The Summer Nursery: My Inspiration

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504338189680744274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0ULMRxqxIozUQIbtFuBy5qx8ihwQhRPy_157cvR_0HK-cMUH8n6I5bcmc9dwPJXRR5zOsOBjDdTb-m_DGN7CUX0aVd8xyPinahFrsPi-jdDl_SOymMEgH7fC19dd_6gUTa_HZyqRfqg/s400/bassinetteYB_photoEWertz.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/">Elizabeth Wertz</a></span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vandm.com/50799" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503213923303918658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjay6NR1FjPdEAxZ48EWDAczfscamAbkEUPrFfqu3VnNpkf1iGLT4hqKf6hpBL0kljM-LvxGVUBFd9V3SYwcNReoSZQjzSyUnzpkIE9-WVn5sfCecmw1bjAuFmfZjYdJgPPs6H5W7QELc4/s400/vintagescreen.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">I used this image of a vintage decoupaged screen<br />circa early-to-mid 20th century</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">to illustrate<br />my design concept for “The Summer Nursery.”<br />Screen available through </span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><a href="http://vandm.com/50799" style="font-style: italic;">Vintage and Modern.</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Now where were we? Oh yes, <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/08/summer-nursery-proposal.html">I left you yesterday</a> with a glimpse of my proposal for the summer design show at Tapley Hall: <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/07/weekend-update-design-show-sneak-peek.html">Reflecting upon Danvers History through Interior Design</a>, plus some before photos of the large public space that would later be transformed into a series of smaller vignettes by a dozen-or-so design professionals. I had decided that a summer nursery would be fun to put together, and I<br />had a good idea on how I wanted to do it.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cdVfO40EqR5Fl-XuGo8rBvKpwb6MX_Yal8I7Ys246cJkz29uR6wQL7_wREbdL4nq_udGBmHGTSy1Aea3AOh0aO1EJR1eBauFWhnTZ9-qFQ53NscvzKQTSsXEP5FAuM09YSwU-jVyuPU/s1600/danversfloorplan2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503631718059083826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cdVfO40EqR5Fl-XuGo8rBvKpwb6MX_Yal8I7Ys246cJkz29uR6wQL7_wREbdL4nq_udGBmHGTSy1Aea3AOh0aO1EJR1eBauFWhnTZ9-qFQ53NscvzKQTSsXEP5FAuM09YSwU-jVyuPU/s400/danversfloorplan2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">My plan was to <span style="font-weight: bold;">create a modern interpretation of the Victorian screen</span> above using decoupaged story book images that I have collected since my children were small. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">When I was young, my mom made a big impression on me when she <span style="font-weight: bold;">decoupaged our refrigerator</span> (I have mentioned this story before, I know!) with clippings from magazines, books, and whatever she could rip out and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_kitchen?ie=UTF8&search-alias=garden&field-brandtextbin=MOD%20PODGE">Mod Podge</a> down.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> I knew I wanted to create the same type of memory for my own children, using the images from our favorite stories. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">The most difficult part of this process was locating all of the book jackets that I had saved over the past decade <span style="font-weight: bold;">for this very project</span><span> (they were finally discovered in three different places)</span>.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> I would like to say that my house is completely organized and well-edited, but my storage area could probably be featured on an Oprah show about “not being able to let go of the past.</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> But you know, when I need something, I <span style="font-weight: bold;">always have it</span> even if it takes me hours to sift through still-packed boxes from our last move or from new boxes that now store the memories of my own four children. I am working on <a href="http://makeundermylife.com/summer-home-slim-down-challenge/">getting rid of some house clutter</a> this summer, and will report back after a future yard sale, but for now let’s get back to our story ...