Design Lover - Piet Hein Eek Burnt Wood Wallpaper

Now, how excited do you think I was when I opened my ELLE Decor South Africa feed this morning to find - wait for it - - - wood panel wallpaper! Remember, I actually love wood panelling. Not only is this stuff wood panelling, but it's scrap wood panelling. I can achieve squatter chic no matter what postal code I have!

Read my posts on how to wallpaper and recover with a newspaper here and here.

all images © Piet Hein Eek
available online at scrapwoodwallpaper.com

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Quote of the Week - Byron

So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!

from Byron's "She Walks in Beauty"

Tip of the Week - Menswear

Your tie should fall no longer than your belt buckle.

♥

1994 Ralph Lauren

tweed and 2011's Best in Show - the Scottish Deerhound

That is so...

Robert Geller?

DSquared?

Etro?

Johnathan Adler?

Damien Hirst?

One of my favourite past times is finding designer inspiration in thrift stores.

From the Archives: A-Z of Inspirational Design

From Bijou Living - August 9th 2008

A

Alvar Aalto

B

Maarten Baas

C

Rose Cabat

D

Adrien Dalpayrat

E

Paul Evans

F

Anna Castelli Ferrieri

G

Alexander Girard

H

Poul Henningsen

I

Arata Isozaki

J

Curtis Jeré

K

Thomas Kakinuma

L

Le Corbusier

M

Carlo Mollino

N

George Nakashima

O

Rossana Orlandi

P

Giò Ponti

Q

Qubus

R

Alfio Rapisardi

S

Gaetano Sciolari

T

Torben Ørskov

U

Arthur Umanoff

V

Giorgio Vigna

W

Frank Lloyd Wright

X

The artist unknown and anonymous

Y

Shoei Yoh

Z

Marco Zanuso

Quote of the Week - Franz Kafka

from the collection of stacy reynaud

Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.

Pour some sugar on me

equal parts raw blue agave and brown sugar
whisk
five drops clove oil, two drops patchouli oil
whisk
massage over body in small circles
rinse with warm water
optional - finish with coconut oil rub down
enjoy

aka Brown Sugar Scrub