Mini Lanterns

Imagine coming home after a long day and slipping into a living room oasis where you're bathed in soft reds, yellows and oranges while resting on a plush cushion, next to a set of mini- palm trees, the smell of jasmine incense, listening to light jazz flutes. Selecting Moroccan furniture is not just about more, it's about creating a comfortable habitat where you can unwind, relax and enjoy your downtime.

Find the right lighting is the key to creating an ideal atmosphere. From 5,000 BC, the Chinese have been building homes in correlation with the sun to provide optimal light, heat and energy. Historically, Morocco has hosted groups of diverse people in all directions - Phoenicians and Carthaginians from the East, sub-Saharan Africans in the South, most of the Romans, Vandals and Andalusians North. This diaspora culture meets and can be clearly seen in these colorful lamps and Moroccan lanterns.

What makes Moroccan lamps truly unique is that they are not mass-produced in a sterile factory - but rather, each shade is made from sheep or goat and is then dyed and stretched over a solid iron frame where it is painted by hand with a needle in bright colors in the decorative tradition of the art of henna tattoo. Dating from the Bronze Age, Henna design mimics the Henna plant, which has a plethora of long thin stems and tiny flowers. Like tattoos, the lamp designs showcase fluid black lines and shapes, outlined by tiny dots.

Moroccan lamps, varying in shape, size, color and mood offer the opportunity to transform your home into a magnificent art museum. The African Berbers were primarily an agricultural people, so that the curved "Berber floor lamp is painted with a classy, simple style in neutral tones. Tall, slender styles like "Pharaoh's Light", "Red Sun" or "Orange Magical Arabian Nights" capture the imagination, while dazzling with dancing patterns, vibrant colors and stripes of empty space instinctively drawn to her eyes in wonder. End table lamps like "African Sun" or "Fez Sun" provide multifunctional use, emanating a soothing glow, while the glass top holds a piece of art, a plant or a tea for entertain guests. When you see a piece like "Ocean Sun," breathing moonlight into the room with shades of purple and designing ocean, you know that this lamp is not only to provide light, but it is a artwork that will compliment other furniture and themes part.

Moroccan lanterns, stained glass resemble the sort of Church decor that pervades the Holy Land. The shapes range from a rounded balloon design, a diamond-shaped street lantern style and they can be hung from the ceiling or wall. Traditionally, the windows are subtle, soothing colors - an olive green, a periwinkle blue or a hint of gold. The hand and framed in black wrought iron, Moroccan lanterns can bring unforgettable, warm summer night in your home.

Moroccan lamps and Moroccan lanterns add a air of magic to any room. When paired with Moroccan rugs, plants and other Moroccan furniture, these lights Moroccan hand really put the finishing touches on a relaxing, unique escape.