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wallpaper whenever: Erica Wakerly's Angles

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Remember that Erica Wakerly wallpaper I was obsessing over? Well, here it is in action at furb.

Sigh.

I love it, but it just won't work in the space I wanted it for. So, I've decided to step away from papering the TV / Karaoke Room of Awesomeness for now and go with a gallery wall instead. I can always paper it when the perfect one reveals itself to me.

Sadly this decision left a wallpaper void in my life. This morning, I chuckled warmly and rubbed my chubby hands together with glee* when I saw this "after" pinned to one of my sister's boards. Wallpapered bookshelves in my home office seem like a perfect way for me to experiment with wallpaper without having to resolve my pattern commitment issues.

 

*No, my hands aren't really chubby. This is just something I say to creep out my sister.

Wallpaper never? The indecision continues.

So, my samples arrived from Hygge Cooperative.

I immediately ruled out the two I ordered from the Hexagano Collection. When I saw them I feared they'd look dated in my space. The remaining contenders are pictured above (hurray for terrible iphone photos). The easy choice would be Erica Wakerly's Angles in cream & gold.

I think the better choice would be the same pattern, but in the Black/gold colorway. A certain someone fears that it looks too seventies. I also think it poses challenges. I originally planned to paper just one wall, but if I do that, what color goes with black?

If you have ideas I'm all ears.

Wallpaper Whenever: Yes, I'm totally filled with indecision about my TV room

via www.hyggecooperative.com

Another weekend, another lack of resolution on what to do with my TV/karaoke/piano room of awesomeness. I thought I had it sorted, but nothing seems quite right. Erica Wakerly's Angles Wallpaper is now a leading contender. The geometric black and gold print screams 70s/80s to me in a good way, but I am not to be trusted as I am the sort of person who is excited to own neon pink shoes.

Samples of this and a couple other wallpapers will soon be on there way from Hygge Cooperative. Here's hoping I can finally make up my mind and get this room done!

Wallpaper Whenever: dwell Tours Cole & Son Factory

via www.dwell.com

This tour of the Cole & Sons Factory is great fun if you're a wallpaper lover. You get a glimpse of all sorts of techniques for creating beautiful wall coverings -- ancient printing equipment, new digital gear, screen printing, flocking, block printing. It's great fun. I only wish there was a Mister Rogers-style picture picture film to go with it.

Wallpaper Whenever: Festival in the bathroom.

Yeah. I've featured this amazing wallpaper before. I originally sourced these Mini Moderns wallpaper samples for my TV room. Then I started thinking it would actually be even more perfect in my bathroom. The geomtric print referencing the 1951 Festival of Britain will add a much needed mid-century element to the room and the yellow and grey will contrast nicely with the blue accent tiles I really wish weren't there. This project is way down the list, but I'm glad I have the walls sorted out!

Featured Wallpaper: Festival by Mini Moderns in Concrete, Stone or Bunting Blue and Red. £50.00/roll

Watch It! Season Two of "Secrets From a Stylist" Premieres Tonight

via Oh Joy's Living Room by Emily Henderson - Photo by Laure Joliet

HGTV and Turner Classic Movies are pretty much the only reasons I still have cable television. That said, a girl can only watch so many episodes of House Hunters International before she starts to go mental. That's why I was happy when Emily Henderson won Design Star and her show Secrets From a Stylist came to HGTV.

It's one of the few shows that actually teaches you something about how to pull together a room. And, it has inspried me to try to make my rooms more layered and less sterile. I defy you to watch it and not get inspired. To pique your interest, I've pulled together some of my favorite looks from season one onto a board on pinterest.

I'd be kind of crushed if this show were ever to be canceled, so turn on your television tonight (or set your DVR) for Secrets From a Stylist on HGTV. Season 2 begins tonight (Saturday, July 9) AT 8:30 EST, 7:30CST, and 5:30 PST and again at 12:30 AM.

PS: The photo above is from an episode that featured design blog star Oh Joy! and the beautiful wallpaper she designed for Hygge & West.

Super Hyper Micro Wallpaper Whenever Link: Curbed National - Spam wallpaper

spamghetto wallpaper via curbed.com

Amused by the lurid offers that flood your inbox or, hopefully, get shunted into your junk mail folder? Now you can plaster your walls with those same endearing enticements. Design firm Spamghetto has created Spam wallpaper - "This is what happens when spam dies and goes to heaven".

Super Hyper Micro Wallpaper Whenever Link: 2Modern - Exclusive Interview: Graham & Brown’s Trend Expert!

via blog.2modern.com

2Modern has a great interview with the trend expert from wallpaper geniuses Graham Brown. Check it out.

Wallpaper Whenever Super Hyper Micro Link: Huntington Reno: Fishnets...

via Huntington Reno on www.brownstoner.com

I sometimes read the reno blogs on Brownstoner just so I can torture myself with the seemingly unlimited budget gut job renovations people blog about. A post I scanned today caught my eye because it featured one of my favorite things -- wallpaper.

Huntington Reno used two interesting wallpapers in their project. The one pictured above is called Fishnet. Look closely and you'll see why it was also used in the champagne room at Scores. Read the post if you don't believe me! They also wallpapered an entire room in a print called Chinatown Toile. Visit Hunting Reno to see it in all its glory.

Super Hyper Micro Link: Wallpaper Whenever - Shopping for Wallpaper and Decals With Barbara Bestor

But “anything too trendy is not for your walls. You have to be happy living with it for a couple of years.”

via www.nytimes.com

The New York Times has a nice story and interactive on shopping for wallpaper with Barbara Bestor.