last night, i was channel surfing and landed on mtv's real world. i remember finding this show a rather guilty pleasure when i was much younger. today, the show itself seems pretty silly, but whoever decorated the DC house they're living in gets a medal from me. all i request is that you try to ignore the intended subjects of these pictures and focus on the fabulousness that is behind them... my favorite thing in the whole house is this yellow wallpaper above dark lilac wainscoting with white trim. here's a closeup of same.
also love this wall (and here) that's somehow both jammed with frames but restrained at the same time.
since the house is in washington d.c., there are some rooms that are pretty over the top fourth of july themed, but this coin mosaic seems to me patriotic yet tasteful.this living room & fireplace just made my day. (see it from other perspectives here and here).
i am going through an intense lilac/periwinkle/french lavender phase, and this room just seems to exemplify a style i'm trying to learn: elegant yet playful, light and open yet cozy. i read something today about how the modernists' motto was "less is more," and the post modernists' motto was "less is a bore." love it.in the episode i w
atched, there was a lot of drama about various people using the phone too much, tying up the line, etc etc. if i had a little phone nook that looked like this, there would be no drama- there would be nothing but peace and harmony and joy, even during conversations with tech support people. (yes, that's scenic wallpaper- see it more clearly here and here)
finally, i'm thinking that this greek alphabet wallpaper would be cheeky and perfect in a nursery...
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