Inspiration: Etc. Wallpaper

I remember way back when a family friend's half bath downstairs was wallpapered in old newspaper.  Then, I was probably five or six, but this first introduction to innovative interior design has stuck with me sense.  It has always been a dream of mine to have nautical charts as wallpaper in the bathroom.  So, here are a few photos I have compiled for you:


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I love how sea farer this is, classically nautical with a flavor of the rugid realism.  Looking at this photograph, the room full of the muted worn colors, tricks my nose into smelling the salt.


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This is a little bit more childlike play on the nautical theme.  The tones seem appropriatly boyish, while giving him room for growth along with the room.


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A sure talking point.  Without much furnishings, the owners of the home let the wall do the talking while playing up the age of the space.


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Simple and iconic.  The wall doesn't overpower the space, but gives it dimension a plain wall wouldn't have done.


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The dictionary pages, all the same size, are still a bit charted, like the previous one, only they are a bit more clustered.  This wallpaper would go great in a study or home library.


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I adore the room for breathing in this room.  It is light and airy.  Who says wallpaper has to be stuffy?


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Interesting, and urban.  I like the varience the newspaper gives the otherwise structered space.


Ciao!
Abbie

Music Room

I have always had such a girl crush on Zooey Deschanel, but this is over the top.  Domino Magazine did a feature on her and her music room!  I can't help but wonder if this is where her and M. Ward come up with their ideas.  Probably not.  {Plus, I endulged myself with some Bones last night, goood episode.}


I just can't get over her style.  {Is it just me or is that a hairband crease on her arm?}


So lovely.  I love how even sound proof walls can be stylish.


Again: the little details.


this is my favorite of them all.


Anyway, I'm in love.  Cheers!

Dreams of a Houseboat

Ever since my gradmother had me watch the movie "Houseboat", I have been dreaming of owning one myself sometime in the future {perferably in Maine}. So, when I was surfing the web, I landed on this great blog. Soon, I found pictures of the housboat she lives in {*so jealous*}. It is quite a lovey little place. I have fallen in love with the concept of houseboats all over again.


I have fallen into extreme adoration with this chandelier

Yesterday after I visited my great-aunt in North Carolina and was treated to a ham and cheese sandwich, I decided I was going to have a breakfast nook.

something so sweet about the little details

I love books

and this

oh! and this, too.




a teeny but lovely bathroom


love this photo





*le sigh*

I have never lived in a landlocked state, and I don't think I ever will. I was born in Baltimore, lived on the harbor of Florida most of my life, and am now back in Baltimore. Living on the water is a must.