Okay, back on topic to dish about interior design. Let's look at some wallpaper for a moment from Crowson in the UK. The big trend right now is large scale florals and geometric prints. Have you noticed? Bold petals abound, from metallic swirly florals to understated petite blooms in chalky pastel hues. Baroque patterns are all the rage too, some of which are so bold that you only need to apply in small doses to make an impact on your space.
I dream of the days when I occupy a city apartment with high ceilings and pre-war architecture again, with gleaming hardwood floors and a marble fireplace. I will definitely add wallpaper somewhere in my future space. I had an apartment like this years ago when I was single in the city, all 5 rooms of it, and even now I find myself missing it like crazy sometimes, that place rocked. Oh well, there's always the road ahead...

I like the way Crowson features their wallpaper (above). I'm assuming they've applied it to plywood, perhaps? Whatever it is, it seems to be completely mobile. A renters dream. Maybe I need to start thinking outside of traditional application and do something like this in my own space. I bet it would be interesting to use hinges and merge 3 wood doors together for a divider, applying wallpaper for visual impact. Now that would be a fun weekend project.

Do you have any rooms in your home that boast wallpaper that you're proud of? Care to share? I'd love to post some images of your space, we can post them as "anonymous" if you feel shy. It would be such an inspiration to me to actually see a real life space with wallpaper vs. images from magazines and wallpaper manufacturers, most of which aren't of genuine spaces anyway. All of my client spaces are wallpaper-free, seems most people I've worked with are scared to death of it. Could be that we still associate it with grandparents, recliners, and shag carpeting. Maybe we aren't far enough away from those times to associate wallpaper with anything positive. I grew up with wallpaper in the home, it was used freely and without restraint. I was never scared of it, I enjoyed the metallic dots we had in our living room, the florals in the bathroom... My great grandmother had florals on her walls, huge with fully saturated hues that would completely blow away the idea of ever creating a focal point, something designers today are so hooked on doing when planning a room. With so much of my childhood spent in wallpapered rooms, I don't mind bringing it into my own space as an adult, as long as it's treated as a focal point (behind the sofa) or in a small space (in the entry way or a 1/2 bath). Wallpaper borders on the other hand, well let's not go there because those scare me.

So... Amyone care to show off your wallpapered space? Any takers?

(images from crowson)