Picnics Under the Moon

pour me a cup

You guys. How did we miss that we were on one of our FAVORITE BLOGS last week?? Thanks so much, Joanna for the awesome shout out for our removable, reusable wallpaper tiles!

Speaking of tiles, I am in the midst of an epic project featuring them. Okay, epic may be a bit much, but I think that it will turn out pretty great. I'll share it when it's done!

back to black

Here's an action shot of Forest Leaves in Black going up in what is going to be the most fabulous hallway in Presidio Heights.



Here was the before... Say goodbye purple and hello to black and gold!  I'll do a full post soon. To confess, we ran out of wallpaper so are having more shipped over next week. A good reminder to always over estimate how many rolls you'll need. Anyway, it is always fun to see one of my favorite patterns go up, even it that meant missing out on another sunny day in SF.  I'm telling you it went seamlessly too! Till we ran out anway.

hotlanta

Atlanta's getting even hotter with this wallpaper, I hear.

Loved seeing our Garden wallpaper in Atlanta Homes!

a colorful nursery

Joanna from J and J Design Group just sent us these lovely photos take by John Woodcock of their recent nursery design. We, OF COURSE, love how it turned out. Using our Daydream in Blue with a mix of other patterns, plus reds and greens makes the space so happy!


Should everyone use left over wallpaper to line their draws? YES. So cute! 

wallpaper in print

We found a little Hygge & West in Kelly Edward's The Design Cookbook. Above is actually my bedroom, with one of my very favorite patterns, Forest Leaves.

And, here's Nethercote, in a super pretty, pattern-filled room.



There it is again - so fun!

namaste

Amanda just sent us this photo of our Petal Pusher wallpaper at her yoga studio, Seva Yoga. Don't you just love it?!

Us too. Happy Weekend!

triangles and things at manhattan nest

Did you see how Daniel used our wallpaper tiles over at Manhattan Nest? You must check out his full post - they look fantastic!

Psssst: He's also doing a giveaway! 12 tiles to a lucky winner. Hurrying to enter is highly recommended!

triangles at makeshift society

We installed our Triangles in Charcoal and Gold designed by Lisa Congdon at the Makeshift Society on Saturday.

First, I'll note that was already such a lovely, happy, inviting space. But, we cranked it up an extra notch by adding wallpaper to this wall.

Here's the first strip. After pasting the back, I booked it and let the paste absorb in for about 7 or so mins. This helps with any paper stretching and makes the hanging go lots better. So, it is an important step.


First two strips up!

And then, I ran into a slight problem when I noticed that the wall was quite bumpy in the next section. I should definitely have checked the whole wall first. Live and learn. So, I walked over to a hardware store nearby and bought some spackle and sandpaper, applied the spackle...

and then let dry. Rather than watching spackle dry, I decided to take a break and enjoy the amazing sunshine in the city, so I biked over to Chrissy Field and met some friends for a picnic. It was almost like fate that the wall was messed up a tad, so I could enjoy the sun guilt free. Which I did.

Back, sanded and half way there.


And then, I forgot to take pictures of the rest... but, here's a trick I'll share with you. If you do happen to make any errors that cause the wallpaper to say rip just a tad, or you mess up trimming an edge, you can hide all your mistakes with watercolor colored pencils. I mean I'll never tell if I happened to make some mistakes and you'll never find them if I did... Watercolor colored pencils are the way!

Triangles. Done. We're probably biased and what not, but we think they look fabulous!

garden fridge

I spy a wallpapered fridge. What, what?

So... of the many things I dislike about my kitchen is that wine rack thing. I have a similar feeling about the fridge. That's why I thought it would be perfect to try a wallpaper tile experiment. Mostly because the chances of making this situation look worse were small, I thought.

I chose Garden in Cream because it happens to be one of my favorite patterns and because I thought the more neutral colorway would be pretty and not draw too much attention to the cheapo cream plastic sides where the fridge handle is. Above, are the first two tiles that I applied. I'd hoped to do a more detailed step by step, but kept forgetting to take pictures. So, pretty much, I just put them up following the instructions and then trimmed the space between the middle doors after because that seemed like the easiest way...

To finish the front, I then cut a strips from two more tiles slightly wider than what I needed to cover, matched up the seams and trimmed the side.

I totally lucked out in that the side of the fridge was pretty much the exact width of the wallpaper tiles. Yes, the floors are at the top of the list regarding what I don't like about my kitchen. After trimming the bottom, I used the remainder of one of the strips I had cut the thin section off for the top.



I also realized that beautiful photograph of clouds over my old neighborhood in Chicago, taken by my friend, fit perfectly to cover up that wooden grid thing. Bonus points!



So, there you have it. So easy, I almost don't deserve a cocktail :) And, the other good things is that they are removable and reusable. So, if I happen to hit the big time soon and move to a place with an amazing kitchen, I can just apply them to something else that's flat and in need of a little pattern love.

introducing: removable wallpaper tiles!

We're so happy to introduce our new removable wallpaper tile collection! Check it out!