The writings on the wall
There is something beautiful about having special lines of poetry and favourite words stuck up on your wall for all your visitors to see. You know magnetic poetry? Same idea, but bigger and better. The wall covering designer, Tracy Kendall, has really made a name for herself plastering larger than life decals on her clients’ walls, and more recently sticking a whole bunch of words up there too!
The two wallpapers below were featured at Maison Objet and I just LOVE them - Especially the black and white creation (below, left) that has a 3D element to it. Sure we could just put up woven grass wallpaper to add texture to our walls, but this is taking it to a whole other level!
The paper on the right I find produces such a beautiful old worldly feel yet is contemporized with the bright orange font colour. The script is lovely imagery and even though busy, has a calming sense to it.
These are different and innovative and will give your guests something to read while you’re mixing drinks!
Ok we’ve all seen mass produced canvas pictures, tables etc. with names of cities all over it. There is something about this chair (From Now's HomeleBrun) though, that grabbed me. The size, the shape and contours – there is something regal about it. The contrast of the black and white really got my attention. I think it could be very interesting as a pair opposite a sofa in a sitting room.
It would certainly reach your quota of ‘loud’ for your room.
Note: Fabrics in white with black cursive writing on it are NOT so loud. The contrast is not so stark and it allows for a more gentle imagery. Where all caps letters are bold, flowing cursive lower case letters are not.
Stating the obvious – Is it really so bad?
I noticed quite a few pieces that had the object’s name emblazoned on them. For instance a plastic chair had the word ‘chaise’ plastered all over it.
Here is another option. A little white table lamp from Exnovo with ‘light’ printed all over the shade.
Cute? Yes. Busy? Quite.
To have items like these in your home, you need to be a person who doesn’t get bogged down by brain pollution when you ingest too much media and graphics. Negative elements aside, I still think it adds something very unique to a space. But do be careful, too much will make the room loud and crazy. You must always appreciate the delicate balance of too little or too much. In other words, don’t reach your word limit!
