The Nursery: Looking Up

Originally I wanted to wallpaper the whole nursery, which I have not completely ruled out, but most recently I have been pondering just doing the ceiling. The first samples are in and I am not sure what to think....There are several I really like but they all have their own problems: too large of scale (not that that would stop me), too dark on low ceilings (probably would not stop me either), big price tags for this purpose (okay this one might be a deal breaker). There are still some more on the way, I will let you know when those arrive. Here are some more that did not make the cut for this project but I do love them...

Especially this one. Beaded, metallic paper? Yes please, you need to be used in a client's home or my future home...

View from the floor looking up...

PS- Thank you for the birthday wishes, y'all are too sweet.

Help- Can You Indentify This Wallpaper?

By any chance does anyone know the source of this wallpaper seen in an Spring West Elm ad?

Any help would be appreciated!!!

More Paper Inspiration

Tomorrow we find out what we having and then it will be time to start thinking about the nursery. Anthropologie already inspired me with a rocker (which unless my fairy godmother shows up will not be ours) and now their wallpaper has my wheels spinning as well...This would be so cute in the back of a bookcase or cabinet...
Most of these are too bold for a whole room but they sure could be cute used in some way...
Of course most of these lean feminine, if we have a boy I will have to switch up the search. Either way I am pretty sure I will use wallpaper.

Let's Take A Vote...Girl's Wallpaper

Oh the joys compromise...I get asked a lot if I have free rein when it comes to decorating my own house and the answer is no. I do ask for Patrick's input/opinion a lot and trust me, he has one. Now there are definitely times when those go in one ear and out the other. When I know he will love something in the end and just doesn't have the vision for it at the moment I might just go ahead and do it anyway...ahem. Which brings us to the nursery. I found this wallpaper when looking for a client right before we found out we were pregnant (we don't know yet what we are having)...
I LOVED it and filed it away to use in the future...I just didn't know where because it is on the funky side and needs a special home. Then when we found out we were having a baby it popped right into my mind (and is probably the reason I feel like we are having a girl lately)...
HOWEVER, when I showed it to Patrick it went a little something like this:

Me: What do you think about this wallpaper?
P: Hate it, why?
Me: Because....if we have a girl I am thinking about using it in the nursery
P: Ughhhhh, No.
Me: WHYYYYYYYYYYY??????????
P:No.
Me: I need a better reason...
P: I don't like floral wallpapers.
Me: But it isn't really a true floral in the traditional sense...

This is when we both eye each other and silently call a truce. He is thinking that I have access to thousands of wallpapers and will continue the search and is glad not to have to continue the debate of what is a "floral" wallpaper. I am thinking that I will file this away for now and if we find out it is a girl that I will pull it back out and revisit.
In the end though unless he has a change of heart I won't use this, I can tell he really is not a fan and I want him to love our nursery too.
I do understand this is not a universally likable wallpaper. Which makes me wonder what you all think? Love it or not so much? Don't worry about hurting my feelings, even though I love it I can see both sides.

PS- We find out what we having next week!

Prestigious Textiles Sicily Wallpaper

Nature Made

I am loving Schumacher's Modern Nature wallpaper line...Be sure to check it out here. Have a great Monday! Okay one more I love....

Belle Of The Ball

I was looking through Farrow & Ball's new wallpaper, The Baroque Collection, and it dawned on me....I want a bright foyer with a wallpaper like this...
And an autumn weekend getaway that feels like this....
And I don't care what anyone says, I think I need some metallic wallpaper somewhere in my house...
Speaking of Farrow & Ball, this book has been on my wish list for a while...
and I am adding this one now as well (Santa are you listening?)...
More inspiration (and some of my favorite paint colors) Farrow & Ball

Chirp Chirp

Cute wallpaper for the right kind of space....
Sorry I don't have a source on this, I will try to find the manufacturer.

Now That's A Before & After

Before...
After....
Amazing. Room by Roderick N. Shade as seen in Architectural Digest

Feeling Funky Clarke?

I was introduced to Clarke & Clarke in Atlanta last week and I love all the funky elements...
Flocked wallpaper? I must admit I love it, especially in a fun design....
Their fabric reminds me of Romo, a long time love of mine.
Love those roman shades...
I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

What Started With April Showers...

This post started as...April Showers Bring May Flowers....and when I think of flowers I think of Osborne and Little. However, when I went to O&L to get images I was got off track several times...
Have a wonderful weekend!!!!!

xx,

Marianne

All Image Osborne and Little

GIVEAWAY! My Newest Wall Obsession

By now you have probably seen the amazing products from Whitewall & Co.; but if you haven't I want to introduce you to my newest wall obsession. You know I LOVE wallpaper but sometimes between the price and my personal indecisiveness I wish there was something more temporary. These are some rooms done using Whitewalls large stencils.
Perhaps you remember these from here?

Not only do they have patterns for your walls but they also have wainscot designs and borders as well.
Okay, now here is where you come in dear readers! Whitewall & Co. is giving away one of their wall patterns to a Haven & Home reader. Here are just some to chose from....



All you have to do to enter the giveaway is either leave a comment or send me an e-mail. I would love to hear what room you would use it in and if you would go bright and bold or something more subtle like tone on tone. Want color ideas for your walls? Be sure to visit there WEBSITE for endless possibilities.

I want to use one in my guest bath that I have been planning on wallpapering since the day we moved in, not sure what color paint I would use though. Just talking about this is getting my DIY brain cells moving.

I will choose a winner at random on Friday morning, good luck!!!!

**Update- Someone just e-mailed me asking if they are a follower if they can enter twice. I didn't put anything about followers because I did not want people to feel like they had to follow to win- but I really do appreciate H&H's followers, so yes if you are a follower you can enter twice. Thanks again!