After a long day at work today I was driving back home thinking well tomorrow its back to the salt mines for you my friend when suddenly I turned the corner and passed by a newly opened business in my home town.

I thought to myself, hm.. Well actually this is a good think because we do need new furniture as our existing furniture is her parents hand me downs. We haven't had much time in our busy schedule to shop for any new furniture since our marriage last year so this could be an excellent opportunity to outfit our new house and why not Moroccan lanterns and Moroccan furniture.

To my surprise, talk about flying by the seat of your pants decisions, I was pleasantly surprised when I entered the store environment because it seemed to me like I was in a fresh Mediterranean climate. I was happy and surrounded by beautiful ornamental filigree Moroccan lanterns and Moroccan furniture carved out of wood and wrought iron frames coquettishly blinking and glistening in the store sunlight for my attention. Up until this point, I have never seen anything so exotic and exciting; imagine that, old world furniture styles artistically crafted and designed to embody and reflect another culture here in my home town; who would have guessed?

Once in the store my mind numbed to the fact that the Moroccan lamps and Moroccan furniture were beautifully shaped and crafted and pleasant to behold. The lamps emitted dancing lights that played in the ceiling above and the furniture was handcrafted with mosaic, and intricate wood patterns that stimulated my senses. I felt like a little kid in a candy store as butterflies fluttered in my stomach. I anxiously approached the wrought iron chair frames and sat down. Solid, I thought. I could use this piece inside or outside of the new house.

My wife left my side and was enjoying the attention of the Moroccan lanterns with multicolored glass that emitted filigree shadows on the ceiling above and bathed her with splashes of different colors. She looked beautiful colored in all those colors. I felt that these lamps are making me feel things I haven't felt in a long time.

I was quite surprised by my wife is freely expressing herself in the midst of the Moroccan lamps and Moroccan furniture as she touched and danced among the pieces. I have never seen her so excited about lamps and furniture so perhaps it was time to change the old for the new and why not try Moroccan lamps and Moroccan furniture. I think the hand made products evoke pride and artisan skill that literally affects mood and who knows, this might be just what we need for our new home.

Come to think about I now realize why my wife liked the multicolored Moroccan lamps so much. She preferred them to contemporary light fixtures because the different colors like yellow, green, blue, red, came together to form a solid pattern. I do not know why I did not see it before but now I do. I prefer the Moroccan furniture because of the practical application to our new home and yet the beautifully hand crafted wood work that can either be painted, inlaid with bone or mother of pearl.

I think the Moroccan lamps are stunning pieces because of the way in which the pressed glass is used to create brilliant red, green, and yellow colors among others and the hand crafted filigree designs create an amazingly intricate shadow show on the ceilings and walls. I was happy to discover new ideas in old place like Moroccan lamps and Moroccan furniture. I feel that the pride in craftsmanship reflects in the artistic design of the pieces and a definite asset to my home.

Now I can truly comfortably rest and relax on my new Moroccan furniture and enjoy the patterns of light emitted by my Moroccan lanterns. I think the best part is the older the furniture gets, the more weathered it becomes giving it a greater sense of character and wisdom of the ages.