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Oman Itinerary: A 5-6 Day Visit

Oman Itinerary

I had been wanting to visit Oman for a while, and mostly because I had seen gorgeous pictures of a hotel in the mountains, the Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort, located about 2 hours away from Muscat. But I really didn’t expect Muscat and its surrounding areas to be just as beautiful! The city […]

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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 Traditional Living & Dining Room Makeover: Jeddah St.

The designing process for this particular project was actually quite straight-forward since Zane had some really great pieces to start off with, which gave us some clear direction in terms of style – it’s like we were just filling in the blanks! It also helped that as soon as she moved into this home, she […]

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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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A Contemporary Living & Dining Room Update

When I first walked into Gemma’s space, I was actually a little confused. I wasn’t sure what she needed my help with… As you can see, she has great taste, and her love for a more contemporary style in neutral colors was, in my opinion, right on track. After a long chat, I realized that […]

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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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A Guest Bedroom Makeover

Last year, I helped my dear friend Huong with her living room makeover, and this year she really needed some help with her guest room! To be fair, I think these before pictures are a lot more dramatic than I think the situation really was at her house, but they do show you how confused […]

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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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