How a Belgian artist restored a Moroccan riad, one careful design choice at a time.

Most of the materials were sourced in Morocco, including marble from Rabat.

For me, theriadis not really finished, Leenaert says.

A hotel bedroom with tall headboard; a bathroom with a mural above the bathtub

The Jacaranda Suite at Rosemary, a new boutique hotel in Marrakesh; the bathroom of the Clemande Suite.Credit:Marina Denisova/Courtesy of The Rosemary

I want it to keep evolving, because I think a place needs to grow.

I want it to keep evolving, because I think a place needs to grow.

Here, she gives T+L a peek at her five favorite corners of Rosemary.

A rooftop in Marrakesh with views of the mountain and birds flying

The Marrakesh skyline as seen from the Rosemary’s roof.Laurence Leenaert/Courtesy of The Rosemary

This was the first thing I created.

It took six months, and its a nice translation of my work from drawings and paintings onto wood.

I thought it was a nice combination of those two materials, and it feels very 1960s.

A living room with couches and bookshelves; a man and woman stand posing together

The living room at Rosemary; Laurence Leenaert and Ayoub Boualam, the owners of Rosemary, stand in front of the riad’s door.Marina Denisova/Courtesy of The Rosemary

Shes one of the few people who do stained glass in Morocco.

It inspired me to make more of these.

Im thinking of doing mirrors with stained-glass frames.

A hotel courtyard with booth seating; dinnerware on a tabletop

A quiet corner of the courtyard; the riad’s custom dinner plates.Laurence Leenaert/Courtesy of The Rosemary

It makes the rooftop a fun, happy space.