Syrian Furniture in Situ (Part II)

26 Jan

We bought our first piece of Syrian furniture (a chest and mirror) while we were in Amman before we even had a house in sight. Luckily, the chest and mirror fit beautifully in our new home. Here’s the chest while it sat forlornly in Amman:

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And here it sits proudly in Alexandria:

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Just before Raj left Amman, he was able to pick up a few more pieces, with the house in mind (but without my opinion). I have to say he did an excellent job and surprised me with these pieces for Christmas. He’s been waiting for the homage to Raj since then, so here goes. How lucky am I to have such a generous, sweet, and tasteful husband?

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Floor pillows for extra seating–these were a surprise–I never thought Raj would go for these. I’m indebted to Jenna at the Embassy for helping Raj choose these two coordinating ones.

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An inlaid chest that fits perfectly into the niche

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16 Responses to “Syrian Furniture in Situ (Part II)”

  1. Fred Schroeder January 26, 2013 at 8:49 pm #

    Which Alexandria are you in? Virginia or Egypt?

  2. kalamitykelli January 26, 2013 at 9:08 pm #

    Lovely pieces Jen. Raj does indeed have great taste in furniture!

  3. joe palumbo January 26, 2013 at 10:35 pm #

    Don;t go crazy with all the compliments for Raj we wouldn’t want to give him a big head.. Everything looks very nice and expensive.. Things must be good….. and Raj, you did good..

  4. dogear6 January 27, 2013 at 3:32 am #

    Raj did good – I love those pieces and they look like they fit well into your house!

    Nancy

  5. Kim Hatfield January 27, 2013 at 4:40 am #

    Beautiful!

  6. NTP January 27, 2013 at 6:38 am #

    Spoiled… need I say more.

  7. Mindy Fortier January 27, 2013 at 5:31 pm #

    LOVE IT ALL!!!

    Raj did good!

  8. The Vagabond Baker January 28, 2013 at 7:04 am #

    It looks wonderful :)

  9. bossybostwick January 28, 2013 at 10:43 pm #

    Can you bring yourself to sit on those luscious floor pillows? I am jealous. I would sit on them, but definitely not the pooches :)

    • jenmaaninamman February 2, 2013 at 5:45 pm #

      I can’t say that they’ve been broken in or even sat upon. I suppose they’re just for show. My pooch is too lazy to jump, so I don’t have to worry about paws.

  10. NTP January 29, 2013 at 12:04 am #

    Okay balls in your court lil sis:) Game on…

  11. Jennifer January 29, 2013 at 4:02 pm #

    LOVE the floor pillows. How fun to bring some Amman to the US.

  12. Ann January 31, 2013 at 12:16 am #

    A new look for your blog? It looks lovely. What is the ship on dry ground that is at the top of the page? Did you see this in the Middle East?

    • jenmaaninamman February 2, 2013 at 5:48 pm #

      Yep. Thanks for noticing! The ship was on coral in Sharm el Sheikh (Sinai, Egypt).

  13. Kavita Joshi February 24, 2013 at 10:03 pm #

    nice ..thanks for sharing and stopping by …..keep blogging dear

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