Decorating my apartment with memories of my trips

Once I moved into my apartment, one of the first things I wanted to do was decorate. But everyone knows that is the last thing to be done when moving. Slowly but surely I bought a bed frame after sleeping on my mattress on the floor. It was about a month until I bought or moved in everything and was finally able to decorate. After that, it truly felt like home.

Living room

• Quilted tapestry from Alcaiceria, or the Arab market in Granada: My favorite color combination is yellow, orange, and pink

• Elephant pillow from Vietnam: goes with mauve, yellow, and orange theme in my living room

Featuring my cat and a vintage suitcase I made into a coffee table.

• Goddess scroll from Thailand: Picked up from a market in Bangkok

• Hand painted sugar skull from New Orleans: the lady selling them sources the pottery from Mexico and then hand paints
• Watercolor with fabric touches from Vietnam: bought in a candy factory

Also featuring a hand painted fan from Spain and the sugar skull.

• Painting of the Sahara desert from Morocco: bought it off a street vendor

Featuring a hand painted Turkish bowl for miscellaneous items.

• Turkish coffee set from Turkey: an imported gift from my mom

Bedroom

• Evil eye amulets from Turkey: evil eyes are prevalent all over the Middle East but especially in Turkey

• Small rice hats made by an Agent Orange victim in Vietnam: we watched how she made them with her feet

• Natural musk from Morocco: used for temple headaches
• Lemon grass balm from Cambodia: used for bug bites
• White sage from voodoo shop in New Orleans: used to cleanse the apartment after a disappointing lover
• Glass lamp from Turkey: imported gift

 

• Lock ness monster from Scotland: my friend who studied abroad bought this for me

Featuring a stone camel from Morocco and framed, quilted pillow case from Spain.

• Metal bookmark with swan from South Korea: my friend from South Korea brought it back from her visit

Kitchen

• Stuff dragon from Chinese Lantern Festival in Philadelphia: I took pit stop in China for a layover, but didn’t buy it there