Pattern of the Week: Vintage Birdcages

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Birdcages add so much interest to a space, especially when they have a  vintage look. Birdcages can accent any room, be used for various events from weddings to parties but can also be  enjoyed  inside and outside the home.  Coming this fall is  the new Notting Hill Collection, which features this large, vintage style bird cage wallpaper design.   This pattern will look  FAB in a powder room, sitting room, laundry room or as an accent wallpaper in a bedroom. No matter where its used,  this print adds drama to any space. Where would you hang it?

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 WALLPAPER BY  JAIMA BROWN HOME

Image from Jaima & Co.; wallpaper from Jaima Brown Home wallpaper brand from the Notting Hill Collection. Coming this fall to designers.

 

Pattern of the Week: Fab Floral Wallpapers

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 Warm Modern Decor Style

Its not your grandmothers wallpaper any more! This  designer print from Romo is perfect for creating a design  statement.  It’s  paint style is modern, stylistic yet hints vintage inspiration from  botanical prints.  I look at this and think…OK… its kind of graphic,  simple and  edgy yet  feels hip and inviting.  These type of  patterns reflect my new decorating term I  have coined as ” WARM MODERN STYLE”.   You can mix these floral prints with any furniture  and the decor will instantly look Fab! Guaranteed. I’m love’n it…do you?

floral wallpaper

Photo courtesy of Romo Wallpapers and HGTV.com

Pattern of the Week: Polka Dot Wallpaper

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Connect The Dots….
…or no, actually don’t. This week we are going to focus on fabulous Polka Dots for home design. They are a bit of a  surprise with this years home trend as polka dots flourish throughout the home in wall covering, fabric and accessories.  First up…this fantastic foyer. . these  look sophisticated yet playful at the same time. I love the simplicity and elegance of this polka dot entrance way. It’s even more special when updated and mixed with the Pantone color of the year: Emerald Green. I am seeing spots!!!

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Polka Dot Elegance

Photos from apartmenttherapy.com  Photography from Johanna Henderson and Design to Inspire

Pattern of the Week: Retro Bark Cloth Prints

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Retro Bark Cloth

As a designer, I love to search, find and touch vintage fabrics and wallpaper prints. Bark cloth which seems to be coming back into home fashion was originally a popular fabric in Asia, Indonesia, Africa and the Pacific. It was made from beating inner fibrous tree bark but is now made from cotton and other synthetic fibers woven in a thick weave. Bark cloth fabric has a soft, semi nubby feel to the material and was named Bark cloth because it’s texture was similar to tree bark.

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Rare 1930’s Georgia O’Keeffe Orchid Bark Cloth

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Pattern of the Week: Retro Bark Cloth Prints

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Retro Bark Cloth

As a designer, I love to search, find and touch vintage fabrics and  wallpaper prints.  Bark cloth which seems to be coming back into  home fashion was originally  a  popular  fabric in Asia, Indonesia, Africa and the Pacific. It was  made from beating inner  fibrous tree bark but is now made from cotton and other synthetic fibers woven in a thick weave. Bark cloth fabric has a soft,  semi nubby feel to the material and  was named  Bark cloth because it’s texture was  similar to tree bark.

floral bark cloth

Rare 1930’s Georgia O’Keeffe Orchid Bark Cloth

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Pattern of the Week: A Wallpapered Porch

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As I was visiting friends over on the  East coast, I couldn’t resist taking this photo.  I love the fact this house has a  wallpapered porch. It’s so warm and inviting. Unique as well as I can’t remember ever seeing wallpaper outside… oh yes, once on a car but that’s for another day! Happy papering. porch2

The Wallpapered Porch

Photo taken by Jaima Emmert for Jaima & Co. TM.

Pattern of the Week: C’est Magnifique

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Hi everyone! New this week is our Pattern of the Week blog.  Why not start your week off with a fun, beautiful, whimsical, modern, transitional, traditional …. you name it sort of print to brighten your day and week?

Today is all about Paris. I have been thinking a lot about traveling afar and Paris has come to mind.  Its romantic, has lovely architecture and the champagne and food is fabulous. A perfect spot for any honeymoon. This  pattern fits right in with this weeks blogs as we’re focusing on wedding gown designers and bridal ideas. So it just happened by chance that I came across a whimsical wallpaper design with the Eiffel Tower.  Great novelty print for one wall, a laundry room, a scrap booking room, a powder room or a reading room. So escape from your home to Paris …enjoy the trip!

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C’est Magnifique

Wallpaper courtesy of anthropologie.com