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Mustapha Blaoui

huge home furnishings warehouse

Traditional lamps are sold in the souks of Marrakech, in Morocco (@torrenegra).

When riads want props to furnish their interiors, Mustapha Blaoui is the man they come to.

Hidden away behind studded wooden doors (no sign but the number #144, just knock), Mustapha runs a huge warehouse and showroom full of rugs, carpets, cushions, lamps, furniture, pots, pans, knick-knacks, and all sorts of groovy home furnishings, both old and new. As the guidebooks inevitably say, an Alladin's cave, or failing that, Ali Baba's.

If you come in here, expect to buy things at your leisure. Big things, mostly (don't worry, they ship). Expect to bargain lazily over several cups of tea. It's so laid-back, you'll barely notice you're haggling. Prices are good, and so is quality.

This is a good place to buy carpets and home furnishings, but note that not everything sold here is Moroccan – there's a lot of stuff from West Africa and elsewhere too – so, if you only want to buy Moroccan items, make that clear from the start.

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144 Rue Arset Aouzal, Bab Doukkala, Médina. Marrakech 40030 (no sign but the number #144, a few doors up from Mohammed Rida Ben Zouine, and nearly opposite the Henna Café)

Daily 10am–7pm

+212 (0)524 385240

facebook.com/blaouimustapha

Mustapha Blaoui on Tripadvisor

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Text © Daniel Jacobs

Image by Torrenegra