Maria Trimbell Murals

Here are some of the stunning hand painted murals done by Maria Trimbell. As much as I love a good wallpaper, these kind of top the charts for decorative walls.

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Feathers

I've recently decided that I kind of love things made of feathers. Here are some photos that I've collected of some interesting things made with feathers. The photo of the killer lampshade above is a Katya de Grunwald photograph, curtesy of Mika78. The feather placemats are from eBay seller thefeatherworld and Etsy seller decorativeinstincts. The last photo is a selection of F. Schumacher's feathered wallpaper. Talk about adding some serious texture and drama to a room. They actually have quite a few feathered wallcoverings to choose from, all made with real feathers. Check out the entire selection here.

{Feather placemats}


{F. Schumacher's wallcoverings}

Flock Wallpaper

After I saw Melissa Palazzo's flock wallpapered powder room at the Casa California showhouse I've been meaning to blog about this fun, velvety wallcovering. After being a huge hit in the 60's and 70's, flock (or flocked) wallpaper virtually disapeared as everyone ripped it from their walls, but now it's back and popping up everywhere. I admit is takes a specific person and specific interior to make it work, but flock wallpaper is definitely an easy way to make a bold statement.

Many wallcovering manufacturers are coming out (if they haven't already) with flock collections. Some of my favorites are from Woodson & Rummerfield and Cole & Sons. Examples of some of these flocked beauties are shown below.

Also check out FlockedWallpaper.com for an endless array of flocked goodness.

Image from Woodson & Rummerfield

From Cole & Son's Classix Exotic Flock collection:

From Woodson & Rummerfield's House of Design: