Wall Graphic Love...and other ramblings

If we move into that white apartment I told ya'll about, I'm totally doing this to one of the walls with some rolls of happy tape. You know I love some apartment friendly, large scale wall graphics. (This is random, but I have used the word ya'll my entire life and I like to blog how I talk. But for some reason when I type it on my blog, Paula Deen flashes in my mind. For those of you who have never heard me talk, I promise I do not sound like Paula Deen and I use the word ya'll far more selectively...I also vote for spelling it ya'll over y'all)

I'm pumped about a week on the beach with my man and my little nugget! We leave in the morning.We all went to our first clam bake today. I feel like the New England summer has finally commenced. Mr. Sabbe dropped a lobster in the swimming pool, not joking. I was the only one who saw, I almost died. FYI, empty lobster bodies do not  float. He also got me an iPhone for being married to him for five years:)  I can't wait until my fingers learn how to hit the letters I'm actually going for. I had intentions of doing a guest post/while I'm away series, but I didn't save enough time to format everything. If only I could teach this baby how to do his own laundry. So get excited about some great guest posts later! And if I don't get back here, have a great week!

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Super Size Me {Wall Stencil}

I think I love it.

The only think I'm not loving is the fact that it was impossible for them to hang the two black and white photographs on the same area of the pattern. It's really throwing things off for me. I would have left out the guy on the right. Fred's chair is kind of creepy in a cool way.

And who would have paired those lampshades with those crossbones?
From the photographer, I'm guessing this is in New England and I love anyone who would do this in New England. We need more risk-taker-designers up here.

What do we think?

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Amy Butler + Graham and Brown = LOVE

Since the beginnings of this blog I have expressed my deep love for Amy Butler fabrics. I love her, I love her work. I want my home office to be as cute as hers. I want to embrace her handmade lifestyle. I want to be her best friend, etc. etc. So you can imagine how pumped I was when I turned the corner at the ICFF and ran into Graham and Brown's booth, displaying all of their new Amy Butler designed wall coverings! PUMPED. And they are so fun.

Amy and G&B, could you add a large Lotus to the line next? It's one of my favorites.

I was gushing so much at the booth that the Graham and Brown rep gave me her Modern Midwest book, which was such a nice surprise. It's a beautiful book. AND he told me that I missed meeting Amy by a day! She was at the show on Saturday and I didn't get there until Sunday. So sad!

On a somewhat related note, does anyone know who makes this wall covering?

What do you think about faux wood wallpaper? Like or dislike?

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Window Film

Makes glass so much more fun, don't you think?

To explore window films that would work well in a residential setting visit the 3M website.

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Contact Paper Wall Graphics

I made these little birdies out of white contact paper last week before my turkey day crowd arrived. I Googled "flock of birds" and enlarged the photo in Photoshop. Then I cut each bird out, traced them onto my contact paper, and here you have some very, very affordable art!

The real secret is I made the birdies to cover up some holes in my wall I made from some frames I had hung and didn't like. So here you have cheap art and a lazy woman's answer to damaged walls.

My favorite part is that they are flying out of Zoe's food bowls:)

I think next I'm going to try a chandelier out of black contact paper and hang it in my closet. If you like super easy, super fast crafts...this one is for you.

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