The wall covering creates a shimmery backdrop for a charcoal linen-velvet headboard, a painterly silkcarpet, silver-leafed night stands and rosy fabrics.
Having taken my turn at the faucet, I proceeded to the prayer area and knelt on the silkcarpet, behind an extremely thin young woman in a black dress and head scarf.
Everything, it seems, that could be carried or rolled on two or four wheels has been looted -- from the beautiful silkcarpet that once graced the foyer to the slot machines that lined the casino walls.