Besides a Mural of Another Color, the other title for this post could be The Ever Changing Mural or The Technology of Color. Intrigued? I was when I first saw this. Not only was I fascinated by the technological ability but how clever the concept was. This mural by Carnovsky is on exhibit in London.Carnovsky is an Milan based group that creates wallpapers for Continue Reading
Like the pink bunny, some things just keep on going!
Like the pink bunny, we and some things just keep going...A June 25th article in the Wall Street Journal states that wallpaper is enjoying a revival in popularity. According to the market-research firm Freedonia Group, the industry is projecting an increase in sales of residential tactile, dimensional and embellished wallpapers of more than 21% by 2013 and global Continue Reading
Living in Small Spaces with Style
Living in small spaces with style takes some simplified work.This post started out about dorm rooms but it's really inspired by the latest IKEA catalog and their cover, "A home doesn't need to be big, just smart." I'm all in agreement of that statement. I'm realizing this in real time as I help my son shop for items for his first apartment and choose things that Continue Reading
Escape Via A Labor Of Love
Here's how to escape via a labor of love. Picture a Tudor row house in Brooklyn filled with a "laboratory" of painted floors, custom floral upholstered sofas and lots of whimsical wallcoverings often used in multiple patterns in one room.That's the setting for designers Jason Oliver Nixon and John Loecke's (pronounced Lucky) design firm, John Loecke, Inc. Continue Reading
Ice, Cool, Baby!
These places are Ice, Cool, Baby.Since it's sweltering hot outside, maybe it would cool us all off to see some chilly interiors like these icy, cool digs.The Ice Hotel is a fantasy oriented get away that might seem really practical right now. Too bad it is only open during certain months of the year. It closes in April with surrounding activities Continue Reading
