We have been on 4 sourcing trips since 2015 and have compiled a list of spots that we would highly recommend and some you would probably rather not stay in! We wanted to give those of you that have Morocco on the brain a little insiders view into Morocco and what we felt were the places that we felt the most at home in. For those of you that have never been to Morocco...most of the incredible places to stay in are inside the souk in Marrakesh and are called Riads. They are 3 story homes with a courtyard in the center. They usually have the most amazing plants, but the part that always sticks o ..read more

We arrived home from sourcing trip 3 in November and have recently launched our third collection. The time it takes to travel, source, ship and list is more than most people see in our little squares on Instagram, so we have reserved this space on our blog to just "let it all out" and honestly we have very few complaints. Sometimes we have to pinch ourselves that this is our "job" but, like all small businesses we have to put in the daily grind to get a good outcome. When we initially launched the first collection we went into it with a bit of scared anticipation not knowing how it would be re ..read more

Lately I have been crushing on something that I never thought I would. Its not the Beibs, I swear. We live in an old craftsman style home with the original oak woodwork still beautifully preserved but Im not going to lie its not my fave. The design trend right now is a white-washed frenzy and Im willingly get sucked into really anything but wood. But were not talking about white today. With all the lovely inspiration out there, today Im exploring the concept of dark painted trim. Black, baby. Its popping up everywhere and its gooood. I think there are a few things to consider with this on ..read more

image credit Kevin Richardson on @lionwhisperersa   I had a dream the other night that I had given birth to a full term baby. I was with the doctor looking to cut the umbilical cord and we were going to wait until it stopped pulsing. Its something many new moms are choosing to do with the idea that the baby is getting its last dose of nutrition from the mother before they are cut free. As we looked at the cord we realized there was no more blood being pumped through to the baby. It was a stagnant empty cord. I looked to the doctor and in our stare at one another I knew that this was not ..read more

Once upon a time there was a boy and a girl and they fell in love and got married and lived…. in a total of 8 different spaces by the time they had their 5 year wedding anniversary. After now 8 years of marriage, two kids later, and a great variety of living arrangements, our idea of home has had plenty of opportunities to evolve. What is the purpose of a home? Is it simply the place where you sleep at night? Or make your egg sandwiches in the morning? Or does it become a home when there are family photos on the wall and sunflowers from the farmers market on your table?    Can I tel ..read more

Its no news that Rose Quartz was chosen as Pantone's 2016 color of the year. We've been seeing inspiration since January. But its only June and there are six full months left to enjoy it. Whether we love the trend because its nostalgic and we can't help but think of our moms quartz stone pendant we used to borrow in middle school or because it just saved our bank account from needing to renovate our pink and black retro bathroom tile, it doesn't matter. Because Rose Quartz is serving it up and they're serving it up strong. Some spaces are taking their cues from the far east and others straight ..read more

Photography by carleypagephotography.com via Hamlet Interiors  It is not too late to jump on this bandwagon. And there are so many possibilities. It is easy to see why Handrias are on trend in interiors in the West. These hand woven blankets are extremely versatile. As I mentioned before I am drawn to neutrals. I love nature and earthy things and neutral environments are reminiscent of that. I also have to balance out the traces of hot pink and sparkle brought to the scene by my lovely little girls.  Moroccan wedding blankets have the perfect mix of the soft and mundane with the gl ..read more

We just got back from 12 days of non stop sourcing and back to back photoshoots. We woke each morning to a traditional Moroccan breakfast which consisted of a lot of bread (which I never eat) and fresh squeezed orange juice, which in my opinion is the best tasting orange juice you can get on the planet. (if you like a lot of pulp) Instagram has a way of making our sourcing trips look really glamorous. As much as I thoroughly enjoy the creative process of my job, sourcing good rugs is a lot of work. It is very easy to get to Marrakesh and start buying up everything you see if you don't take qu ..read more

I reached out to V a few months ago having known her for years and watching her start up with Semikah via social media (inset heart eye emoji). I’m a mom of two young little girls and a wife of a great guy and we are just in THAT season. So watching this lady hitting her creative sweet spot and letting the creativity flow into a passion in the midst of the others things on her plate, I needed to be a fly on the wall. Something in what she was doing spoke to a very happy place in my heart. I love beautiful things. I love making things beautiful. Bringing out the potential in things.  So to ..read more

We are so excited to announce the opening of the shop this week. Semikah Textiles started from a passion for culture, traveling and textiles. It was not too long ago that I talked about this venture thinking at the time it was all a pipe dream. Never in my mind did I see it actually coming to fruition. It took grit and determination. Starting a business comes with its difficulties, but the blessing of running my own interior design firm and starting a textile line has far surpassed the hard road to get here. As many of you creatives know, we can't be put in a box. We are sporadic, gutsy, impul ..read more