Free Christmas Subway Posters and Keep Calm Posters

Found these via AKA Design

and thought I would share them with you...

Jessica at Craftily Ever After created these and is generously sharing them with us - thanks Jessica!

You can download yours here.

Janet at Todays Fabulous Finds has also been busy working her typography magic..

she created these Christmas Subway Art posters and is offering them (in ten colorways) to everyone.

It must be the magic of Christmas in the air,

c'est fantastique!

   

   

Hope you enjoy these!

I'll post pics of mine, and I'd love to be able to post pics of yours if you use them -

I think these ladies would enjoy seeing how their hard work was appreciated.

til next time..

Wanted: Have you Seen These Plates?

I really, really want to re-create something like this in my home...

This is the rub:

I have no idea what the source is for this photo, nor where any of the plates came from-

do you?

I'm thinking is that perhaps this type of imagery could be made by back-mounting images to glass plates...

perhaps a new project is in the works :)

til next time..

Found! What's Better Than Wallpaper? This..

Ages ago I saw this pic

I don't know where it's from, nor who is responsible for this stunner - do you?

It went straight into my inspiration files.

 I wondered if the rose was painted on the wall,

or if someone had commissioned a large custom mural.

Then last week, looking for something completely different,

I found it.

Called Yellow Peony (ah, right, no thorns :)

Available as a ready-to-roll mural from Surface View, in the UK.

It's a three panel piece, adhered to the wall like wallpaper.

How fantastic! and there's so many more..

The have loads of other products, including self-adhesive, which can be removed and re-hung in different locations in your home easily.

There's also smaller murals available..

I would LOVE to have a pair of these in my dining room...

   

or maybe these..

  

Graphic without being harsh

    

There's so many options here!

They also stock prints, canvasses, blinds..

Pop over and check out their inventory, 

betcha you'll find something that captures your imagination :)

til next time..

How The Rug Company Does Art

We all love the Rug Company for, well, rugs!

They consistently stock beautiful product that is ahead of the current trends.

The home of proprietors Christopher and Suzanne Sharp dazzled in vogue last winter..

source

So how do two rugophiles combine their love of textiles and art?

  Banners of Persuasion.

Artist created tapestries were the focus of

 the arts commissioning organization the Sharps set up in 2008,

Here artists were asked to explore the art of tapestry creation..

Caroioca, Beatriz Milhazes

Mappa del Mundo, Gavin Turk

Trump, Francesca Lowe

Incredible, non?

Two of these are on display in the first and last pics of the Sharps home..

These were not available to the public.

But now the Rug Company  has begun offering wallhangings, 

part of a brilliant collaboration with some creative geniuses...

William Yeoard

Rob Ryan

Vivienne Westwood

Those rock my socks :)

This one is my favourite..

Have you ever used a wallhanging?

I've always considered them a traditional element, reminders of a faded glory,

 but these are so fresh and modern..

I think I may be about to :)

til next time..

A Simple Way to Bring Your Favourite Art Home

Way back I did a post about Kathe Fraga.

She is a wonderfully talented painter who "lives and paints in a 100-year-old stone house by the sea"

and creates beautifully rich Chinoiserie panels that resemble aged frescos -

 they are layered with vibrant color.

Well, although an original won't be in the budget anytime soon, 

I have just ordered a set of her greeting cards

and am going to frame them for the green room.

Aren't they pretty? I've never been much of a floral girl, but the color is so lush, I adore these.

A large grouping will have some of the effect of a large painting..

can't wait for them to arrive!

If you'd like a set, visit here.

To read more about Kathe, visit her blog - 

she is a rather creative writer, 

and her posts always add a bit of happy to my day.

til next time..

Etsy: Charming Prints from the Suspect Shoppe

If you need some art for a children's space, or simply something whimsical and fun..

the Suspect Shoppe has it.

fun pieces that don't take themselves too seriously..

this felines name is Serge :)

adorable on in a grouping on wooden blocks..

or hung a simply as this..

I would love this one for the kids bath..

Been busy painting and sorting out all my goodies into the new office/craft room,

we've named it the green room -

here's why..

will show you the rest when it's looking pretty :)

What have you all been up to?

Two days without a computer, I'm behind on all the news!

off to read all your blogs now.. 

til next time...

Eye Spy a Trend: Fabulous Grass Cloth Walls

I've just had time to flip through the new Lonny (loved this issue, btw).

 I've found the same solution to an age old problem three times in this issue -

  that, my fellow design junkies qualifies as a trend.

Designers are constantly bombarded with new product and inspiration.

This means their homes are constantly evolving, in with the new and out with the old..

I'm like this with color - never really finished our own home

 because there's always a fantastic new color that I need to incorperate :)

One of the easiest ways to change up a room is with art, 

but what about those constant holes in the walls?

The answer, my dears - grasscloth.

Palmer Weiss has covered that walls of her children's playroom in it..

Celerie Kemble has used it in her living room..

(oh, how I love this room, timeless beauty)

and although it's not confirmed, it appears Lulu DeKwiatkowski has put it in her sons bedroom..

and her guestroom..

and her dining room..

Grass cloth, and it's cousins, pick up on the camel trend that's about to hit.

It's a fantastic backdrop to the saturated mid-tones we're seeing now..

It's provides texture and interest without becoming the star attraction in a room,

 like wall paper has a tendency to do..

and it gives you the freedom to change up your walls on a whim -

 what could be better for us design junkies?!

On a side note, I am in love with most of John Robshaw's home -

that post is coming..

til next time...