Wallpaper - Yes, It's In Style!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnBsQ8eM9XJ9p9UYm1EJnhMMQZt7M6rzkJJ0s0jBegispp4pHyjf5ZUJvMNMOKZx_79KKyjT4YH70NWf4Gu6scT0eA0SCQDSs4_3sAg29CiCW5Ogkq0DAHbwwzXpt1gJTmYM4pkQzvwLV/s1600/CA+SP+14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnBsQ8eM9XJ9p9UYm1EJnhMMQZt7M6rzkJJ0s0jBegispp4pHyjf5ZUJvMNMOKZx_79KKyjT4YH70NWf4Gu6scT0eA0SCQDSs4_3sAg29CiCW5Ogkq0DAHbwwzXpt1gJTmYM4pkQzvwLV/s640/CA+SP+14.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><br />One of the comments I heard most in my room at the ASID Showhouse this last month was "So, is wallpaper back in style?".  I was very surprised.  I guess most people don't read blogs and magazines like I do, so they've missed the memo on that.  Yes, it is in style, not only that.....it <em>never</em> went out of style!  Designers have been using wallpaper forEVER.  It is a wonderful tool for bringing pattern and interest to a space and a quick way to personalize your home.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMjUG0l4LtW3YAuKVWYmX9ft12Rf_1mw4MqY2Hj8njYrgblODGuVQTg5I8gVrw31xjqLfonl92me-YLacxghHkMEgFHJuBBLX1XekdjBeT289giYsF1ErCgOa7XJcpQ7NVOvL_Z-zULiv/s1600/CA+SP+15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMjUG0l4LtW3YAuKVWYmX9ft12Rf_1mw4MqY2Hj8njYrgblODGuVQTg5I8gVrw31xjqLfonl92me-YLacxghHkMEgFHJuBBLX1XekdjBeT289giYsF1ErCgOa7XJcpQ7NVOvL_Z-zULiv/s640/CA+SP+15.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />My Showhouse bathroom, above, for a teenaged girl.  The wallpaper was the star.  It was so fun to see visitor's expressions on their faces when they turned to look into the bathroom and saw all that color and pattern. Photos by Miro Dvorscak.  </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Okay, enough about my Showhouse room, I know I'm beating an old horse to death here.  Let's move on to see who <em>else</em> has been using wallpaper in fresh new ways in the past few years!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDheprW_l89iTiN5hs9WF0_GkksFj_t0ugjZQJvnR53zxNP3bNkKxFzqqQAFmALmTTw1z8K7zrNlND3PSFeyyk87FE3Mip-euexGr7rcxwm8ltik6dyVvNyUNDJJkxS4zJR6PDfVhOLo1/s1600/user_photos-photo-41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDheprW_l89iTiN5hs9WF0_GkksFj_t0ugjZQJvnR53zxNP3bNkKxFzqqQAFmALmTTw1z8K7zrNlND3PSFeyyk87FE3Mip-euexGr7rcxwm8ltik6dyVvNyUNDJJkxS4zJR6PDfVhOLo1/s320/user_photos-photo-41.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><em>Melanie Coddington, her work just featured on <a href="http://access.decorati.com/blog/2011/05/girly-modern-melanie-coddington/">Decorati's website</a>.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Need I say more?????</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you would like to incorporate wallpaper into the design of your home, contact <a href="mailto:carla@astondesignstudio.com">Aston Design Studio</a> for a consultation!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please visit my new blogsite.....<a href="http://carlaaston.com/designed/" target="_blank">Designed w/Carla Aston</a></div>

Wallpaper - Yes, It's In Style!

One of the comments I heard most in my room at the ASID Showhouse this last month was "So, is wallpaper back in style?".  I was ve...

