Four New Beauties

Welcome September! My favourite month of the entire year - one that brings the feeling of a new start, the beginning of fall (my favourite season as of late) and of course my birthday. And this September 1st, I have one more reason to love this month. Today Farrow & Ball is launching 4 new stunning wallpapers, inspired by Japanese craftsmanship.

Using their own paints and unique production methods, Farrow & Ball have created the perfect papers to bring pattern, colour and texture into your home. When the samples arrived on my doorstep late last week, I was instantly won over by the quality of the paper and the texture of the designs. Though they offer big bold patterns and colours, I found myself more drawn to the subtle tones and finer designs.

Yukotori (meaning birds flying away in a group) is, without a doubt, the design that I am most drawn to. The pattern is simple and delicate, and could bring a sense of calm into any room, no matter which colourway you choose.

My guest room walls are screaming to be covered in this gorgeousness! 

If the birds aren't really your thing, Amime is the other subtle pattern offered in this collection. This design is taken from a Japanese pen and ink drawing and the name means the space between netting.

Moving towards the bolder patterns, Aranami will bring the rolling waves into any room you choose. What I adore the most about this paper is how the waves rise up to meet one another brings so much depth to the paper. I'd love to see this in a dining room (mine to be exact) over a chair rail with a solid colour below.

Last, but certainly not least, Shouchikubai is what I believe to be the showstopper (specifically in the metallic gold colour). The paper features flowers, bamboo and trees in hexagonal frames, all of which bring a very obvious Japanese feel to this design, which is taken from a metallic print found in Kyoto.

As much as I found these wallpapers gorgeous when I saw the first photos from Farrow & Ball, nothing can compare to seeing and touching these works of art. The quality and craftsmanship that Farrow & Ball is known for, is present in each of them and I'm certainly itching to wallpaper all over this place!

Which one is your favourite, and where would you love to use it in your home? Don't forget, they are all available for purchase as of today. Visit their website here to find your nearest stockist!

While this post is brought to you by Farrow & Ball all opinions are my own! I would never, ever share something that I didn't absolutely love with my readers!

If I Could Do It Again...

What I'm referring to is Halle's nursery. It's not that I don't love it exactly as it turned out (I completely do), but I'm sure you other design fanatics understand that I just can't get enough of design, and as soon as one room is done, I could do it all over again just to try out something new. 


So, other week when I finally had the chance to browse through the October issue of House Beautiful, I fell in love with wallpaper. This handpainted wallpaper by Anya Larkin to be exact...

This gorgeous paper is called Casablanca, and the pattern and colours won me over immediately. I could see the nursery done in a similar colour story to what it is now, only with more coral instead of brown. So maybe I wouldn't need to do it all over again. Maybe we could just transition it into her big girl room (HA! As if we could afford this wallpaper, and then want to put it in a child's room!...Unlikely)?

We'll see what she's into when that time comes, but I can always day dream! Has anything caught your eye recently that has you itching to redecorate?

Wallpaper Love - Crown Wallpaper

This past weekend I paid a visit to the gorgeous Princess Margaret Show Home (look for a post on that coming soon). One of the things that blew me away the most about this home was all of the gorgeous wallcoverings throughout. One of the lovely volunteers onsight was kind enough to let me and my friend know that all of the wallcoverings came from Crown Wallpaper, and I knew I had to check them out.

I was happy to learn that Crown is a third generation family run business and is completely Canadian, with their headquarters located right here in Toronto. From their beginnings as a retail paint and wallpaper store, Crown celebrated their 70th anniversary in 2007 and today they offer over 50,000 decorative products including fabrics and wallpaper for both the residential and contract markets.

I could spend hours pouring through the images of beautiful wallpapers and fabrics that they have on offer, but here are a few of the stand outs...

From Gossamer Residential Wallcoverings

From AJA Residential Wallcoverings

From Walt Disney Signature Residential Wallcoverings

Those are just a few of the beauties from the number of residential lines they supply. I suddenly have the desire to cover our whole home with gorgeous wallpapers! I also cannot wait to share with you some of the beautiful wallcoverings that they used in the Princess Margaret Showhome!

Are you familiar with Crown Wallpaper? Maybe you're ready to head on over and pick out something gorgeous for your own home?