Friday, February 12, 2010

19th century wallpaper boxes







So, no exaggeration, i think these are the most beautiful things i have ever laid my eyes on in all of my 42 years here on planet earth. i may start crying. found here.

10 comments:

from lara said...

wow those are amazing! i love items that have a history to them... it's fun to imagine what the people who previously has them were like!

OhMyAmpersand said...

My wallpaper obsession has just reached it's peak. Thank you. :)

Chemin des Muguets said...

Liane,

Oh I agree! I once owned one, which I found at a sale at an old house in Watertown, MA. It is long gone, but not the memory of its beauty.

Marjorie

P.S. I love your blog, and have purchased one of your cushions from your etsy shop!

Deb said...

Oh, I agree with you. These are amazing!!! I love them.

We Blog Artists said...

They are gorgeous...do you think if we started covering boxes in wallpaper that in 100 years they will find another "YOU" who loves them AS much?
You have a great passion for beauty...thank you for sharing Liane.
Char

littlebyrd said...

I am always on the look out for this exact sort of thing when I go to estate sales but have yet to find one. They are beautiful.

erin said...

gorgeous find.

Mandy said...

These are breathtaking! Makes me wonder who the people were who made these. What was their life like? LOVE it all! Thx Liane for sharing. Cheers, Mandy

Lynn Lunger said...

Wonderful! I especially love the stitching that is visible around the top edge of some of them.

They have great character.

Allison Cecil said...

These are so amazing!