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A (Domino) Page from the Past

OH, Domino.  You still make my heart go pitty pat – especially when I stumble upon old scanned tear sheets from your archives, like this one I spotted (gasp!) on Pinterest when it was just a teeny tiny thumbnail on a page.  There is still something so distinct and almost magical about the pages of Domino – the eclectic layering, the effortless chic…  Every month was like Christmas when it came in the mail, and I always knew I was about to be transported into a world full of charm and wonder – one that was never inaccessible, and always inspiring.  For instance, look at the photo above:  that’s some lovely but demure granny chic wallpaper…  a super feminine, ornate sconce…  an old side table with books piled up Jenga-style…  sheets with pink hearts on them, like the ones I had when I was 4…  and your grandpa’s plaid wool blanket standing in as a comforter.  And a little breakfast in the rumply bed.  Who would’ve thought to have put ’em together, but put ’em together and what’ve you got?

Bibbity Bobbity Boo.   It’s magic, I tell ya!

Have a great week!

This Wallpaper is Yummy.

Fab wallpaper vendor Walnut Wallpaper has some goodies on sale this week over at One Kings Lane.  (Update 3/25/12:  The “Captain Smith” in color Epoque is by Katie Deedy of Grow House Grow and available HERE.)  This serene, aquatic, dreamy design could do some REAL pretty things to a space.  But if you’re not keen on doing a whole room in it, try framing a few panels like artwork (in frames or in molding), comme ça:

Or cover the inside of a closet – quel surprise!

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You could also use the remnants to line dresser drawers…

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…cover a lampshade (this is fabric, but you get the idea):

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…or line a pretty tray, make placemats, cover ugly boxes for storage, etc.  There are oodles of NOODLES of possibilities…  wheeeeeeeeeeee (!)

xoxo!

*photo credits:  All photos (unless otherwise credited) via Apartment Therapy.