Home Help: 5 October

Whether you want to hire an Arabian tent, find Moroccan-style fabrics or decorate with Moorish stencils, Hugh St Clair knows where to look

In her book Marrakesh By Design, in the House feature, Maryam Montague reveals the secrets of Moroccan style: 'Embrace colour, mix patterns and pay attention to detail.' It's a look that's becoming increasingly available in this country.

Moroccan Decor, based in Tring, Hertfordshire stocks ceramics, pierced lanterns, cushions and brightly-coloured leather pouffes. For more details contact them at: www.moroccandecor.co.uk

'All our items are handmade by the artisans of Morocco,' says a company spokesperson, 'and are therefore unique. We don't sell fakes – just genuine items handmade and imported from Morocco.'

For a selection of Moorish stencils, The Stencil Library products are ideal for applying that Moroccan look to furniture and accessories.

And for fabrics that look as if they have come straight from the souks of Marrakesh, Osborne & Little produces its Maroc Collection, which includes a large-scale paisley, a zigzag and a stripe.

American-based designers Kathryn Ireland and Martyn Lawrence-Bullard have created a range of stunning fabrics  derived from Moorish Designs. Fabrics by both designers are stocked at Tissus d'Helene: 020-7352 9977, www.tissusdhelene.co.uk

For Moroccan tiles, contact Habibi Tiles and Interiors, who can help you to create a beautiful Moorish-inspired bathroom: 020-8960 9203, www.habibi-interiors.com

Traditional Moroccan tents, with appropriate furnishings, can bring a stylish and cosy atmosphere to special occasions. Arabian Tent Company offers a collection of exotic, themed tents.

•  'Fez' fabric from the Maroc Collection, £50.50 per metre, by Osborne & Little: 020-8812 3000, www.osborneandlittle.com
• One of a range of exotic tents,(main image) starting from £3,000, by Arabian Tent Company: 0800-8815229, www.arabiantents.com
• Moroccan repeat stencil, £25, by The Stencil Library, Stocksfield Hall, Stocksfield, Northumberland NE43 7TN: 01661-844844, www.stencillibrary.co.uk

Email your design enquiries to Hugh St Clair at homehelp@lady.co.uk