Showing posts with label Bob Collins & Sons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bob Collins & Sons. Show all posts

Sunday, July 12, 2020

Wallpaper Surprises

Osborne & Little Coronata Star

Yesterday I found my stash of wallpaper - it includes vintage, discontinued, and very high end papers.  The catch? It is 2 rolls  of this, 4 rolls of that. Not enough to do rooms. So I am going to get creative and think of unexpected spots for some of this beautiful wallpaper in my new home.

I have in my arsenal 4 rolls of Osborne & Little Coronata Star wallpaper that I picked up for $20 at a favorite thrift store in Alexandria. (Look Again at 900 King Street). If any of you are in the NOVA area, it is in Old Town and benefits The Society for the Prevention of Blindness. (Secret - interior designers in Alexandria often donate there).

I am thinking of using it in the the vestibule on the ceiling. Why not?

And I have a gorgeous double roll of very vintage Louis W. Bowen Chinese Lattice (now manufactured by Quadrille/China Seas under the name Trellis Background and by Bob Collins & Sons as Chinese Lattice. It might end up in the pantry.

Louis W. Bowen Chinese Lattice

My wallpaper hanger is coming over on Wednesday morning for estimates on the guest bath and laundry room projects.

Have you used wallpaper in any unexpected places?

A closet?

A ceiling?

A pantry?

An armoire?

A bar?

Closet doors?

The backs of shelves?

I also have a stunning pair of Paul Montgomery Chinoiserie panels I have never used. And I have perfect spot for them.

Paul Montgomery Silver Leaf Panels

I would love to hear about your wallpaper projects (not on walls) for inspiration.

Saturday, March 21, 2020

The Chinoiserie Foyer

Jonathan Adler - ELLE Decor

Another room in this fabulous Palm Beach home I posted about yesterday. The foyer has a favorite wallpaper of mine - Chinese Lattice in Emerald/White by Bob Collins & Sons. A vintage shell encrusted table from 1st dibs is topped with a massive blue and white pagoda, blue and white Chinese porcelain cachepots, and a clamshell filled with lemons. Recall my post a couple months back when I got one of these clamshells for my lanai? This is lots of fun. (BTW, the table seems to like to change rooms - see yesterday's post.)