Naveen | The Design Souk

Maggie’s Garden Makeover

I’ve always loved Maggie’s home and yard. Her home has been a source of inspiration for me ever since the moment I saw it almost 9 years ago. She was also my very first home and garden …

Styling a Ramadan Table

This year, I styled a Ramadan table with the Ramadan collection from West Elm. Can you believe that? A globally accessible home store designing collections with Muslims in mind! It just makes me re…

Creating A Gallery Wall

  An example of frame sizes that can be used to fill a large blank wall I love a good gallery wall. Some people may say they’re not trendy anymore, but I don’t care… TheyR…

Our Family Room

Luckily for us, we were able to furnish most of this family room with the pieces that we already had. We even had space to add more! However, I really didn’t want to rush this process and wan…

My 2022 IKEA Favorites

Here they are – my favorite IKEA products from 2022! Now, not all of these products are new, but they’re definitely worth checking out if you haven’t seen them yet. I’ve bee…

Nadine’s Home: Family Room Makeover

It feels insane to say this, but it took 1 year to finish this project and get it photographed… And there’s still one more rug that could have been added to this room. However, I’…

How to Create a Neutral Holiday Tablescape

I love decorating for the holidays, but I don’t love the idea of using a lot of vivid colors to do it. And I don’t think you have to either. This year, I decided to fill my tree with or…

My Fall Favorites 2021

As a follow up to my post from last week on How I Decorate for Fall, I thought I’d list out some of my favorite finds in the past month or so. I’ve been sharing a bunch on my Instagram …

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Safaniya Drive: BACKYARD

I love a good before and after, and Part IV (the final part) of the Safaniya Drive Project is a pretty fabulous one! If you missed Part I, II & III of this project, make sure to check out the l…

Safaniya Drive: Master Bedroom

And now it’s on to Part III of the Safaniya Drive Project! After finishing Vina’s living and dining room and home office, we then moved on to her master bedroom. By this point in the de…

Safaniya Drive: HOME OFFICE

I’m so excited to show you Part II of the Safaniya Drive Project! We started with Vina’s living and dining room makeover, and then moved on to her multifunctional and much-needed office…

My 2021 IKEA Favorites

Yet again, IKEA has really stepped up their game this year with some super cute and trendy items. I think I even have a couple favorites of all time on this list too! While not all of the items are…

A Quick & Easy Bedroom Update

While we needed a lot of new furnishings for Theresa’s Living & Dining Room Makeover, her bedroom was a totally different story! It’s a small room, but not only is the furniture gre…

Theresa’s Living & Dining Room Makeover

I am so excited to share this dramatic before and after of Theresa’s living and dining room after months of COVID-related delays, curfews and lockdowns. It’s been a rough few months, bu…