handmade wallpaper plus auction update

marthe armitage

good morning!

so i had no idea it would be so fun to read all of your food cravings here.  and now i crave half of what you do.  so keep commenting, enter the giveaway, tell me your food stories.  they're great!  

and i did go to the auction last night. when i got there and looked around i thought it would be a sucky sale but i ended up having good success.  no one bid against me so i bought 4 items for $10 a piece....and i love them all!  one was a vintage bike which i couldn't pass up for $10!  it needs work, and i already have 2 (mine and one i bought ethan which he took to boston with him.)  but jeez!  this one is black (i've wanted a black one) and i think i'm gonna look pretty slick riding around on it in the spring.

i also bought the shoes i posted here.  i may sell the old handmade clogs but i'm keeping the little leather cleats!  i'm bringing them to my shoe shop and i'm hoping they can remove the cleat soles and replace with regular ones.  do you think i'm nuts or genius??  (correct answer genius).

k.  getting into the studio now.  

yours most truly,

liane

bits

i'm in one of those fits where i want to completely redo my house.
white floors? farrow and ball wallpaper?

this nathalie lete little head bust thingo...digging.

i'm completely into amanda aka soulemama's new dark hair color. girl crush. must copy.

i really have no words. kim's product photos for her vintage shop trampoline are the best on etsy. victoria over on sfgirlbybay highlighted kim's photo skillz and shop today.

neisha crosland

completely in love with this wallpaper by neisha crosland

olde sturbridge village

Here are some pictures I took at Olde Sturbridge Village this past summer. I adore the combinations of colors and patterns. I could happily live in any of these rooms.

frame vintage wallpaper

We live in an old house. The original cape is circa 1850 or thereabouts. When we moved in there were still a couple rooms with old peely wallpaper. They were in bad shape. And they were not overly fabulous patterns or colors. But in hindsight I think it may have been a good idea to leave the paper in our front hall. After all, I am a fan of decrepit.

Look at the image on the top with framed fragments of paper! So genius. I love the frames she chose, I love the way she displays them. Hell, I love that dresser, don't you?
I have collected old wallpapers from the flea and antiques shops. And I have a stack of old frames from the same. Maybe over the holiday I will try framing some. If I do I will show you the results.

other images via here and here.