garden Archives · Violet Skies

After our extension last year we are now we’re looking at the next stage of renovation of our home. Looking at decorating the original rooms in the house and thinking of ideas to transform our garden.

Some of my photos

18 months ago we visited Morocco and I took copious photos of the amazing Moroccan architecture.

Stunning walkway at the side of a courtyard in Bahia Palace

I have been scrolling through them for ideas and they are so stunning I just had to share.

Bahia Palace – Marrakech

These photos are from the Bahia Palace in Marrakech so stunning and such amazing outdoor spaces, the perfect way to fuse inside and outside together.

Stunning doorway
Beautiful seating area within one of the gardens inside the palace
Beautifully ornate shutters
Gorgeous wooden doors
Beautiful carvings, painting & mosaics
Stunning mosaics even on the doorways
Stunning shuttered windows looking outside
Stunning door & archway
The ornate ceiling above the corner of the outdoor walkway as pictured above

What do you think of these? Stunning hey?

Gorgeous courtyard within the Bahia Palace

Limoni restaurant

Lots of the cafes and restaurants also had very beautiful interiors such as Limoni restaurant in Marrakech that had the prettiest little outdoor courtyard with lemon trees and mosaics. See below so pretty isn’t it?

Yves Saint Laurent garden

Then we visited the amazing Yves Saint Laurent museum and the stunning garden attached with vibrant Moroccan blue as the stand out colour. Here are some photos

Garden ideas

I adore these mosaics but feel they won’t really work in suburban Chorlton. The blue can be transferred though. Is it too bright for the side of our shed do you think?

There are a few little Moroccan touches I’ve found that you can add into a garden from the high street. Here are my best picks…