Everything that is old is new again…and wallpaper is no exception. Subtle textures on the wall were an 80’s trend…and a 60’s trend…and on and on. The latest wallpaper books in the showroom are filled with textures, sheen and muted designs. I think the featured paper, Travertino, from Osborne & Little would be a wonderful cane. Start with the chrysanthemum cane, cut, reassemble. HMMMM…time to head to the studio to experiment.
Posts Tagged ‘Wallpaper’
Time to Experiment
Posted in Design, tagged color, Design, inspiration, interior design, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, osborne & little, polymer clay, Wallpaper on February 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »
A Little Whimsy for Tuesday
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged contemporary, Design, interior design, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer clay, schumacher, Wallpaper on January 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
We haven’t visited Schumacher for awhile. Schumacher is know for timeless design and on occasion a little whimsy. Aviary is from the Modern Nature Wallpaper collection and falls into the later category. There is a new Schumacher Trina Turk fabric collection on the way…should be interesting.
Let’s Travel to Great Britain
Posted in Design, tagged Design, inspiration, interior design, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer clay, sanderson, Wallpaper on December 29, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Sanderson is celebrating 150 years of English decoration. “Arthur Sanderson started his business in 1860 importing and selling wallpaper. Throughout its long history, Sanderson has continued to produce wallpaper to suit the style of the times. The range today includes bold stylised florals, classic English chintzes, plain textures, smart stripes, trellises and small scale motifs which are printed in the UK.” Even though Sanderson is know for traditional design you can also walk on the wild side. The featured item is a 50’s inspired wallpaper…Dandelion Clocks.
Not Your Mother’s Wallpaper
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged contemporary, Design, interior design, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer clay, thybony, Wallpaper, winfield design on June 11, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Run…don’t walk to your nearest Thybony wallpaper resource to see the the Winfield Design Amadeo book. We recently received the sample book in the showroom and when this book is discontinued…I WANT IT!!! The textures are amazing.
Not Your Mother’s Wallpaper!!!
Posted in Design, tagged color, contemporary, inspiration, interior design, kansas city, kelly wearstler, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer clay, porter teleo, Wallpaper on December 16, 2009| 2 Comments »
Where was this wallpaper when my children were growing up…this is fabulous! I’ve mentioned the resurgence of wallpaper in previous posts. The ‘fussines’ is gone, the scale is large, and the coloration is definitely on the edge. The featured wallpaper is from Porter Teleo. The photo is a great example of the new trend in wallpaper…large bold scale and not a ‘cute’ flower in site.
BTW: This is a photo of Kelly Wearstler and her sons in their home. Kelly’s designs were featured earlier this week.
BTW#2: Porter & Teleo is another Kansas City connection.
Any colour as long as it’s green
Posted in Design, tagged color, farrow & ball, inspiration, interior design, laurie prophater, lotus pattern, ornamental elements, polymer clay, Wallpaper on November 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
That is the headline of a Farrow & Ball ad featuring a luscious green paint & paper. I could not find the ad online…but I did find this lotus paper. Not bad for a second choice.
“The Lotus Papers are an artisanal lotus-flower design, which is drawn from 19th century French archives and influenced by the Arts & Crafts Movement.”
Let’s go to London
Posted in Design, tagged color, Design, inspiration, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, schumacher, Wallpaper, westminster on July 31, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Many of the high end fabric & wallpaper manufacturer’s rely on old homes & estates in Europe for inspiration. In many cases the designs are painstakingly reproduced in their original scale and color…these are called Documentary Designs. In the same collection there may be newer colorways added but these designs would not be considered a Document. A few of the documentary fabrics and wallpapers are reproduced by the same manufacturers using the same looms or screens as the original…Amazing. Homes in the US are rarely used for documents. They are not old enough!!!
The featured wallpaper is from Watts of Westminster. This is a terrific example of a Documentary Design. “Provenance: Document ñ wallpaper: design has been drawn from a fragment found in an elegant town house, Camberwell, South London. Attributed to C F A Voysey, the pattern is a fine example of the tulip detail so typical of the late nineteenth century. Contrary to the Watts normal practise of recreating a design true to its original interpretation, in the Camberwell the subtle characteristic blemishes of age evident on the fragment have been carefully retained. “
Dramatic Arte Wallpaper
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged arte, color, contemporary, Design, inspiration, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer clay, Wallpaper on July 6, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The Columbus showroom recently received the new Arte Wallpaper Collections…OH MY!!! They are a visual feast.
The featured paper is from the Bohemien Collection. All of the papers are dramatic with tonal color elements. The following is the description of this collection…“With Bohémien one’s thoughts turn naturally to warm and living colours, beautiful fabrics, upsweeping rhythms and mysterious melodies. Bohémien on the one hand gives a sense of nonchalance and on the other hand it is also very chic. For the substrate, the creators have purposely chosen crumpled paper, with wide or narrow pleats, that sometimes has a flock pattern added to it. With stripes, or even a plant motif. Sometimes in shades that blend, sometimes in shades with strong contrasts. The duos of colours appeal to the imagination with evocative names such as sand & oyster, oak & pearl, cream & pebble, silver & white, ruby & red, etc.”
Wallpaper Design from Down Under
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged color, contemporary, Design, florence broadhurst, inspiration, laurie prophater, ornamental elements, polymer clay, Wallpaper on July 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
There is a growing resurgence in wallpaper. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the scale of the design elements is quite large. I am trying to decide where I can use one of these papers in my home. My next challenge will be which paper to select. As in fabric, I have a new ‘favorite’ each week.
The feature design is from Australia’s Florence Broadhurst. She designs everything from wallpaper to doorstops. One of my favorite pages is the large fabric art page. Great designs!!!
“Nest Wallpaper”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Design, feathers, inspiration, laurie prophater, nest, ornamental elements, polymer clay, schumacher, Wallpaper on April 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
I could say the featured item is ‘off the wall’ but since it is to be applied to the wall that is not accurate. Schumacher’s Nest Collection is “Crafted entirely by hand using all natural feathers, these textured wallcoverings offer a sense of luxury and the beauty that can only come from nature. Humanely gathered and arranged by hand on non-woven paper backed panels, wallcoverings in the Nest Collection have been designed in a range of richly layered patterns that feature an array of luminous shades completely derived from nature.”
Ornamental Elements 