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Custom Paintings for Moroccan Interiors

Build a painting around terracotta, saffron, blue or the texture of limewashed walls. Choose the motif and proportions for your salon, riad or guest room.

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Real customer commission, photographed in the studio. Neutral waves — studio canvas.

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Real Studio Paintings: Sculpted Texture & Muted Color

Real customer commissions showing flowing relief, pale neutrals and teal accents. Discuss how much painted texture and contrast should sit alongside your tiles, textiles and furniture.

Choose Which Moroccan Interior Detail Leads the Painting

Tile rhythm or an architectural view

A zellige-inspired pattern is a design brief; a courtyard or doorway is a place brief. Choose the main reference so scale and detail serve one clear idea.

Work with the room’s existing surfaces

Photograph plaster, rugs and carved wood together. A textured painting may echo the wall or intentionally offer a smoother contrast; specify the relationship.

Keep the palette selective

If terracotta, saffron and blue all appear in the room, choose which belongs in the painting. A single accent can be more useful than repeating every material color.

We hand-paint canvases for Moroccan style homes, riads, boutique hotels and Moroccan restaurants. Zellige inspired geometry, riad courtyards, Chefchaouen blue, Sahara dunes, the Atlas mountains and Amazigh inspired pattern, in terracotta, saffron, cream and deep blue. Every canvas is painted by hand to order in our studio in Dafen Art Village, Shenzhen. We never print. There is no minimum order, any size can be painted, and we send you photos of the finished canvas before it ships.

Moroccan Interior Paintings Options

Most Moroccan and North African rooms sit on warm neutral walls: warm white, soft terracotta or sandy beige. Color arrives through rugs, cushions, tile and lanterns. Seating is low and long. Walls are often finished in tadelakt or lime wash, so the surface has a soft grain and a quiet shine.

Two things follow. The art needs texture, because a flat printed panel on a hand finished wall reads like a sticker, while a painting with real relief reads as craft. And it should hold one idea rather than compete with the tile. Geometry, a landscape or a calm field of color sits better above a low banquette than a busy scene.

Tall black-framed canvas in burnt orange, cream, taupe and charcoal thick paint, standing against a slat-panel wall in an entryway with a polished marble floor — Heavy relief in burnt orange and cream. This surface holds its own next to tadelakt.

Motifs we paint for Moroccan interiors

Zellige inspired geometry

Star, lozenge and interlace patterns in your palette, so you get the tile look on a wall you cannot tile. The compositions are our own.

Riad courtyards and arches

Keyhole arches, a fountain, a carved cedar door, a stair with one shaft of light. Send a photo of your own riad and that courtyard becomes the painting.

Chefchaouen blue streets

The blue washed lanes, steps and doorways, painted large from a photo you took yourself. Painted, not printed, so the blue carries brush marks. A street you walked yourself is exactly the kind of place painting we paint from your own photo.

Sahara dunes and the Atlas

Dune ridges with the light raking across them, or snow on the High Atlas above a red valley. Both suit a wide panorama above a long sofa. Tell us the dune line or the valley you have in mind and we paint it as a custom landscape at your size.

Amazigh inspired rhythm

Zigzag, lozenge and comb rhythms from Amazigh weaving, as inspiration for pattern in wool colors: madder red, saffron, indigo and cream. We paint olive groves and date palms too.

The ready designs live in our geometric and pattern collection. Any can be resized or recolored.

Rust ochre and charcoal mid-century geometric abstract canvas, shown above a sofa in an elegant traditional living room — A catalog geometric in rust and ochre, repaintable in cobalt and white or your tile colors.

Terracotta, saffron and one note of blue

The palette that works hardest here is terracotta, rust, ochre, saffron, cream and sand, with one strong blue as the accent. That blue can be a clean cobalt, or the deep violet blue people connect with the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech. We can mix that color. We have no connection to the garden and do not use its name.

Color matching is the part buyers underuse. Send a paint code, a photo of your zellige tile, or a piece of fabric. We mix the color, put it on canvas, photograph it in daylight and send you that photo, and you approve it before we start. A terracotta that looks right on a screen can read pink on a lime washed wall. See color matched paintings.

Torn-paper style canvas with a slate blue corner, terracotta swipe and chocolate brown palette-knife form, hung on a curved white wall above a round wood coffee table — Earth tones with one blue note, the balance Moroccan rooms already use in their textiles.

Textured and plaster paintings for lime washed walls

Our textured and plaster work is painted with real relief. The paint stands off the canvas, so the piece throws small shadows and changes as the daylight moves. Next to tadelakt, the two surfaces speak the same language. One painter builds that relief from start to finish, and how we paint walks you through the order we work in.