<br /><br />While I originally envisioned using a baby crib for my vignette (yes, I still have one and am saving it for someone – other than myself – who may need it someday) I was given a tour of the <a href="http://www.danvershistory.org/collections/index.html">Danvers Historical Society</a> archives and they had this ...<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDzqZhXqtaWOB7QbbrRNII2l3Env4gnRzL_cK-SG3rlYeOuEJZG2k-rfIgNGTXD0kQDUGALAHmJvuuanRuC4eSNYtgUf1pjz3z0GqLaEbVNAQ0_757B3TKI75geAwUIgLhLlYM-zLH0c/s1600/bassinetteDHSarchives.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503213946641587906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDzqZhXqtaWOB7QbbrRNII2l3Env4gnRzL_cK-SG3rlYeOuEJZG2k-rfIgNGTXD0kQDUGALAHmJvuuanRuC4eSNYtgUf1pjz3z0GqLaEbVNAQ0_757B3TKI75geAwUIgLhLlYM-zLH0c/s400/bassinetteDHSarchives.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Could anything be more perfect for a vintage summer nursery??? White wicker, aged yellow linen, delicate ruffles, trimmed with ribbon. So my crib stayed home and this lovely bassinet became the main character of our story. While I was checking out the large collection of vintage treasures donated by Danvers-area families to the historical society’s collection, I saw these<br />cuties that almost made it into the show ...<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1-PT5BFb-wcz2bC-z7RlSBBk_jiQ_Mmx2RT2f5cXaQ13y-kvH3XtuyvStkblHF6OVFpZ0E53LFEiCUL6LBchK-BWfwNeQoMz75ezxnwx5yJFKWBvr8nzz_ZuKjOkxDazxokoiawgslY/s1600/twopupsDHSarchives.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503214780620085074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1-PT5BFb-wcz2bC-z7RlSBBk_jiQ_Mmx2RT2f5cXaQ13y-kvH3XtuyvStkblHF6OVFpZ0E53LFEiCUL6LBchK-BWfwNeQoMz75ezxnwx5yJFKWBvr8nzz_ZuKjOkxDazxokoiawgslY/s400/twopupsDHSarchives.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Staffordshire Dogs, circa 1850</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />I put in a request to borrow them for my space, but a few weeks later, while out shopping for finishing touches, I caught sight of a pair of these ...<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTT2jMY7CpviQkc9ilUfwB__1CU9RvOrBcL3WW-OZFZzqMGhPXyb_LEgDYRDrVMX70ZS85l0lcfIHR3QOPlveig1mg5gTsaKfe5gStcN8gufXbGxtVgbGlLkfNJJXFPg5hFapg5t7dHuM/s1600/ceramicfish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503659809163024066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTT2jMY7CpviQkc9ilUfwB__1CU9RvOrBcL3WW-OZFZzqMGhPXyb_LEgDYRDrVMX70ZS85l0lcfIHR3QOPlveig1mg5gTsaKfe5gStcN8gufXbGxtVgbGlLkfNJJXFPg5hFapg5t7dHuM/s400/ceramicfish.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Doesn’t he look just like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Fish-Marcus-Pfister/dp/1558580093">Rainbow Fish</a>? This was another bedtime favorite of ours. For the show I hid two of them in my nursery-by-the-sea vignette. Can you find one below and do you recognize any of<br />the storybook images on the screen? </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqb7xxaMLvWuil5POI7oowJ1a_Ersd0dfKUL3dPnRVlkE6J6tWWDG3uebjvsKQVwpwyblUehHwFZA3di1iBI1NYCNnilANsfl7iJ1y1zTDbeI-hMtJL3_pGGR2zU_V4v6u1mM5aicUx-0/s1600/nurseryscreenbassinetteYB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503673448813329010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqb7xxaMLvWuil5POI7oowJ1a_Ersd0dfKUL3dPnRVlkE6J6tWWDG3uebjvsKQVwpwyblUehHwFZA3di1iBI1NYCNnilANsfl7iJ1y1zTDbeI-hMtJL3_pGGR2zU_V4v6u1mM5aicUx-0/s400/nurseryscreenbassinetteYB.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWXf68E-kqu1DV876U8EcfSZI7Nu4dV66tqITgCAXJaDew15wXb-eMguPvcegYi6Kz_kGzapOzZyq-P4Lqblv-onCxGlTgxe11FFFMFnk8Od_quVYW5LFYxQMsHMksNSX1l63jmAPSUo/s1600/YBmagicfishDHS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a>I will be back later in the week to share more<br />pictures and ideas. For now, the winner of my<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/08/birthday-gifts.html">Design Show/Birthday Gift</a> giveaway is</span> ...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.random.org/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503682482178821874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvHVlO2n4BBxmnQtwnKynB1JlhItd2EEBHywRkHVfiqIa5_4xCmZ-5iWkhJN9xyN67b7-11g3nyzYBQwpD1xR2-BdUBOmNhnGUtefd5p9_x43V3km1NT41P8NOCoVU-DI0Wt3TmF0M8k/s400/randomresultDHS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 191px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">Mary B!</span></span><br /><br />I will be in touch with you soon<br />to deliver your crown : )</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

