Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Wallpaper fantasies

I know it's not time yet - decorating is still months away - but look! "Bespoke" wallpaper, from a Korean designer in London, website here:



What marvels there are in this world!

Another idea - more in my price range - from the Winterthur collection - 9' high and 15' wide, in seven panels (there's also an above-the-chair-rail version):




I'm thinking of papering my dining nook - which really has very little wall, it's mostly doors - to set it off (while drawing in colors from the kitchen and living room of course). Neither of these would work there, but there are other walls. 

I love hanging wallpaper. It's one of those things - like decorating cakes - that's much easier to do than people who don't know how to do it think it is, so you get extra credit for cleverness. And pretty walls.

Of course there's a piece of me that's always wanted to paper the ceiling over my bed, like so -


... though I'm not sure how you paper a ceiling, exactly - do you have to set up two ladders with planking between them, and lie on your back, like Michelangelo did with the Sistine Ceiling? Or can you just sort of stand on one ladder and reach and stretch, with a friend strategically positioned on another ladder a few feet away?


About Me

I just bought my first home - an estate-sale 1BR prewar co-op on the UWS in Manhattan. It needs a new kitchen, a new bathroom, new windows, and the parquet floors restored. (Other than that, it's perfect!) This blog is for sharing my renovation ideas and adventures with friends, family, and fellow renovators.