Heavy texture ships stretched on solid wood bars or framed, because rolling thick impasto into a tube is not recommended. On a big order where rolled canvas keeps freight low, keep the heavy texture for the few pieces that carry the room. See textured paintings.

Moroccan Interior Paintings Sizes & Placement

We paint 60 standard sizes, from 24 by 20 inches up to 80 by 60 inches, plus sets of two and three. Any other size is painted to your measurements at the same rate, so ask for the true panorama rather than a size that nearly fits. A single canvas larger than that is quoted case by case.

Above a long banquette, a panorama or a set of three beats one square canvas. Cover about two thirds of the seating width.
Flanking an arch, a matched pair of tall canvases echoes the shape without fighting it.
For guest rooms, one motif in different colorways makes rooms feel related, not identical.
For a tall salon wall, one oversized canvas holds the height better than a grid. See extra large paintings.

Layered desert canyon hills canvas in an elegant living room — Layered desert color in a wide format, the easiest kind of subject to stretch into a panorama.

Respect, originality and religious text

We do not paint Quranic verses or the names of God. Religious text is not decor and should not sit where it can be damaged. For a secular Arabic word or an abstract letterform, ask first. We take it on only when a trained hand is free.
We do not paint the King, the flag, or anything with an official or political meaning.
Amazigh symbol meanings change by region, family and period. We use the lozenge, zigzag and comb forms as inspiration for rhythm and shape, not as translated meaning, and never copy a weaver’s rug.
Zellige geometry is a traditional craft language owned by nobody, so we paint in that spirit freely. We still do not copy a tile brand’s pattern.
Many homes, and any room used for prayer, prefer art without figures, so we lead with geometry, landscape and texture. We paint figures when you ask.

Confirm the applicable requirements for your reference or destination before ordering.

For riads, boutique hotels and Moroccan restaurants

There is no minimum order. Trade pricing starts at one piece, improves at 6 and again at 21, and mixed designs count together, so a riad ordering a different painting for each of 14 rooms gets one combined rate. On a large project we paint a sample. It is a separate single-piece order, and the larger order is quoted on its own. Nothing leaves the studio until you approve the photos. Before you ask for a number, how we quote explains what we need from you to make it accurate.

Painting	Hand painted to order. Acrylic by default, oil on request. Never printed.
Sizes	60 standard sizes, 24 by 20 in to 80 by 60 in, plus sets. Any other size at the same rate.
Minimum	None. Trade rate from one piece, better at 6 and at 21, mixed designs counted together.
Production	7 to 10 business days for 1 to 5 pieces, 10 to 15 for 6 to 20, 15 to 20 for 21 to 50.
Finishes	Rolled, stretched on wood bars, or framed in black, white, wood, silver or gold at one price.
Delivery	Freight at cost; duties included (DDP) or paid on arrival. Express 5 to 10 business days, sea freight 25 to 40 days.

Popular starting points

A riad fitting out 8 to 40 rooms with related but not identical art.
A restaurant with one statement wall plus smaller pieces.
A designer matching art to a tadelakt color, tile or rug.
A homeowner wanting one large piece in a size nobody sells.

Let’s discuss the details

A date to work toward. Send the required arrival date and destination. We will check rush availability, production, drying and delivery before confirming what is possible.
An artwork, photograph or branded reference. Share the source, intended use and any permission you have. We can discuss reproduction, adaptation or another approach before confirming the brief.
Quranic text or the names of God as decoration.
Comparing formats. This service is hand painting on canvas. Tell us which surface, finish and delivery requirements matter to your project.

Getting the paintings to Marrakech, Casablanca or your own city

Freight is quoted separately at cost, with nothing added. For most countries you can choose duties included in the delivery quote (DDP), or pay the duties yourself on arrival. Express by FedEx or DHL takes 5 to 10 business days and suits small sets. Sea freight takes 25 to 40 days and suits large fit outs planned months ahead. Air freight sits between them, and CIF and DDP are on request. Packing is a tube, stretched canvases, framed pieces or a crate, and we confirm the crate count before booking transport.

Confirm the applicable requirements for your reference or destination before ordering. Import charges into Morocco, including VAT on the landed value, should be confirmed with a Moroccan customs broker before you order, and we give your broker the invoice detail, HS heading and packing list. Furnishing a Gulf project too? See art for Arabic and Gulf homes.

Your References for Moroccan Interior Paintings

The catalog is a starting point, not a limit. Most Moroccan projects end up painted from what the buyer sends: a doorway in the medina, a rug you own, a Pinterest board, a designer’s render, an AI image you cannot hang, a paint chip and a tile.

