Wallcoverings and more...
Wallpaper is "in" again. Ten years from now we will likely all be cursing it as we scrape the remnants of it off our walls mumbling "what were we thinking?" but in the meantime, it does add a dimension to your walls that paint can't.
When I was at the Interior Design Show in February, I found The Wallpaper Company. They have a great website where you can look at wallpaper in a room. Of course it's not quite the same as seeing it on your own walls, but it is a handy tool if you can't imagine the impact of the paper you've chosen. I had a lot of fun playing around with wallpaper samples I would never dream of putting on my walls -- and was surprised to see how good they looked. Wallpaper from The Wallpaper Company is available through select Home Depot stores in the Toronto region. Go to the Wallpaper Company website click on "store locator" to find the one nearest you.
A cute and colourful label is the new "Schoolyard Studio" line of hand printed wallpapers. They are designed and hand screen printed in Toronto by the team of textile designers Hilary Denis and Katy Chan. The website isn't quite ready yet, but you can get an idea of the fun prints they use for the paper. Right now the wallpaper is "hand print-screened" and made in small batches with low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) print medium. Rolls are 10 meters in length, 52cm width, and range between $14.50-$18 per meter. In the fall the company will have a range of digitally printed wallpaper available.
Another interesting company I found was Wall Huggers. The product is an "upholstered wall panel" that comes in pre-measured sizes of 20"x 20", 20"x30", 20"x40" and 40"x30" -- custom orders are available upon request. The natural use for these panels is as a headboard, but there are other applications such as the seatbacking for a banquette or hall bench.
The Designer Glass Company has been making specialized glass surfaces since the 1950s. Using a special technique that bonds the colour to the glass, it can be used in a variety of ways. The most common uses for the product are shower walls in the bathroom and backsplashes in the kitchen. Not only are there different colour and finish options (smooth and glossy versus sandblasted), a picture can be painted on the glass as well. For a look at some of their
work, visit the website.
When I was at the Interior Design Show in February, I found The Wallpaper Company. They have a great website where you can look at wallpaper in a room. Of course it's not quite the same as seeing it on your own walls, but it is a handy tool if you can't imagine the impact of the paper you've chosen. I had a lot of fun playing around with wallpaper samples I would never dream of putting on my walls -- and was surprised to see how good they looked. Wallpaper from The Wallpaper Company is available through select Home Depot stores in the Toronto region. Go to the Wallpaper Company website click on "store locator" to find the one nearest you.
A cute and colourful label is the new "Schoolyard Studio" line of hand printed wallpapers. They are designed and hand screen printed in Toronto by the team of textile designers Hilary Denis and Katy Chan. The website isn't quite ready yet, but you can get an idea of the fun prints they use for the paper. Right now the wallpaper is "hand print-screened" and made in small batches with low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) print medium. Rolls are 10 meters in length, 52cm width, and range between $14.50-$18 per meter. In the fall the company will have a range of digitally printed wallpaper available.
Another interesting company I found was Wall Huggers. The product is an "upholstered wall panel" that comes in pre-measured sizes of 20"x 20", 20"x30", 20"x40" and 40"x30" -- custom orders are available upon request. The natural use for these panels is as a headboard, but there are other applications such as the seatbacking for a banquette or hall bench.
The Designer Glass Company has been making specialized glass surfaces since the 1950s. Using a special technique that bonds the colour to the glass, it can be used in a variety of ways. The most common uses for the product are shower walls in the bathroom and backsplashes in the kitchen. Not only are there different colour and finish options (smooth and glossy versus sandblasted), a picture can be painted on the glass as well. For a look at some of their
work, visit the website.Labels: home decor, wallcoverings
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