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:
And here it sits proudly in Alexandria:
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?
Jen Maan in Amman 
Which Alexandria are you in? Virginia or Egypt?
Lovely pieces Jen. Raj does indeed have great taste in furniture!
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..
Raj did good – I love those pieces and they look like they fit well into your house!
Nancy
Beautiful!
Spoiled… need I say more.
LOVE IT ALL!!!
Raj did good!
It looks wonderful 🙂
Can you bring yourself to sit on those luscious floor pillows? I am jealous. I would sit on them, but definitely not the pooches 🙂
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.
Okay balls in your court lil sis:) Game on…
You did well.
LOVE the floor pillows. How fun to bring some Amman to the US.
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?
Yep. Thanks for noticing! The ship was on coral in Sharm el Sheikh (Sinai, Egypt).
nice ..thanks for sharing and stopping by …..keep blogging dear
great furniture! looking for a few antique pieces myself, it would be great if you could supply me with an adddress for this shop.
cheers!
We got our furniture at the US Embassy in Amman. A Syrian regularly brought his wares.