Moroccan mirrors and lights are more than just aesthetically pleasing pieces. Learn how to use mirrors and lights to add space, depth and a wonderful ethnic flavour to your home.
Moroccan mirrors are made using a range of materials; from camel bone to wood to wrought iron. The skill which has gone into making these mirrors is evident at first glance, they're often ornately carved and carefully hand painted. Sometimes the frames are made from camel bone or wood, however, these two materials are often found together.
These mirrors do of course have a practical application, nevertheless, due to the designs, level of detail and craftsmanship which has gone into making the piece, they are also considered wall art.
The craftsman may use a range of colours when painting the mirror's frame or doors, it's not uncommon to find hues of red or green or blue together. Having said that, colours which reflect light are also used frequently, which is why many Moroccan mirrors will have silver or gold frames, helping to cast even more light back into the space.
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There are a number of ways that you can use mirrors to brighten a dark room. Initially you should utilise whatever natural light that you may have in the space. Start by placing a mirror opposite the window, if you have more than one window in the room, consider hanging more than one mirror. Using Moroccan mirrors in this way can help to duplicate the existing natural light that you have available and will also bounce light back into the room, making it appear larger.
Another way to create the illusion of space and light is by positioning two mirrors so that they are facing one another. This is a particularly effective trick to use in very small rooms, or in a room which only contains very small windows.
As night falls your Moroccan mirrors can still be very effective when it comes to reflecting light to create the illusion of space, and to disperse even more light into a dark room. Position lighting, where possible, directly in front of mirrors . Placing a floor lamp before a mirror, for example, will ensure that whatever light is thrown by the lamp, is also dispersed even further around the space. Light, artificial or otherwise, always creates the illusion of space.
Moroccan lighting is really quite spectacular and often used to create an illusion or an atmosphere. And Just like any other form of artificial light, Moroccan lighting can also be used to create the impression of space and depth in your rooms.
The Sconce is a wall light which is available in a range of different designs and shapes. Choose from hexagons, triangular and diamond shapes, to name but a few. The various shapes ensure that light is dispersed, not only upwards, but in a number of directions. You can opt for the traditional henna sconce which is made by the Berber craftsmen and hand painted, colourful stained glass pieces, or bold brass designs.
As the sconce disperses light upwards, they are particularly effective for creating the illusion of height. Use the sconce in rooms which have low ceilings, this particular trick helps to create depth.
The stained glass designs will also throw multi-coloured light into the room which, not only helps to create a 'mood', but also casts patterns and shapes around the room. You will find that the many of the henna painted sconces are wrapped in sheepskin which casts a very soothing light. Perfect for use in rooms where the emphasis is on relaxation.
When it comes to Moroccan themed accessories, lanterns add the final touch to any room. The sheer range of designs is staggering. Moroccan lanterns come in all shapes and sizes; choose from beautifully crafted coloured glass designs; intricate lattice ironwork, pendants, free standing lanterns, table top lanterns; the choice is endless.
Lanterns add a really exotic touch, particularly candle lanterns. Not only can they can be placed in any room, particularly where subdued lighting is desired, but the beautiful, ornate designs very cleverly cast shapes which dance in the candlelight, and are often focal points and conversation starters.
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DerdriuMarrinerMay 5, 2025
Does it make a price difference to do gold instead of silver?
DerdriuMarrinerFeb 6, 2025
Does camel bone defer to other woods or does it dominate?
DerdriuMarrinerJan 25, 2025
That book indicates that the aforementioned manuscripts invoked blue and red jewels on their covers and blue, green and gold-painted pages.
Moroccan mirrors and sconces muster such colors.
The above occurrences tend me toward those colors as sacred westerly.
Would your product-line searches have come across mirrors and sconces in Buddhist and Hindu traditions? Wouldn't it be interesting if similar colors and designs wended their way to those host countries?
DerdriuMarrinerJan 18, 2025
Is there pottery on par with tagine pot colors, designs and shapes to inch into courtyard spaces and interior rooms and under mirrors and sconces?
