How do I decorate a modern Moroccan salon?
Keep what makes the Moroccan salon work (low seating along the walls, a central table, room for many guests) and simplify the rest: fewer patterns, a calm colour base and one or two crafted details that stand out.
Keep the layout
The traditional salon has banquettes (sedari) along two or three walls, in an L or U shape, around a low table. It seats many people and works for family gatherings and celebrations. A modern salon keeps this, with:
- Straighter, lower banquettes with simple bases in wood or fabric.
- Firm cushions in one fabric, instead of several patterns.
- A coffee table in wood, brass or stone, sized for the seating.
Choose a calm base
- Walls in warm white, sand or clay tones.
- Tadelakt or lime plaster for texture without pattern.
- A neutral floor in stone, cement tiles or wood.
Add craft, in small doses
Pick one or two of these and let them stand out:
- A zellige panel or a strip behind the seating.
- A carved wood or plaster (gebs) detail on a ceiling or arch.
- Brass or copper lanterns.
- A handwoven Berber rug.
- A carved cedar door or cabinet.
Using all of them in one room brings back the busy look a modern salon wants to avoid.
Light it softly
- Hidden LED lines in the ceiling cornice or behind the banquettes.
- Lanterns or wall lights at seated height.
- Warm bulbs only.
Make it flexible
Modern homes often combine the salon with a TV area or dining space. Movable poufs, nesting tables and a banquette that turns into a guest bed keep the salon useful every day, not only for guests.
See the balance first
The line between modern and traditional is fine. A 3D render lets you test colours, fabrics and how much craft detail to use before ordering banquettes or tiles.
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