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Showhouse Bathroom

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy-Pl34MawHxQzwWOMAHwdHFearJhthcxRWEOpOs47TluQY1ov83_FR47imrL0yCcDo_h-IOVpdlO2X6ej3tb0vYr3DfILF9j_gitj7c7_YCkdcR0aIuaysPQpfQNADNf5vvY6f9YSBjW/s1600/phoebe+%25282%2529.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572676454472987954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy-Pl34MawHxQzwWOMAHwdHFearJhthcxRWEOpOs47TluQY1ov83_FR47imrL0yCcDo_h-IOVpdlO2X6ej3tb0vYr3DfILF9j_gitj7c7_YCkdcR0aIuaysPQpfQNADNf5vvY6f9YSBjW/s400/phoebe+%25282%2529.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> <em><span style="color:#999999;">"Phoebe".....my imaginary client. (photo ripped from the Urban Outfitters catalog)</span></em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center">I'm very excited to be working on a bedroom and bath for the upcoming <a href="http://www.siennaplantation.com/designingwiththestars/show_home.php">ASID Showhouse </a>in <a href="http://www.siennaplantation.com/">Sienna Plantation</a>. I have an imaginary client, an older teenaged girl, "Phoebe" I'm calling her, recent grad of the local high school, attending college now and just coming home for holidays and summer. She is a free spirit, loves music, theater, photography......definitely artistic. She's smart and knows her own mind. She and her mother butt heads from time to time, both are headstrong and like to get their own way. You know, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! She's very opinionated about her style which is eclectic and bohemian...she likes what she likes and is a bit unpredictable when it comes to clothing, hair, make-up, and her room. She mixes it up and likes adventurous combinations. </div><br /><br /><div align="center">I'm still tweaking the bedroom, the "she-cave", but the bathroom is under construction so all design is finished in there. It went a bit more on the feminine side than her bedroom, after all "Mom" had something to say about this and still envisions her sweet little Phoebe washing her face in that bathroom at night, ready to be tucked into bed.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">I received the wallpaper last week. It's beautiful, feminine, and graphic...bright apple green background with silver and white, in this enlarged pattern. I wanted something bold that Phoebe would have fallen in love with and <strong>had</strong> to have in her bathroom. All other finishes and fixtures are nice, but play a supporting role in this space. It's all about the wallpaper.<strong> </strong><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPriRbro3-PI3IcMHAIEYtjPtxQidykfMo3DgrEUGFlYOomsYpCn1Cp6wBET2DO4U4kaDhMJS_zP_Bf5s5Ksy3cMuzSmv-2mgZINgUydmr74rc5m66Ax8KYulN3r3Ck3ZL4tTclLdMK6Ap/s1600/wallpaper.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572675869332509538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPriRbro3-PI3IcMHAIEYtjPtxQidykfMo3DgrEUGFlYOomsYpCn1Cp6wBET2DO4U4kaDhMJS_zP_Bf5s5Ksy3cMuzSmv-2mgZINgUydmr74rc5m66Ax8KYulN3r3Ck3ZL4tTclLdMK6Ap/s400/wallpaper.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.seabrookwallpaper.com/">Seabrook</a> wallpaper, with silver metallic highlights, through <a href="http://www.wallcoveringsintl.com/">Wallcoverings, Int'l. </a></span><a href="http://www.wallcoveringsintl.com/"><br /></a></div></span><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQApRiBgeaGsDiWidvniawp5354F7O0upyM0FhlbtmSmjSGyi0jkP3ivy2YAK_eb8ot4QU-YvtVVwCiQlIWpxf0WGuJU4mNbiy6zY6svtWUi8TSlQoX-tt1bM5iH-fVKQolrIZEB1fY1Yv/s1600/mirror+and+sink.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572670097980927106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQApRiBgeaGsDiWidvniawp5354F7O0upyM0FhlbtmSmjSGyi0jkP3ivy2YAK_eb8ot4QU-YvtVVwCiQlIWpxf0WGuJU4mNbiy6zY6svtWUi8TSlQoX-tt1bM5iH-fVKQolrIZEB1fY1Yv/s400/mirror+and+sink.