The Summer Nursery: My Inspiration

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Wertz I used this image of a vintage decoupaged screen circa early-to-mid 20th century to illustrate my design ...

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I SPY ... the printed word recycled

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTa0byIS2BZII7KWGrU67EDeRyr9Ih9wbo3EYvN5EXB50Q_OKjdppqS2g0RtLxq7t9jRBi4KHZLrReKLW21flOKCy-uFQRlZ5W9fwfBduOFSflJYTLxLKa9Pjbk6njdWB-6PEv2Hmdb44/s1600-h/magazinevasesplateHG.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382041130697931410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTa0byIS2BZII7KWGrU67EDeRyr9Ih9wbo3EYvN5EXB50Q_OKjdppqS2g0RtLxq7t9jRBi4KHZLrReKLW21flOKCy-uFQRlZ5W9fwfBduOFSflJYTLxLKa9Pjbk6njdWB-6PEv2Hmdb44/s400/magazinevasesplateHG.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Spotted this week at my local HomeGoods</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">eye-catching containers fashioned out of recycled magazines<br />that would look very cool on a desk in a home office.</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I have been clearing the clutter from the 2nd floor space above my garage this week. Basically, it is a storage area gone wild ... full of toys, books, seasonal clothing, furniture found on the side of the road to be transformed (when???) into something beautiful, and TONS OF DESIGN MAGAZINES! While I can never part with a good magazine (I seriously have a problem letting my little photo-filled friends go!) I did run across a couple of sites that feature printed materials repurposed for decorative use.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmw0qzFKoXAXBXzjZWNepncQZHngjH55vSbHbm6wTj0I8J78hBsYGteG3YEhm132JxBea7b-O-ZMbrgs67v0I0dKd8LgDiu11SIWT71EVeouwmbdF47LAq5PRpKz3U1o1prBcVSjyc75A/s1600-h/Recycled+Magazine+Round+Mirror.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382141736067977426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmw0qzFKoXAXBXzjZWNepncQZHngjH55vSbHbm6wTj0I8J78hBsYGteG3YEhm132JxBea7b-O-ZMbrgs67v0I0dKd8LgDiu11SIWT71EVeouwmbdF47LAq5PRpKz3U1o1prBcVSjyc75A/s400/Recycled+Magazine+Round+Mirror.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 372px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.mirrorsource.com/Linon-Recycled-Magazine-Round-Mirror-AOTO-MIR030RD.htm">Recycled Magazine Round Wall Mirror</a><br />by Linon available online at<br /><a href="http://mirrorsource.com/">mirrorsource.com</a></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhBQvqOyn7WU9N7DLw7r2T2CnVKtHwu7G-dBAQfnurlZNl_y_djHhmZVMkBW7OUcMiMB_JXtNnsE492tsgNMgB5x0TEQ9xFjFf2EMt4SgacBz0F_Um4GzggzyuNmSEebUnwO7zqvbFYo/s1600-h/yhst-20493720720238_2072_97464173.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382149611855258146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhBQvqOyn7WU9N7DLw7r2T2CnVKtHwu7G-dBAQfnurlZNl_y_djHhmZVMkBW7OUcMiMB_JXtNnsE492tsgNMgB5x0TEQ9xFjFf2EMt4SgacBz0F_Um4GzggzyuNmSEebUnwO7zqvbFYo/s400/yhst-20493720720238_2072_97464173.gif" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.greenergrassdesign.com/gecko-market.html">Eco-Weekender Recycled Market Bag</a><br />These totes made from recycled rice and feed bags lined with cotton, are a green-fashion-statement and a real steal at $25.00 each<br /><a href="http://www.greenergrassdesign.com/">greenergrassdesign.com</a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I love this site!