CasaSugar has details of the new line of Flavor Paper wallpapers, debuted at BKLYN Designs this week. There are some real knock-outs: bright, fresh, drawing on tradition but with a definite twist. I like this one, Fruits of Design: Love the gold pineapples too. I’ve seen a few of these around – including a brass one in my local antiques store,...
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Trudi of The Deco Detective always has such stunning images on her blog and this post on flea market finds is no exception. I’ve been searching for some more examples of modern trompe l’oeil since I did this post and so I was delighted to find this beautiful dresser there today. And, wait, is that trompe l’oeil on the clock too?! Either...
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I have always liked Anthropologie‘s furnishing line, so I was delighted when it introduced a range of wallpaper. I was checking the site out today and found this really pretty wallpaper with birds, butterflies and flowers. It also has a rather enchanting name: Vanuatu Twilight. Here’s a close-up. This is an Anthropologie exclusive but the...
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There are a hundred ways to use wallpaper. But there are also many ways to create a wallpaper effect or to introduce pattern to your walls. I’ve spotted a few interesting examples recently. I absolutely love the maps used as wallpaper in this bedroom, spotted on Apartment Therapy (where else?!). It’s not a new idea, of course, but this one is...
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I watched Frost/Nixon last night and was surprised to discover some great interiors in the movie. A lot of attention has been given to how faithfully the set designers were able to replicate certain interiors, especially that of the house where the famous interviews took place. But, what I hadn’t appreciated until reading about the making of the...
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I thought I’d provide a quick round-up of some of the pics that most inspired me this week from some of my favorite design blogs. Enjoy. This is from Apartment Therapy‘s post on Paul Raeside‘s interiors photography. I love the colors and the tiled wall. Door Sixteen has a great post on designer Frederic Mechiche’s loft. She’s...
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It’s at this time of year I start feeling our home needs a lift. It’s sunny outside and I’m out of hibernation mode. I no longer want the house to be a cozy cocoon. I want to give it a fresh injection of life and energy. Of course, I can’t do a complete refurb every season but there are a few tricks for making the house more vibrant...
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Today the sky is a particularly luminous shade of blue. Nothing is more likely to put me in a good mood than a bright blue summer sky (even if it is only April). Who said blue was sad? And to prove the point, I scoured the Internet (while sitting outside on the patio, of course) for examples of the perfect, fresh, happy blue. This is decorator Dawn...
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Designing a home office often involves finding ways to disguise the essential pieces of technology. But this new HP laptop changes things in ways that even my lovely sleek Apple MacBook Pro can’t. HP partnered with Vivienne Tam to create this masterpiece in Tam’s typical ‘China Chic’ style. I love peonies. I love red lacquer. I love...
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I’m looking for the perfect wallpaper for our bedroom. It’s to go on the wall behind the dresser and the mother-of-pearl inlaid mirror with birds and flowers. The trouble is finding something interesting enough for that small space, but that doesn’t compete too much with the mirror frame. Here are some of the contenders. I love this...
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Interior design inspiration and discoveries from a Brit in San Francisco.
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