I Am In Like

I use to know you as this...

But now I know you as so much more!!! Our relationship is growing and there is just so much I like about you.

I like you on walls...

I like you on floors...

I like you on tabletops...

Click here for the tutorial.

I like you on windows...

And I even like you on me!

I really hope you like me as much as I like you!

Damask Wallpaper

Thibaut

Schumacher

Belleza Damask Wallpaper

I sold the idea of this beautiful Schumacher wallpaper to a client for her powder room. She teared up she loved it so. My heart swelled because I was making all of her wallpaper dreams come true. Then I got a quote....I could not in good conscious talk a client into spending the equivillant of a new Lexus on wallpaper for a 4x5 room that only guests use. So I call out to you, my design friends, does anyone know of a similar, dare I say knock-off version of this? It is a grasscloth with a stenciled damask print on it. A-mazing!!! I am exploring the route of having a faux painter do the stencil on a grasscloth but thought I would ask because that makes me nervous and I predict many sleepless nights worrying about paint dripping...any thoughts would be helpful! Many thanks!

Have a great weekend!

Clever Uses For Wallpaper (Part 100)

I feel like I talk about clever uses for wallpaper way too much on this blog but for all you local folks...The Habitat for Humanity store in Mt. Pleasant inherited the inventory from Carriage Trading Co. (formarly Chuck Campbell's Wallpaper) and all rolls are on sale for $1. They are pretty picked over but they do have a lot left and you can use the wallpaper for many uses other than the obvious-covering books, wrapping paper, drawer liners, to cover a bulletin board, arts and crafts, etc. Get goin'!!! [Thanks for the tip Katie!]

Real Simple

Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart

Real Simple

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Martha Stewart

Country Living

Attention: Commitment Phobes

Designer Ruthie Sommers

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via Shelter Blog

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Eddie Ross

If you are a commitment-phobe then wallpaper panels are for you! A great way to get a big impact without regret. And if you are on a budget you can often find remnants at wallpaper stores or antique malls for a steal. You can frame them through your local frame shop or have a carpenter build you a custom frame.

Happy Weekend Everyone!

Cherry Blossom Capital of the World!

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via decorpad

via isuwanne

via isuwanne

House Beautiful

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via theknot

Did you know the answer was Macon, Georgia? Have you ever heard of Macon, Georgia? It is a fairly small Southern town that is home of The Allman Brothers (my uncle sold them their first instruments!), birthplace of Kenneth from "30 Rock," it once sported a hockey team called the Macon Whoppees (I'm not kidding) and (as you now know) it holds the acclaimed title of being "Cheery Blossom Capital of the World!" Holla. Every March the city becomes "a pink cotton-spun paradise of delight as over 300,000 Yoshino cherry trees bloom in all their glory." The annual Cherry Blossom Festival has become a 10 day celebration even earning billing as one of the Top 20 Events in the South, Top 50 Events in the U.S. and Top 100 Events in North America! That ain't small potatoes people. Since my mom is from Macon, I spent many o' holidays there growing up while visiting my wonderful family. And I wanted to give them a shout out as the festival starts this Friday. Shout.

*quote is from www.cherryblossom.com

Grasscloth: Will I Ever Tire of You?

So I called my wallpaper installer this morning to schedule a time for him to install grasscloth in the back of a client's built-ins. His response "Again?!?" I guess I use this "designer" trick a lot! (P.S. I am really getting tired of my subs having opinions!) Anyhoo, I thought I would do a post on grasscloth since I clearly love it so and maybe even get inspired to use it in different ways so that I can keep my installer happy.

~Images: 1) Designed by Jeff Elliot 2) Designed by Mark Lund 3) via decorpad 4) via brookegianetti.typepad.com 5) Designed by Mark Lund 6) Designed by Eddie Ross 7) Country Living 8) Elle Decor

Check Yes, No or Maybe

How are we feeling about bold printed wallpaper in major rooms of the house?

Do these images make you feel...

Dizzy?

Happy?

Excited?

Nauscious?

Fearful of commitment?

Like you are at grandmas's house?

Like you are staying at a Colonial B&B?

Like you are touring a designer showhouse?

Like you are you having a bad Laura Ashley acid-like flashback?

Could you sleep soundly in a room with this much pattern?

Could you have a relaxed meal with this much pattern going on?

Or should we relegate these mammoth prints to smaller spaces like powder rooms, closets and entry ways?

I want to hear your opinion...I really, really do! So leave me a comment.

~Images: 1) Better Homes & Gardens 2) Unknown 3) House Beautiful 4) Elle Decor 5) Designer Ann Coyle 6) Designer Jonathan Adler 7) Elle Decor 8) Country Home 9) Designer Tom Scheerer 10) Quadrille