Welcome to shenouk

Brimming with far-foraged treasures, our website has been a project of passion and we have dedicated ourselves to it with the zest and zeal you no doubt apply to yours.

Our selection is now hopefully a little easier to navigate and as we continue to add pieces to our collections, along with new product categories, we warmly encourage you to pop back on a regular basis to discover more about the wonderful, whimsical world of shenouk.

Our mission? To simply live life more beautifully. Our hope? To help you do the same.

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… to Creating a Beautiful Home

The temptation to slide in with the crowd is a big one. How we dress ourselves and our homes is clearly an expression of “us”. It can also be evidence of how we want to be viewed by those around us–or how we wish to view ourselves. But hopefully it’s simply a reflection of what makes us feel good, just us and no one else. Optimistic? Perhaps. But I hope not.

I’m a big believer that beautiful homes are collections. They are not assembled in one day. Expensive is not a deciding factor (although some things are worth a splurge). Nor are trends (although they may have their place). Beautiful homes are often beautiful because they are warm and inviting. More often than not, this allure is precisely because the contents, the vibe, the treasures found, have been gathered together over time and they collectively tell a wonderfully unique story.

Surrounding ourselves with the beautiful things that we’ve found along our way (and our journey is never over until it’s over) seems to be the only guarantee on filling our homes with that warmth and beauty we all crave. It does not all need to match. It does not all need to be sparkly name-brand. It just needs to hold memories or conjure up happy feelings. Attention to detail, which includes everything from craftsmanship to colour, can make all the difference. A cheap but memorable print found on your gap year (perhaps reframed?!), a lamp base you grew up knowing that’s now yours (a new shade may be in order?), a captivating textile you stumbled upon (stranger things have happened!)… they can all be a part of that lovely world you call home.

So whether you find part of your own collection at shenouk (we can only hope!), or absolutely anywhere else, remember that your home is yours alone. It should be where the temptation to slide in with the crowd is lost because a crowd does not live in your home, only you do.

xx
Sherine

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THE SHENOUK DIFFERENCE

shenouk wants to play a part in your story, by creating the backdrops to some of life’s most memorable moments.

We specialise in hand block printed fabrics for the home, creating beautiful pieces that are as unique as they are fabulous, ones that will leave their mark long after the last guest has gone.

We believe that our homes should contain precious pieces to accompany us along the way, trinkets full of character and beauty that remind us of where we have been. And nowhere summarises our thirst for adventure, romance and exoticism quite like incredible India. We owe a huge debt to the artisanal community in Jaipur who are responsible for bringing our distinctive products to life and for weaving a little magic into our homes.

Handmade

Everything that you will find at shenouk is entirely handmade.

It is one of our greatest points of pride and we take immense pleasure in the slow process that results in each and every one of the pieces that forms our collection.

This artisanal way of life does, however, inevitably come with its drawbacks as fabric runs out, prints are discontinued and old favourites can no longer be found. The limited runs that we produce in order to preserve our signature and standards are, well, limited.