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Elevation of the vanity area.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoX-41VHWmAnIEpWY0PnJpfxM3KWMODvx-E5I0n6vQ66MABF2V94M8yywsu5QmF0lIodnsJGaHf4b8CwQd5bh7dB7TrocGx_6K4svleVzpJkTnFdLm0splKqMdx6CEgAYLqgzBsGyxiSR/s1600/DP_DT_P686_12X12.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572670094353931714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoX-41VHWmAnIEpWY0PnJpfxM3KWMODvx-E5I0n6vQ66MABF2V94M8yywsu5QmF0lIodnsJGaHf4b8CwQd5bh7dB7TrocGx_6K4svleVzpJkTnFdLm0splKqMdx6CEgAYLqgzBsGyxiSR/s400/DP_DT_P686_12X12.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Floor tile is a Daltile product, <a href="http://www.daltile.com/seriesprinter.cfm?series=228#">Fabrique</a>, 12" x 24", laid in a brick pattern. It's a rather modern look porcelain, made a bit more traditional with the pattern. The grayish color works well with the silver metallic in the wallpaper.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzbvsH8Tl4yyiAwbHMTCDq3MyCxsIFu_DQw-j56-7utpS7C7cRG6bY11MY8H8rfw6SsoafClxRBwlFsp1c9XjyuD513th4Dk1x2YfXQZePJDUM9lhulXgIbleW7aM8rWnxdc7JkA8nevQ/s1600/02-subway-tile.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572668820250918610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzbvsH8Tl4yyiAwbHMTCDq3MyCxsIFu_DQw-j56-7utpS7C7cRG6bY11MY8H8rfw6SsoafClxRBwlFsp1c9XjyuD513th4Dk1x2YfXQZePJDUM9lhulXgIbleW7aM8rWnxdc7JkA8nevQ/s400/02-subway-tile.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />White <a href="http://www.daltile.com/series.cfm?series=239&next=19&pg=4&c=31">Daltile Rittenhouse </a>subway tile for the shower/tub area, repeating the brick pattern and not calling much attention to itself. Clean, functional, supporting role, classic look.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjGziKDGCx72G-6ZIQi3UTmBfxvU-SLPbFXXhd7vLUhU4-Gqxc-PrCJ0uuidw2JORg-BLapMxc41n4FPRPwyNNhejzf-0RKbuK3lr9QqNkv_XKcUA55WBmPf8efK2DKPYE0eXk5QASc74/s1600/m_chc4206ps-sg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572665911398660418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjGziKDGCx72G-6ZIQi3UTmBfxvU-SLPbFXXhd7vLUhU4-Gqxc-PrCJ0uuidw2JORg-BLapMxc41n4FPRPwyNNhejzf-0RKbuK3lr9QqNkv_XKcUA55WBmPf8efK2DKPYE0eXk5QASc74/s400/m_chc4206ps-sg.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 330px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 295px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>A little sparkle....the Visual Comfort ceiling mount fixture from <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/lights.aspx">Circa Lighting</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB02AtbkiynruPv5veZaCgylW8vgXo-ccm3_aQ1XSoo5EakPbQwcpnsWJqr_ewXWhzO5SyALxkHRqrgOV_SkB-OKJZW_dLxHAEqw-if6W4Pmhlt3wSKzOKB6A3UilXqsV6vZrREbxjqOYV/s1600/m_bbl2017ss-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572665908292119794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB02AtbkiynruPv5veZaCgylW8vgXo-ccm3_aQ1XSoo5EakPbQwcpnsWJqr_ewXWhzO5SyALxkHRqrgOV_SkB-OKJZW_dLxHAEqw-if6W4Pmhlt3wSKzOKB6A3UilXqsV6vZrREbxjqOYV/s400/m_bbl2017ss-s.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 330px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Beautiful, sophisticated wall sconces... silk shades, modern lines, softness at the mirror. Visual Comfort through <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/lights.aspx">Circa Lighting</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCs83uI1abQ5g4iER6s6IaFf_0Qkc5hIUeBY4vY7rywKDCqSb3OdsU_3K5Bx_fC8uezVqRtXiXN-43U9Zjs8QYzIyM81tWHIMsvM6kjI2Pi8ue3YcUSOy3SXagkaZ1pOOXjG2EThfqgJ6G/s1600/misc+samples.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572665906183172834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCs83uI1abQ5g4iER6s6IaFf_0Qkc5hIUeBY4vY7rywKDCqSb3OdsU_3K5Bx_fC8uezVqRtXiXN-43U9Zjs8QYzIyM81tWHIMsvM6kjI2Pi8ue3YcUSOy3SXagkaZ1pOOXjG2EThfqgJ6G/s400/misc+samples.