To the window… to the wall

I have loved Paule Marrot’s “Tulips” for a long time. It’s available from Brunschwig and Fils as “Guermantes.” I have no idea how much a roll is. I’m too afraid to find out. However, I occasionally check eBay for remnants. I’ve never come across any. I can likely afford just some napkins.

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These chairs are interesting.

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I’ve seen it on couches and upholstered furniture. You may recognize it from Mad Men. It’s on Pete and Trudy Campbell’s couch.

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Trust that I would take it on an upholstered couch or chair – just about anywhere. (Remember that I’m looking for a floral couch.) However, I think about it the most…

from the window…

Design by Hudson Baby Design
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…to the wall.

Design by Peppermint Bliss
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I can’t help myself from a Ying Yang Twin reference.

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B-a-n-a-n-a-s

Kate Spade issued a limited edition pillow faced with the iconic Martinique Banana Leaf. It’s pretty and it’s $148.

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Martinique’s lush Banana Leaf pattern was made famous by the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Many chic people have used it since.

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I love vintage bath tile and need someone with avocado green tile. That shit would be bananas.

B-A-N-A-N-A-S.

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Blazing

I have a deep want to use Anthropologie’s Blazing Poppies wallpaper.

Detailed photo:

Wham. Bam. Thank you Ma’am.

I’d love it in a bathroom. I considered it for our bath. However, with the blue tile I decided it would be too much. That pains me to say. However,  it would look better above neutral tile, wainscoting or beadboard. I have a vision and if I had Photoshop I may be able to get it across. Instead, I’m going to show you a mood board because that’s something I can do.

We got a new laptop and feel all fancy. I hope to get Photoshop and go on with my fancy self. Therefore, I’ll look like a fancy blogger lady and more legit with my ideas.

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Website Wednesday: Design Your Wall

Last Wednesday, I shared a link that I saw from Emily Henderson. She shared it for some gold, self-adhesive and repositional paper.

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I said I would look around and look I did. I looked here.

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Me likey for our bath.

I looked there.

Fleur de lis Pitti
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It’s self-adhesive (like the gold) and comes in red, brown, green and blue.
I could use it as a cheap and quick backsplash until we do the marble tile.

Of course, they have marble.

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They even have a tile pattern.

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Blech.

They also have granite.

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Double blech.

I’d rather go pattern over faux. Let’s look at another pattern to erase the blech.

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That’s more like it.

 

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Color Flight

I still love Brushstroke Branches from Anthropolgie. Recently, while wasting time shopping I paid more attention to Anthropologie’s Color Flight Wallpaper.

Detail photo:

It could be wonderful. It could be cray-zay. However, I’m pretty sure it would be wonderful. I’d hang picutres with shiny black frames. Large back and white pictures.

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Wallpaper Musings

Design*dump had a quick post about a wallpaper site she came across via a client. The post can be found here. Of course, I checked out the site and am now sharing my favorites as I love wallpaper and keep thinking of where to put it. These are my findings:

Floral Sidewall

Wood Grain
This wallpaper was featured on Design*Dump and it was what I first searched for. I was worried it no longer existed as it’s not named what it is, faux bois. However, it does exist and it is in four colors.

Contemporary Sidewall

This wouldn’t work in our hallway as the print is too large. However, I dig the gray on gray.

Floral and Faux Sidewall

Textured Animal Stripes

Another zebra

Kids Animal Print

I was hoping to find a cool chevron print but the findings were not to my liking. However, if you are in the market for wallpaper check out Total Wallcovering as they have good prices and quite a selection.

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Burke Decor – wallpapers

Burke Decor is a great new resource I found, via Lonny. I have scoured their goods and have found quite a few beauties. Today’s post will be my favorite wallpapers. They have over 40 pages of wallpaper, so you should definitely look for yourself if you are in the market. They provide one sample complimentary and they are $2.50 after that.

Enchant Sunrise Wallpaper

Chinoise Wallpaper in Fresco There are seven different colorways of this pattern.

Beige Embossed Faux Paper Weave Vinyl

Pucker Up-Buttercup It would be cute in a bathroom.

Scrolls Leaf and Ironwork

Leaf Damask Wallpaper 

Here is their ad from Lonny, which allows you to receive 7% off.

Plus, they have free shipping on order over $50.00!

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Hermitage Wallpaper

Recently Made by Girl, showcased Hermitage wallpapers. There are many fun options to be found on their site, but I chose four to show. However, there were others I liked equally.

Block by Erica Wakerly

Rolls are $194.00 each and come in four color choices: black/sliver, brown/gold, navy/silver and red/silver. I really like the black and navy selections. The Erica Wakerly collection has a lot of shimmery designs, most of which I like.

Typewriters by Studio Nommo

Rolls are $185.00 each and they’d be adorable in an office. I really like it. Also, inside of Studio Nommo there is a pattern of foxes in trees.