DerdriuMarrinerJan 17, 2025
Moroccan mirrors in Moroccan interior-designed dining rooms, kitchens, porches and snack bars particularly furnish favorable thoughts of fun food.
Now what Moroccan food might muster the most memorable, munchable looks, scents and tastes in such a marvelous milieu?
Might you and your sister have some Moroccan recipes?
DerdriuMarrinerDec 31, 2024
Did you incorporate any of the above lighting arrangements and rationale into your and your sister's houses?
DerdriuMarrinerDec 20, 2024
Why does the traditional sconce have the designation "henna"?
DerdriuMarrinerDec 13, 2024
Your first subheading, Moroccan mirrors, considers in its first paragraph camel bone, wood and wrought iron as traditional supports to their mirrors.
The third paragraph explains that "The craftsman may use a range of colours when painting the mirror's frame or doors, it's not uncommon to find hues of red or green or blue together. Having said that, colours which reflect light are also used frequently, which is why many Moroccan mirrors will have silver or gold frames, helping to cast even more light back into the space."
The article Exploring the rich colour palette of Morocco by Katie Dalrymple-Hamilton Feb. 19, 2024, for Exceptional Travel, features as religious colors black, blue, green, ochre, red and white.
Camel bone guards the religious color white, for cleanliness, purity and spirituality of mosques and religious ceremonies.
Might wood and wrought iron qualify as spiritually-colored black?
The aforementioned article reveals nothing about the religious-color symbolism of black even as other internet sources refer to that color as the ultimate divine-ness because of the colorlessness of their God!
DerdriuMarrinerDec 6, 2024
Red aestheticizes Marrakech, acknowledged as Morocco's red city of terracotta hues and of red sandstone walls around its medina. Nature applauds the country's red soils so amenable to building and farming activities.
The above-mentioned article associates the religious colors of green, white and yellow with Islamic color script and symbolism even as it avoids such associations with the four other -- black, blue, ochre, red -- religious colors.
Did she divulge such details elsewhere, in another article at another time? Hope, hope!
DerdriuMarrinerDec 4, 2024
Its author explains that animal and people images never enter into Islamic decorations, that Islam instead features colors, scripts and symbols.
Dalrymple-Hamilton gives black, blue, green, ochre, red and white as the historic six colors for religious buildings. She heeds green as the fertility-, growth-, prosperity-heralding color of paradise and of the Prophet Muhammad. She indicates that the King’s Palace, the important mausoleums and the mosques inspire green roofs and that city and town traditional buildings invoke green ceramic tiles and mosaics.
The above meanings and traditions might motivate green colors in Moroccan mirrors, mightn’t they?
DerdriuMarrinerNov 19, 2024
For example, the above-mentioned article considers the color blue that characterizes Chefchaoun as the blue city in the Rif Mountains. It describes the color blue as a peaceful, spiritual, tranquil symbol.
The aforementioned author explains blue-washed walls as encouraging cooler interiors even during the hottest summers and as establishing itself as a mosquito repellent.
Wouldn't blue mirror doors and frames be worth it inside not only for their beauty but also for their working against biting, blood-sucking, disease-transmitting mosquitoes
DerdriuMarrinerNov 19, 2024
The above-mentioned article considers among color-associated cities Chefchaoun of the Rif Mountains. It describes that mountain city as "the blue city" of blue-washed buildings. it interprets blue as symbolizing peace, spirituality and tranquility.
The aforementioned author mentions that, according to Moroccan culture, blue might keep house interiors cool even during the hottest summers and repel mosquitoes.
Wouldn't blue-washed walls and blue-painted mirror doors and frames be worth it just as a mosquito repellant?
DerdriuMarrinerNov 18, 2024
Are you familiar with its content?
DerdriuMarrinerOct 9, 2024
Is it known why craftsmen apparently like blue, green and red together? Might there always be either a blue or a green or a red in any Moroccan mirror?
JoHarringtonJan 16, 2013