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Mara’ina Exhibition at Ithra

Mara'ina Exhibition at Ithra

Photographer: Sultan Bin Fahad, An archival image from the Aramco records of the King in a car inspecting oil fields in 1947. The original image was flipped to show the King sitting in the driver’s seat while a man (mirrored in the reflection of the car) inspects the oil fields. So I wasn’t really planning […]

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A Fall Tablescape

A Fall Tablescape | THE DESIGN SOUK | www.thedesignsouk.com

I really wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to get a fall tablescape done for you this year, but luckily I was able to squeeze in some time to create a table setting with my new obsession – warm tones! I reused a lot of my old serveware and bought some new things […]

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Artist Profile: Naima Karim

I’ve been obsessed with Naima’s work since she moved here a few years ago. I don’t remember where, when or even how I saw her paintings, but I was instantly drawn to her dramatic paintings of beautiful red, blue, pink and orange skies. I remember going to her first solo exhibition in Dhahran. I was […]

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My Thursday Faves

  Happy Saudi National Day Long Weekend! I’m so excited to have 4 days off this weekend – I hope you have something fun planned for it!! As you could probably see from my IG stories, we have been traveling quite a bit… so I’m super thrilled to be spending this weekend vegging out on […]

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Dozen

Dozen | THE DESIGN SOUK | www.thedesignsouk.com

If you follow my IG stories, you know that me and my husband are total foodies. We really enjoy trying out new restaurants in the Eastern Province, and are total regulars at a few of our favorites. Dozen has recently become one of those dessert spots that we just love going to, but not just […]

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A Guide To Amsterdam

A Guide to Amsterdam

I had never been to Amsterdam before this summer, and I can’t believe that I’ve waited so long to go there – what an awesome city! We had planned a short trip there, and since it’s a small place we were able to get quite a bit done in that time, but I would totally […]

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My Thursday Faves

It’s Thursday!! I know, I’ve been pretty MIA on the blog… but I really do think you’ll get a lot more use out of my Instagram stories these days since I post pretty often there. Follow along if you’re not doing so already @thedesignsouk… So I did want to tell you that some major changes […]

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My Thursday Faves

It’s Thursdaaaay! This week flew by. I swear I don’t know how 2019 is going by so fast… Anyways, I hope you have an awesome weekend and I’m praying it doesn’t rain!!     My Favorite House Tour Argh I just LOVE everything Lindsey Brooke Design does. Her rooms are always so pretty and cozy! And […]

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My Thursday Faves

Eeekk. I got so busy last week that I totally forgot to give you a Thursday Faves post! So here it is – a week late, but better late than never!     My Favorite House Tour I see so many families struggling to decorate around children here, so House of Hire’s kid friendly home tour on […]

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