Cole & Son Monkeys Liven Up Laundry Day

Look close – there are monkeys stealing fruit !

Window wall before. Here I’ve applied my wallpaper primer to the upper portion of the wall, and am working my way down.

Closer view of sink area.

The dryer and washer will be placed against this wall, and into this corner .

If there’s any words to describe this family , it’s lively and fun-loving . No wonder the mom chose this pattern !

The interior designer loved it, too. Stacie Cokinos of Cokinos Design .

The wallpaper pattern is by Cole & Son , a long-established British company , in their Fornasetti (” edgy ” ) line. Like most British papers these days, this is a non-woven material and a paste the wall installation method . Although I usually prefer to paste the paper .

The pattern is called Frutto Proibito – Forbidden Fruit . This is in a townhome in the Montrose area of central Houston .

Beautiful Traditional Pattern in a West University Dining Room

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Wow, do I love this room! It’s all about classic and traditional. This is a dining room in a new home in West University Place (central Houston). During our first consultation, the homeowners showed me a wallpaper selection book with a pattern they were originally considering – a somewhat similar theme, but with medallions on a light background plopped rhythmically across the walls. I told them I thought it looked too “polka-dotty.”

They put some thought into my comment, and, when I came back to hang the paper, here is what they ended up choosing. MUCH better option! The tone-on-tone paper fills the space better, and more calmly, and the old-world feel looks fantastic in this fairly-formal-but-not-stuffy home.

This wallpaper pattern is by Designer Wallpaper, was positively delightful to work with, and was bought at a discounted price from Dorota Hartwig at Sherwin-Williams in the Rice Village (713) 529-6515.   Discuss your project and make an appointment before heading over to see her.