Here are a few titles that can provide ideas, tips and techniques for bringing a touch of the Middle East into your interior design. Even if you cannot afford to buy these books, they are worth thumbing through at a well-stocked bookstore or checking out from your local library. But, remember that because these books focus on ethnographic design, they won't go out of style the way many design books will.

	Living with Decorative Textiles by Nicholas Barnard This is one of my favorite books on integrating ethnographic textiles into interior design. Not only does this book give you tons of ideas through the photographs of how to use rugs, pillows, hangings and more, but it also presents detailed information of construction techniques, technical information about dyes and more. This book includes instructions for hanging textiles safely, as well as how to care, repair and clean vintage and ethnographic textiles. This is THE best book on the subject. Includes a bibliography and resource guide. Excellent resource for anyone collecting and displaying textiles. Read More Reviews on Amazon.com
	Textile Style: The Art of Using Antique and Exotic Fabrics to Decorate your Home by Caroline Clifton-Mogg This is a lovely hardbound coffee-table style interior design book. The lush vivid photographs provide hundreds of ideas for integrating decorative textiles into your décor. The slant is more India and South East Asia, but textiles from the Middle East and North Africa are included. The interiors depicted have an expensive look, though creative readers could reinterpret the images on a budget. There are no how-to instructions, but rather, the text presents design ideas and points out the most outstanding feature in each image. Beautifully bound, this would make an excellent gift book for folks fascinated by eclectic interior design. Read More Reviews on Amazon.com
	Turkish Delights by Philippa Scott Within the pages of this jewel of a book are hundreds of beautiful images from Turkey. The images, though small, depict everything from textiles to decorative objects, architecture to vintage paintings. This book is a compendium of Turkish design. There are tons of ideas for how to mix and match design elements. I love this book for the way it juxtaposes different images, visual ideas that can be used to decorate your home. This is the perfect little book for anyone who wants a variety of stimulating design ideas for everything from designing interiors to costumes. Read More Reviews on Amazon.com