FRESH INSPIRATION: WALLPAPER

If you are looking to make a room pop, I suggest installing wallpaper for color and pattern.  Over the past few years wallpaper has gained popularity and I am frequently this update for powder rooms, dining rooms, and even laundry rooms.   Here are a few of my top blue and green wallpaper picks: 

Galbraith & Paul Lotus in Fennel Galbraith&Paul

Hummingbirds, Blue Multi-Coulour, LeeJofa

 Galbraith & Paul Parquet in Sea Galbraith&Paul

Thibaut Design, Fair Isle in Green & Blue ThibautDesign

Scalamandre, Gertrude's Plaid in Dark Blue Scalamandre

Pierre Frey, Bonne Pêche in Bleu PierreFrey

Manuel Canovas, Anvers Wallpaper Cowtan

Kaleidoscopic Crest Wallpaper, Teal Anthropologie

Cover image via galbraithandpaul.com

THIS MONTH'S OBSESSION: LEAFY GREEN

This month I am loving leafy green fabrics and wallcoverings.  Perhaps this is due to India Hicks’s book Island Style or maybe it is the thought of hot summer days.  Paired with rattan baskets, summery sisals, and gold hardware,  they are the perfect graphic element to any room.  Here is some pre-weekend leafy green inspiration.  

 

 

Images via Pinterest 

SPRING: CHINOISERIE

This Spring I am loving Chinoiserie wall coverings for any room in the house.  Of course, my favorite are the gorgeous custom hand painted panels by Gracie, but there are many others including De Gournay and Zuber.  If you are looking for a way to turn your entry, dining room, powder room, bedroom, or maybe even your laundry room into a stunning gem, I suggest adding vibrant Chinoiserie paper.  Here are a few examples for inspiration. 

Images via Pinterest

ZEBRA: THE HUNT

One of my favorite zebra print applications, is the Scalamandre zebra wallpaper.  This iconic pattern made it's debut during the late 1930's, at Gino's Restaurant in New York City.  Flora Scalamandre designed the wallpaper to depict zebras during a hunt, hence the flying arrows. The original pattern featured classic black and white zebras with a bright red background, later other colorways were created.  

One of my favorite uses of this wallpaper is in Margo Tenenbaum's room in the film The Royal Tenenbaum's.

  

Images via The Royal Tenenbaum's
Information and Scalamandre image via http://passmenteries.com