UNIQUE SAUDI HOME ARTWORK

The Batterjee House in Al Balad, the oldest sector of Jeddah, was the location of the very first US Embassy in Saudi Arabia. Its distinctive light blue wooden window coverings are called roshan, which make it one of the most photographed buildings in Jeddah. 

This is a custom painted wall mural in the entry of a beautiful home in Jeddah.  The roshan window coverings are a unique and practical architectural feature of this region.

This stylized painting romanticizes the camels as graceful and elegant creatures of the desert, evoking thoughts of ballet dancers - at least that's what I feel when I see it!  

As some of the old crumbling buildings in Jeddah are torn down, many of the unique architectural features are salvaged and repurposed as art.  

 

MURALS IN JEDDAH

ENJOYED THIS POST? 

SIGN UP FOR FUTURE POSTS DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BOX.

LINKING TO - MOSAIC MONDAYS

MONDAY MURALS

 

ASIR HOME DECOR DESIGN - Al-Qatt Al-Asiri

Al-Qatt Al-Asiri is a traditional Saudi home decorating application where bright colors are hand-painted onto plastered walls as murals in geometric lines and shapes, like triangles, squares, stripes, branches and arrows.  

Women of the Asir region in Saudi Arabia are credited with creating this old technique, originally intended to decorate the entryway of the home to welcome guests.  The paintings eventually spread to the rest of the home, in hallways, sitting rooms, kitchens, and bedrooms.  Wealthier households were adorned with more intricate designs, more colors and patterns, while not so affluent homes sported simpler designs.  

To learn more about this traditional art form and to see more wonderful examples of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri, CLICK HERE. 

A big THANK YOU to my friend, tour guide Mohammed at Najran Tours, for allowing me to use these photos for today's post.  Visit his Instagram page  @NajranTours  

 LINKING TO -  OUR WORLD TUESDAY 

TUESDAY'S TREASURES   

MY CORNER OF THE WORLD 

SOUVENIRS

TRAVEL TUESDAY