Send it Email your images, or the design you want changed, with sizes and wall colors.
We reply WhatsApp replies are usually immediate; email replies usually arrive within 12 hours.
Color proof Matching a tile or paint code, we mix the color and send a daylight photo to approve.
Sample On a large project we paint one piece first. It is a separate single-piece order, and the larger order is quoted on its own.
Painting We paint the set, with progress photos on commissions.
Approve, then ship You see photos of every canvas. Nothing ships until you say yes.

If the source is your own picture, start with photo to painting. Not sure what suits the room? Send a photo of the wall with the furniture in place and we will tell you what size to hang.

Terracotta village above a deep blue sea impressionist in a Scandinavian living room — A village painted from a photograph. The same treatment works for a blue lane in Chefchaouen.

Moroccan Interior Paintings Sizes & Quote Planning

Your dimensions, in cm or inches

Measure the usable area around arches, niches and wall lights. Decide whether borders belong inside the painting or the surrounding architecture already provides a visual frame.

What changes this commission’s quote

Painting detail

Pattern density, architectural detail and palette development.

Surface & presentation

Smooth versus raised surface, border treatment and frame clearance.

Delivery planning

One room or a riad series, packaging format and delivery destination.

How we prepare your quote

Moroccan Interior Paintings Questions Answered

Can a painting coordinate with zellige without repeating the tile exactly?

Yes. You can borrow its palette or rhythm while choosing a looser composition. Photograph the tile and wall together, then identify whether color, geometry or surface contrast matters most.

How do we vary paintings across a riad without making every room identical?

Choose a shared palette or reference family, then vary subject, density or composition by room. Provide a wall list with dimensions so each piece has a role within the broader scheme.

Can you paint the blue streets of Chefchaouen large, from my own photo, instead of a print?

Yes. Send the photo and the size you want. We paint it by hand on canvas, in acrylic by default or in oil if you ask. Because it is painted rather than printed, we can lift the blue, leave a parked car out of the lane, or change the format so the composition suits a tall narrow wall. Sizes run from 24 by 20 inches up to 80 by 60 inches, and any other size is painted at the same rate.

Do you paint zellige or geometric tile patterns on canvas?

Yes. We paint star, lozenge and interlace geometry in the colors you choose, so you get the pattern on a wall that cannot be tiled. The compositions are our own, inspired by traditional zellige geometry, and we do not reproduce a named tile brand’s catalog. Very fine compass and rule tessellation at large scale is a skill question, so ask us for a sample photo of that exact pattern before you commit to a set.

Do you paint Arabic calligraphy or Quran verses?

We do not paint Quranic verses or the names of God. Religious text is not decoration, and it should not be placed where it can be damaged. If you want a secular Arabic word, a name or an abstract letterform, ask first. We accept it only when a trained hand is available, and we will say plainly if we cannot do it well rather than deliver poor lettering.

Is it okay to use Amazigh, or Berber, symbols in art?

Used with care, yes. The lozenge, zigzag, cross and comb forms are a living visual practice, and their meanings vary by region, family and period, so nobody should present them as a fixed code. We use them as inspiration for rhythm, spacing and color, not as translated meaning. We will not copy a particular weaver’s or cooperative’s rug design, and we will tell you so if you send one.

Oil or acrylic?

We paint in acrylic unless you ask for oil. Oil is available on request. Because oil dries slowly between layers, oil pieces take longer, which matters most on large canvases and on heavy texture. Both are painted on premium linen, and both can be rolled, stretched or framed. If you are ordering a set on a deadline, acrylic is the safer choice.

We are opening a riad. How long does a set of 20 pieces take?

An order of 6 to 20 pieces takes 10 to 15 business days in the studio, and 21 to 50 takes 15 to 20. Pieces 36 by 48 inches and larger, heavy texture and multi panel sets sit at the top of their band, because thick paint has to dry between layers. Oil takes longer again. Freight time comes on top and depends on whether you choose express, air or sea.

How do you ship to Marrakech or Casablanca, and what about customs and VAT?

Freight is quoted separately at cost. For most countries you can choose duties included in the delivery quote (DDP), or pay the duties yourself on arrival. Express by FedEx or DHL takes 5 to 10 business days, air freight suits mid size orders, and sea freight takes 25 to 40 days. Hand painted works fall under HS heading 9701. Moroccan VAT and duty on the landed value should be confirmed with a Moroccan customs broker before you order, and we supply the paperwork they ask for.

Can I approve everything by photo before it ships?

Yes, and it is how we work as standard. We photograph every finished canvas and send you the photos. Nothing leaves the studio until you approve it. On commissions we also send progress photos while the piece is being painted, and on color matching we send a daylight photo of the mixed color before painting starts. If a piece has a defect that is our fault, we repaint it at our cost.

Discuss Your Moroccan Interior Paintings

Send the specific architectural or pattern reference, room materials, texture preference, dimensions and destination.

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