Moroccan lamps and Moroccan lighting traditions:



A few centuries back, the best way to brighten a

home was by using henna lamps or any other lamps

for that matter. Lamps can create magic and give

your home a look that you have desired for so

long yet you could never find that style that

will do it. Maybe these lamps are nowhere near

the Aladdin's lamp but they sure have the ability

to captivate you or your friends. It may not be

as bright as the halogen bulbs you installed in

your living room but they have a subtle and

charismatic appeal that cannot be ignored.

Maybe you have halogen bulbs installed in every

room and every room probably looks the same. But

do you remember the time when you went out on

this wilderness trail and camped under a sky full

of stars. The only bright object was the lamp

that lit up the fire of romance in your heart.

That's the power of Moroccan lamps. It can change

the entire ambience of your house. From being a

dwelling with four wooden or concrete walls with

some basic furnishing, you can change it to being

a real home by adding a few Moroccan lamps. The

touch and feel of earth has always been great and

the Moroccan lamps create that earthy feeling,

which you have longed for such a long time.

One of the most beautiful of them all is the

Moroccan henna leather lamps, which will add a

class and bring elegance to your living room as

well as your life. Your neighbors would stare at

them, look at you with envy and ask you where you

found them. The Moroccan Henna lampshade is a

symbol of subtleness mixed with style and any

thing that is related to art, history and culture

is always looked at as being a class apart. These

lamps are unique decoration items and they will

add some color to your otherwise normal life. You

can place them anywhere be it on top of the piano

or the fireplace or place them gently over the

center table. They have this uncanny nature of

fitting in anywhere and everywhere.

Are you ready to purchase a Moroccan henna

leather lamp? Before that lets take a look at

what is the specialty of the lamp and where does

it come from. Firstly, let us understand what

henna really is. Henna is a plant, which is used

to make a dye. This dye is traditionally

extracted from the dry henna leaves and used in

decorative art. Henna is applied on hands and

feet of mostly women as a decoration in various

parts of the world. It is even used for

decorating the hand of the bride in marriages in

Northern India. In Morocco, henna is used for

creating exotic designs for the leather lamps and

lanterns. It is also known as Mehndi, in North

Africa including Morocco, India, and the Middle

East. It has traveled from all these countries to

North America and is gaining popularity due to

its subtleness, beauty and ability to be used in

intricate designs.

The Moroccan henna leather lamps are made by

professional artisans who have been doing it for

centuries and the skill gets passed on from one

generation to another. This is the exact reason

why these lamps are unique. The best part is that

no two henna lamps will have the same design. The

lamps are made from goatskin with each section

being hand-tied to a frame and finally the henna

is applied for creating beautiful designs on the

leather. Since so much effort goes into making a

single henna lamp hence it is like a piece of

treasure and owning one means that you belong to

the elite class of people. It will become an

integral part of your interior decoration.

The Moroccan lamps are available in different

shape and size and you can choose from a variety

of designs, half of which are unique. You can

choose a lamp according to the existing decor or

even the size of your room. You can hang the lamp

from the ceiling or place it on the bed side

table or event compliment them with henna wall

sconces. Wherever you choose to put it, it is

definitely going to glorify the surrounding and

make your home look beautiful. If you have

wrought iron decorations in your home then the

mix of wrought iron denoting the Victorian era

mixed with the Moroccan lamps denoting the early

civilizations will create an intoxicating

environment.