working Member # 16647
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Wouldnt want an egyptian room. Dont like egyptian/arabic designs and the colours they use. Im more into minimalistic "clean cut" european style.
* 7ayat * Member # 7043
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I don't like the very Egyptian stuff either. I hate the uptight gold trimmed furniture that are used these days. But I do like to mix Western and Eastern, which is basically what a lot of people who posted on this thread are doing. Just adding a mashrabeya here, some Arabic style pillows there. I think the effect is very pretty.
Sashyra8 Member # 14488
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quote:Originally posted by * 7ayat *: I don't like the very Egyptian stuff either. I hate the uptight gold trimmed furniture that are used these days. But I do like to mix Western and Eastern, which is basically what a lot of people who posted on this thread are doing. Just adding a mashrabeya here, some Arabic style pillows there. I think the effect is very pretty.
Yup,this is what i´m into.There´s really no an Egyptian style decor,and if there was such thing it would be more that heavily golden decorated furniture that it almost hurts the eyes. On the other hand a mix and match of several Arabic styles from the countries within can come out with a really pleasant look. Have to say that contrary to Egyptian,there´s actually a Moroccan decor style per se.If you look around design and decor books you would find many on Moroccan style. So then here i am with my Egyptian mousharabiya screen divider,Syrian chair and Moroccan stuff all happily mingling together in peace A good recommendation when putting all together is to first take a good look at the size of the room,and try not to clutter it too much if its rather small,or you can run the risk of making it look like live along version of the Khan El Khalili.
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in a middle eastern bar/lounge and thought if i had an Egyptian room myself i would see if this could be done......![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
x THAT WOULD BE MY CHILL OUT ROOM with a few shisha pipes.......
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compared to what would have it i had got it directly in Morocco,but at the same time i only had to pack it to my car and direcly home,and that counts,really ![[Confused]](confused.gif)