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Modern mirror with a little more metallic. I love that the pattern of ovals is the same as the brick pattern on the floor and wall tile. Custom made through <a href="http://www.uniqueartsofhouston.com/">Unique Arts of Houston</a>. Countertop material shown above is a <a href="http://www.silestoneusa.com/colors/">Silestone</a> product, Blanco Maple, white with some gray flecks.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdA0ICQe0T_upDUB__ZJVvZFHlm8ucQHfe2c6cQIjr8pX7zYbnm55YsHVgmWo3_CDh2clbBUitehIkSL9-mPQXsmhghny5vRQe4bG7oC4E7yzQ3am-Y1c6JDy6wQfaVCFc-YpV7ko0NDgk/s1600/Faucet.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572657634381581074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdA0ICQe0T_upDUB__ZJVvZFHlm8ucQHfe2c6cQIjr8pX7zYbnm55YsHVgmWo3_CDh2clbBUitehIkSL9-mPQXsmhghny5vRQe4bG7oC4E7yzQ3am-Y1c6JDy6wQfaVCFc-YpV7ko0NDgk/s400/Faucet.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.us.kohler.com/onlinecatalog/category.jsp?section=2&nsection=2&nsubsection=3&category=8&nitem=cat8">Kohler</a> Margaux faucet and plumbing fixtures in polished nickel. I love the squared off shape, a little different, just like Phoebe. It contrasts with the fluidity of the wallpaper.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwZarKyhqm3S5PJCqdWIGc5FQNtR8N28k_XdhEGuj3U86K9dnJawkMbf-rMWsf3sKxWcoNHVUY53AxZ0yZx4H_NyfH4HEtT-54utswk7jPMnwtURKLtQOLyRP7HXu1RM-R8dhqFTA7hmv/s1600/paint.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572657085587224994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwZarKyhqm3S5PJCqdWIGc5FQNtR8N28k_XdhEGuj3U86K9dnJawkMbf-rMWsf3sKxWcoNHVUY53AxZ0yZx4H_NyfH4HEtT-54utswk7jPMnwtURKLtQOLyRP7HXu1RM-R8dhqFTA7hmv/s400/paint.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 367px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Cabinet color - <a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/">Sherwin Williams</a>, Sassy Green - perfect name.</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLgVWuvw43YLR0lzcyv24qn6LURo-M8jfDjP8rL7YALqZLT3_np0uS76kZcmQz6Ihf7-eaTdapglRxpLJx3cMP2Apb8GDO9G-ewKGgEuwYLoaUVMiAtF36Eyds5SYlD8o4LlPN5C0MTtx/s1600/41tNQcvbsnL__SL500_AA300_.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572647485484082482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLgVWuvw43YLR0lzcyv24qn6LURo-M8jfDjP8rL7YALqZLT3_np0uS76kZcmQz6Ihf7-eaTdapglRxpLJx3cMP2Apb8GDO9G-ewKGgEuwYLoaUVMiAtF36Eyds5SYlD8o4LlPN5C0MTtx/s400/41tNQcvbsnL__SL500_AA300_.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Cabinet door hardware, modern, lucite...definitely Phoebe's choice.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJX_uxAYUSHGZqMBucqyWKlzdsARDb4WY2k7Ql8TudR_cIrJxZP4tcfNnNa5klHNYCgyZSYcVQece9BLXBLO7jBboKljSDe96sk0TMznncjcRWuT6BPDtngAhciOusqOne65sNYcZzU11f/s1600/sample+board+cropped.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572647484892989554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJX_uxAYUSHGZqMBucqyWKlzdsARDb4WY2k7Ql8TudR_cIrJxZP4tcfNnNa5klHNYCgyZSYcVQece9BLXBLO7jBboKljSDe96sk0TMznncjcRWuT6BPDtngAhciOusqOne65sNYcZzU11f/s400/sample+board+cropped.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 275px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;">My concept board presented back in December.<br /><br /></span></em>I think this will make her happy to get up in the morning. It's fresh and not too young. Mother and Daughter will love it. Finally, agreement on something!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left">If you would like help creating a bathroom tailor made for <strong>you</strong>, contact <a href="mailto:carla@astondesignstudio.com">Aston Design Studio </a>today!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div></div></div></div><br /></div>

Showhouse Bathroom

"Phoebe".....my imaginary client. (photo ripped from the Urban Outfitters catalog) I'm very excited to be working on a bedroo...

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