August has been another busy month at Riad Romm'an. The main task has been to finish the tadelakt which is in many areas of the house, including the kitchen and bathrooms. It is also used on the stairway and forms a skirting band between the walls and the tiled floors of most rooms. Its a big job!
Tadelakt is a form of lime plaster which given its virtually waterproof properties, has been used as a traditional wall coating for palaces, hammans and bathrooms. Its traditional application includes being polished with a river stone and treated with a soft soap to acquire its final appearance and water resistance. It has a luxurious, soft aspect and undulations due to the hand crafted nature of the artisans work in installing it. Tadelakt is a Berber word meaning to rub.
The yellow colour, 'babouche' is the traditional colour of the babouches (moroccan slippers) worn by the guards at the King of Morocco's palace!
Another bathroom is in red tadelakt. The colour, 'Terre D'Egypte', literally means Egyptian earth.
The fireplaces of Riad Romm'an are also finished in different colours of tadelakt. In the salon, the fireplace, chimney and steps around it are all finished in beige tadelakt.
The fireplace in the master suite incorporates carved tadelakt, this time in a colour called 'London Clay'. Artisans carve into the still wet tadelakt to create a lovely unusual chequered pattern.
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