Flea markets and thrift stores can be a treasure trove of mismatched china, which could lead to trouble depending on your level of impulse control. One too many "Oh, this little dish is too cute to pass up!" and next thing you know, you've got boxes of quirky plates without coordinating mates.
That's why I was mesmerized by this wall I snapped at a Northern California diner. The quirky patterns look so serene, mounted on the seafoam-green wall.
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In Amsterdam, a Dutch couple based its décor on a range of noncolors, using blacks and whites, asphalt, variations of gray, earth tones, and light — skillfully (and daringly) playing with blends and mismatches. In the playroom, they used the dark colors but made a bold move by wallpapering with their children's drawings. Rather than letting their children run loose with fabric markers on a muslin sofa, they made large-format, black-and-white photocopies of their children's artwork and adhered them to the wall in a repeat, much like traditional wallpaper.
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The last element of this Get the Look is the wall décor. Production Designer Stephen Hendrickson whose dark brown graphic wall art, which resonates with the lines of modern furniture and brings the earthy tones of the room together. I've rounded up some similar items to help you get the look of Zoe and Eric's bedroom in your own home.
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I must admit I'm very much over the starburst mirror trend. But, if you're still feelin' 'em and you want to get your hands on one, you might as well buy it on sale. The Wrapables Starburst Wire Wall Mirror ($29.99) will do the trick, and save you some dollars to spend on more happening trends, like ombré or mercury glass.
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At long last, we have a winner!
To see who won the Ferm giveaway, just
The winner is Manduh !
This was a very, very hard decision, but in the end, we felt that Manduh really had one of the tackiest walls out there. Since she'd also redecorated most of her house already, we felt that she would have the wherewithal to continue her redecorating project and get this wall done!
However, you didn't enter the contest for naught. If you posted photos and descriptions of your wall, you are eligible for a special offer from ferm LIVING.
...Kmariem. Congratulations to Kmariem, who has won a a set of Yee-Haw Industries' "Flowering Trees of Appalachia" series, which includes hand-carved wood cuts of Dogwood, Magnolia, Paw Paw and Redbud trees. These can be used as cards, but I'd consider framing this series and hanging them together.
We've been running a contest all month long for Dress Your Walls month, this time with the fabulous ferm LIVING, which is giving away a wall's worth of gorgeous wallpaper to one lucky reader.
Here is the (perhaps last!) wall in need of some wallpaper rehabilitation.
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Ever since watching Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette last year I have been totally obsessed with the style of that time period. As you can see by my robin's egg blue chest of drawers, I have made a start on my dream for a Marie Antoinette-esque bedroom. However as much as I love the beautiful pastel colours and intricate ceilings of Versailles, I would probably find living in a bedroom packed full of elegance a little stuffy, so I have decided that my bedroom shall be a modern version of Marie Antoinette's, with hints of pastel blues and pinks.
We're running a contest all month long for Dress Your Walls month, this time with the fabulous ferm LIVING, which is giving away a wall's worth of gorgeous wallpaper to one lucky reader.
Here is the next wall in need of some wallpaper rehabilitation.
To see what 
Rivrchild. Congraulations to Rivrchild, who's won a set of Jill Bliss's beautiful limited edition art prints, which are printed on recycled matte cardstock with soy-based inks
Thanks to everyone who left a comment. Check out today's Yee-Haw Industries post for another giveaway.
Earlier today, I told you about the beautiful letterpress art from Yee-Haw Industries. And now I'm giving you a chance to win some of their creations.
Yee-Haw has given me a set of their "Flowering Trees of Appalachia" series, which includes hand-carved wood cuts of Dogwood, Magnolia, Paw Paw and Redbud trees.