</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> xoxo</span><a href="http://www.magazine.org/environment/21345.aspx"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf9IyKE_bv900mLOjjaRqC6gMofFIFvA2uTDdNaXAxROehZ7BZOdg44US7dBvwwbLOyLdHlZXtPthuE_m83ANpQQhc32prASei8WxPiXEOcXGppJJdk2FQoxQ9o038Sjq0djQTpAciaA/s1600-h/NewspaperTote.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382045269110566194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf9IyKE_bv900mLOjjaRqC6gMofFIFvA2uTDdNaXAxROehZ7BZOdg44US7dBvwwbLOyLdHlZXtPthuE_m83ANpQQhc32prASei8WxPiXEOcXGppJJdk2FQoxQ9o038Sjq0djQTpAciaA/s400/NewspaperTote.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 374px; height: 201px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/item/item.jsp?itemId=16233&source=related_bn">Recycled Newspaper Market Bag</a><br />from <a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/">uncommongoods.com</a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><br />A little pricey at $52.00 each, but they remind me of how my mom always wrapped our birthday gifts with the comic section of the Sunday paper. She still wraps gifts in this offbeat way, using the front of a card, magazine spreads and even junk mail (stickers and gift cards from charities, it all gets put to use)! I wish I had a photo of the refrigerator that she decoupaged when I was little. It was AMAZING. She covered the entire front of a vintage fridge with magazine clippings and then shellaced the entire collage. Hmm, I might just have an idea for those magazines I have been saving after all! </span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7M_RDk_kAMWwGazX4cj6awyy-X8OLBf_THQ6eucAcqObOS9qYaBmdFgzBmUXx8xmTkmkwhO4D454dC4wt30LvykWHAwdcwmydA67qfHiMiCYahE504A0QX4IGXX6MPNsiKEO8KGZvyUI/s1600-h/wildthing.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382135625931583026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7M_RDk_kAMWwGazX4cj6awyy-X8OLBf_THQ6eucAcqObOS9qYaBmdFgzBmUXx8xmTkmkwhO4D454dC4wt30LvykWHAwdcwmydA67qfHiMiCYahE504A0QX4IGXX6MPNsiKEO8KGZvyUI/s400/wildthing.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 340px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />In the meantime, </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I discovered a worn-to-bits, but much-loved copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Where-Wild-Things-Maurice-Sendak/dp/0060254920/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253131994&sr=8-1"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where the Wild Things Are</span></a> by Maurice Sendak in a box of books that I had put away. I surprised my boys by framing a page for their bedroom (of course then they wanted to read the whole story -- minus one page -- oops!). Luckily, the movie version of this story is being released in just a few weeks.<span style="font-style: italic;"> 6 (recyclable) tickets please!<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/83785/6_ways_to_recycle_old_magazines.html?cat=25">Find a way to recycle your magazines</a><br />and this post (forward to a friend!)</span><br /><br /><br /></div>

I SPY ... the printed word recycled

Spotted this week at my local HomeGoods : eye-catching containers fashioned out of recycled magazines that would look very cool on a desk in...

