{"id":69298,"date":"2022-07-01T20:09:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T20:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/?p=69298"},"modified":"2022-07-06T14:35:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T14:35:00","slug":"middle-eastern-motifs-in-interior-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/01\/middle-eastern-motifs-in-interior-design\/","title":{"rendered":"1000 and 1 Nights: Middle Eastern Motifs in Interior Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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After the adaptation of the Thousand and One Nights<\/em> fairy tale was published in the early 18th century, the Middle East became extremely popular in Europe. Charmed by the culture, design aesthetics, and region’s valuable materials, it is only natural people around the world fell in love with the Middle Eastern style. The influences became especially popular in interior design where today top interior designers around the world blend Middle Eastern motifs into modern design masterpieces using a couple of key stylistic parameters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are planning a Middle Eastern-inspired interior design be sure to consider the several different stylistic directions of the East. Better yet, go visit! Head to the Arab Emirates and experience the local traditional interiors for some full-on authentic inspiration. And while you are at it, indulge with the services of a Dubai car rental Lamborghini<\/a> for a full-on site-seeing tour of examples of Middle Eastern design motifs and concepts. If you can’t visit the Middle East in person just yet don’t worry. This article will help you navigate the key elements of the Middle Eastern interior design style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Incorporate Middle Eastern Motifs in Interior Design<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Cover the walls with fabric in rich colors (brocade, velvet, silk, moire) or paste over with wallpaper that imitates textiles. Though you can just hang everything with carpets, it is common to decorate the walls and ceilings with wooden mosaics as well. In this case, wooden sticks attach to plates to form geometric shapes; mother of pearl or wooden rosettes decorate rhombuses, stars, and rectangles formed from the joints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paint your window frames dark brown. Additionally, replace the glass with stained-glass windows or paint geometric ornaments with stained-glass paints. Ideally, if you have the opportunity to, make the door and window openings in the form of horseshoe or lancet arches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cover the floors with thick carpets. Not only for the look but also for comfort as sitting on the floor is often preferred in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Colors of the Middle East<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The color palette in Middle Eastern<\/a> interiors is warm, rich, and very bright. It is this palette that creates the right mood and atmosphere of warmth and hospitality. Here are some of the most common shades:<\/p>\n\n\n\n