Nethercote by Hygge & West

Rolls are $112.00 and comes in four color options blue/aqua, black/white, chocolate/rose and yellow/gray. I think this print is really great and I’d love to put it up in the hallway.

Bind weed by Ferm Living

This pattern only comes in the black and white color option and is $116.00 a roll.

There are a lot of great options at Hermitage. Check them out if in the market or just plain interested.

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Walt Disney Signature Wallpaper

 

Hello Lovely-

Welcome, you have found one of my most popular posts. I’d love to have you stick around and you tell me how you found me. Let’s hang out – I bet you’re a good egg. Now, please enjoy my words.

Be good. Be safe. Be lovely.

-RA

I claimed last week as “Wallpaper Week” and made the mistake of scheduling this post for last Friday. However, I didn’t have my photos while I was on the road. So, now, the photos have been added and we have a complete post. Yay….

This first wallpaper is inspired from the flight of the frost fairies signaling the arrival of winter in the The Nutcracker Suite. The picture does not do this wallpaper justice. The stars have sparkles. Therefore, the pattern name of “Sparkles” is appropriate. It could be beautiful in a small powder room, hallway or above wainscoating.  It comes in gold, white, silver and my favorite – beige. It is within Price Code E. Therefore, the single roll (30/36 square feet) is $129.99 and double roll (60/72 square feet) $259.99. The Sherwin Williams prices are $97.50/$195.00.

This second wallpaper is from “the signature image of the Ave Maria segment is the line of worshippers walking with calm purpose through the serenity of a tree-lined meadow. These trees, strong and still, inspire this peaceful design” as described inside the Walt Disney Signature book. The trees are beautiful in the Meadow pattern. I prefer the trees with the gray and cream background, both with gold highlights.  It is within Price Code B. Therefore, the single roll (30/36 square feet) is $64.99 and double roll (60/72 square feet) $129.98. The Sherwin Williams prices are $48.75/$97.50.

Their natural sisal series is inspired by “an unforgettable moment in The Nutcracker Suite in which a dewdrop fairy lands on a spider web creating beautiful shimmer in the light of dawn” according to the Walt Disney Signature book. I don’t remember this moment. However, their series is gorgeous. It does shimmer- I’m partial to sparkle. It comes in five colors: gold, beige, green, a dark gold and black. It is within Price Code F. Therefore, the single roll (30/36 square feet) is $199.99 and double roll (60/72 square feet) $399.98. The Sherwin Williams prices are $150.00/$300.00.

The Illuminata wallpaper is quite neat. The large print is modern while having a retro nod. It comes in seven colors: red, brown, purple, white, beige/yellow, gray, light blue and lime green. The lime green has a raised white pattern, while the others are flat. This series is illuminated by a scene in The Nutcracker Suite where a dandelion puff is illuminated with dew by a passing dewdrop fairy.  It is within Price Code B. Therefore, the single roll (30/36 square feet) is $64.99 and double roll (60/72 square feet) $129.98. The Sherwin Williams prices are $48.75/$97.50.

The Glisten wallpaper comes in six colors: light brown, white, silver, light blue, dark brown and gray. This series is inspired from The Nutcracker Suite too. The scene that inspired the print of shimmery lines and squares is when the frost fairies crystalizes the moment. It is within Price Code C. Therefore, the single roll (30/36 square feet) is $69.99 and double roll (60/72 square feet) $139.98. The Sherwin Williams prices are $52.50/$105.00.

Last, the Pixie-Beads wallpaper is really pretty as its sparkle comes from beads not glitter. The only downside would be fingerprints as I rubbed the sample a lot. It comes in the light blue, gold, cream, white and silver.  Of course, it was inspired from The Nutcracker Suite as well. The wallpaper “pays tribute to the whimsical, hypnotic flight of each pixie, as nature’s morning ritual plays out.” I’d love to put this in our hall. It is within Price Code E. Therefore, the single roll (30/36 square feet) is $129.99 and double roll (60/72 square feet) $259.99. The Sherwin Williams prices are $97.50/$195.00.

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Sarah Richardson, get me this wallpaper!

 Hello Lovely,

You have found one of my most popular posts! You are either very good at searching or a lurker. Either way, I’m glad to have you. Stick around and let’s hang out – I bet you’re a good egg. Now, please enjoy my words.

Yours,
RA

Does anyone know what this wallpaper print is? Who makes it? Anything?

I found it here on Sarah Richard’s webiste under her Design Tips.

I love Sarah Richardson. I’m pretty sure we would be close. Like if we ever met she’d schedule a lunch date for the same week and she’d say things like, “I’m so glad we’ve met.” Then, I’d take a job as her anything and buy the condo beside Tommy.

Moving on..let’s stare at some of her goodness.

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