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Wallpaper as art

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYFqjmCqt0tWQ8PKOJdQjuooxj8XMJRqE4PyM_vVYALk2jMMBCVW68s_tfaWr2uD9f4W13shqDhBaEDk3b8W9V60Burck5YCqca3DVtm_NPtO6ah8mTWsmb9y_tuSy7nRSCDZNVT86JU/s1600-h/moderntiger.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335131898124411602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYFqjmCqt0tWQ8PKOJdQjuooxj8XMJRqE4PyM_vVYALk2jMMBCVW68s_tfaWr2uD9f4W13shqDhBaEDk3b8W9V60Burck5YCqca3DVtm_NPtO6ah8mTWsmb9y_tuSy7nRSCDZNVT86JU/s400/moderntiger.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">If you love the new papers available, but are hesitant to cover wall-to-wall, try a small dose of a favorite print (or two.) I combined two separate papers to create this modern tiger-in-the-jungle collage that I have framed in my office.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpjAyFSfxrpq2h0hwcU7UMbC_1WM2hXOgE-LtFgXKq7I_aCnu0_I7DhdLO40Ck_AzXkkJbI47jfXG3FHEvD5BdoR62vxCRBMz2LwlG90a2uEvmQk_Cg0g775AkiPOhWgcEeULf0lO_O0/s1600-h/seasidebucket.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335127360069217234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpjAyFSfxrpq2h0hwcU7UMbC_1WM2hXOgE-LtFgXKq7I_aCnu0_I7DhdLO40Ck_AzXkkJbI47jfXG3FHEvD5BdoR62vxCRBMz2LwlG90a2uEvmQk_Cg0g775AkiPOhWgcEeULf0lO_O0/s400/seasidebucket.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 243px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">For this group of accessories designed with a seaside cottage in mind, I had a fabric liner made for the beach pail (great for storing extra towels by the door) and then decoupaged the front with starfish from a wallpaper border.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This series of prints is actually three sections of a wallpaper that I couldn’t resist (I loved the traditional elements combined with the cat fancy).</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJ51sDaowi5q3mYhKDVFXlL5P781BKb5RxGJqQcbAdo1ntwvMbIG36R17vEAP3uGm9vgm6EQe8MTkAoqb_fiS484lbG0pavvp42h_pe1MCaCWoa7x2exrgPE7R8pHoH3s1WHZU3qM_Ro/s1600-h/cat+on+chair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335140980594657474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJ51sDaowi5q3mYhKDVFXlL5P781BKb5RxGJqQcbAdo1ntwvMbIG36R17vEAP3uGm9vgm6EQe8MTkAoqb_fiS484lbG0pavvp42h_pe1MCaCWoa7x2exrgPE7R8pHoH3s1WHZU3qM_Ro/s400/cat+on+chair.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67JVU1kj-A20DCHjsLD-wBZAdpdodFlFnmqWi4fnZpbESSc171w2wSNv7oUYAhAagwRtQdInCZKWqXaNeF4mCwOCNHGAH7WCwvXub96IvAEf1DDpqJfBmzSO0CBftayN-CquISBfNJGE/s1600-h/potted+fern.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335141045128693090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67JVU1kj-A20DCHjsLD-wBZAdpdodFlFnmqWi4fnZpbESSc171w2wSNv7oUYAhAagwRtQdInCZKWqXaNeF4mCwOCNHGAH7WCwvXub96IvAEf1DDpqJfBmzSO0CBftayN-CquISBfNJGE/s400/potted+fern.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjt4ZyVFJPmX7FRFWCAJp0s9Ccw1gxXQW7Nrj_WxfdOeLsc9jpQOesjHSS-cxplw6ELW-45_iHcS1O_333HZdYIKzQMnTmb8et6TfJoFfDBFB5Mq6ewk8K17OEHr80CKPG9TVWZmDXeg/s1600-h/lemontree.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335141128006562178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjt4ZyVFJPmX7FRFWCAJp0s9Ccw1gxXQW7Nrj_WxfdOeLsc9jpQOesjHSS-cxplw6ELW-45_iHcS1O_333HZdYIKzQMnTmb8et6TfJoFfDBFB5Mq6ewk8K17OEHr80CKPG9TVWZmDXeg/s400/lemontree.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A decoupaged rose adds style to a small pink pail ...