The creative couple behind Couleur Locale ( Couleur Locale stores in Knokke or Antwerp, Belgium), recently went to Morocco where they found a beautiful home which they decorated for the occasion with their new founds, original dromedary luggage carriers, make-up flasks, quranic teaching tablets and many other unique objects.

The house is fully integrated into the palm grove and completely built according to ancient traditions. You would think it had been there for centuries, just as the kasbahs where the region is known for. The distinctive courtyard is an actual garden and provides cover and privacy. The house is made of clay and straw and coated with tadelakt on the inside. Tadelakt is a traditional plastering based on lime, water and color pigments. In Morocco it’s been used to decorate baths and fountains for centuries. An environmentally friendly product full of subtle colors which nowadays people use as a stylish wall covering. The technique owes its success to the natural water resistance and soft texture.

Douar Tajanate is full of wonderful contrasts. Downstairs you can sit among the palm trees, but when you climb via a wooden ladder up to the rooftop you set your eyes on the snowy peaks of the mountains in the distance. Pondering the immense starlight sky from up here at night truly never becomes boring. In addition everything is built ecologically and in a sustainable manner and the house even has its own kitchen vegetable garden. The perfect place to unwind through a life without internet in the middle of nature.

From the tamegrout pottery to the multiple carpets, everything in this interior is typically Moroccan. There are no tables or chairs, instead residents and guests sit on pillows and mattresses on the floor. Every room is tastefully decorated with local findings each using a different color theme.

The result was well worth the effort! We created a completely new mix with our items from India, Nepal, Tunisia, Senegal and naturally Morocco (Quran tablets, make-up pots, dromedary baggage carriers) which completely reflected  ‘the Couleur Locale vibe’.

Behind this massive authentic Moroccan door lies a hidden paradise, called Douar Tajanate.

source : couleurlocale.eu