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4m5zBoOoLcbBun2wU3rXjSle6XJtSRxyzW5muun288BG83MbiCgd-0h9y2NdofWK5RE1EQp_VSu3CTvOgWtz4ix_RJgt6WOJyj5Lkd4vmDPrfbbdPw9akLGV8tu3R8oLFztRLE5eRmA/s1600-h/rose+tin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335141368634693362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4m5zBoOoLcbBun2wU3rXjSle6XJtSRxyzW5muun288BG83MbiCgd-0h9y2NdofWK5RE1EQp_VSu3CTvOgWtz4ix_RJgt6WOJyj5Lkd4vmDPrfbbdPw9akLGV8tu3R8oLFztRLE5eRmA/s200/rose+tin.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 200px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Try adding some wallpaper to the back of a bookshelf, on a folding screen, or cover the walls inside a closet. A small space, or item, is the perfect way to go bold with pattern for those too shy to attempt this ...</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2oQQx23dqp5cc2s7rcTp3wSGOd_izHTs7ksL76eMl5_bkcpufqHgotLJv3cHV-DHJMvltNaT9FYIPVcGYTyFpEhRd1jZkiXveGapY_2U4e74gLi05FXsMAQ3FPtLD_bYfm733OibmaU/s1600-h/coc_roomset_550.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335149458622830898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2oQQx23dqp5cc2s7rcTp3wSGOd_izHTs7ksL76eMl5_bkcpufqHgotLJv3cHV-DHJMvltNaT9FYIPVcGYTyFpEhRd1jZkiXveGapY_2U4e74gLi05FXsMAQ3FPtLD_bYfm733OibmaU/s400/coc_roomset_550.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo from Thibaut.com</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.thibautdesign.com/Collection/roomsetimage1.aspx?Pid=5115&mtrl=wall">Pattern: Coco</a><br /><a href="http://www.thibautdesign.com/Collection/roomsetimage1.aspx?Pid=5115&mtrl=wall">Collection: Chelsea</a><br /><a href="http://www.thibautdesign.com/">by Thibaut</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />If you are feeling graphically-adventurous, check out </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://modgreenpod.com/collection/wallpaper/">ModGreenPod.com</a> </span><span style="font-size:130%;">and their whimsical, brightly colored, organic papers.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="http://modgreenpod.com/collection/wallpaper/"></a></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0dKrnI-5ECBDfhlWzG3x0b0bnyHJ577nkrLxUldtXVxDi1MUmzf3PJy-USQmX9_JHr_1dsAxotHYVqzRuOh_Adqirh5_jAqQ0miSCWssszAYTBnehL6iBpvkxtDxAT4BWmgL30kV3eQ/s1600-h/settingPhotos_wallpaper_main2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335155040478308786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0dKrnI-5ECBDfhlWzG3x0b0bnyHJ577nkrLxUldtXVxDi1MUmzf3PJy-USQmX9_JHr_1dsAxotHYVqzRuOh_Adqirh5_jAqQ0miSCWssszAYTBnehL6iBpvkxtDxAT4BWmgL30kV3eQ/s400/settingPhotos_wallpaper_main2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 147px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo from ModGreenPod.com<br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Coordinating fabrics available.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmwcBUlXQ911xTRhmAudW3cD7fRWLH1bB9vAU-OPMGPTQTyJaQpFeZ2RiDyCW9RU4TlXnDQRyqweDLiFI2DOVAb9z3tZyABfcvr_jVxO8ytHwG_hepbY4y5yfOY4EGXkVI9oWM8kP8c0/s1600-h/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335156660849642322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmwcBUlXQ911xTRhmAudW3cD7fRWLH1bB9vAU-OPMGPTQTyJaQpFeZ2RiDyCW9RU4TlXnDQRyqweDLiFI2DOVAb9z3tZyABfcvr_jVxO8ytHwG_hepbY4y5yfOY4EGXkVI9oWM8kP8c0/s400/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 355px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo from ModGreenPod.com</span></span><br /></div>

Wallpaper as art

If you love the new papers available, but are hesitant to cover wall-to-wall, try a small dose of a favorite print (or two.) I combined two ...

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