Pepper Design Blog

A Bold Move: Four Walls of Wallpaper

Wallpapering an entire room is daring & bold — it’s both painstakingly permanent (at least the application process feels that way…) and uber trendy (will I really love this pattern in 5 years?). But if you’re up for the challenge, the results can be marvelous.

It’s important to try new themes out on an old room. Even if you’re after the new, and you want to just get the project finished, get the home insurance sorted and start enjoying the house, careful planning can benefit you in the long run. Through doing so, you’ll end up with a new, bold look for the room, and the experience will teach you loads about decorating regardless of how enamored you are with the result.

Here are six fantastic living room examples from House to Home that offer casual {and very livable} wallpaper patterns on all four walls of a living room. I have a feeling these won’t be going out of style anytime soon…

Make a bold move in one of your rooms — this could be a great solution for a reading room or family den that really needs a ‘pop’. Wallpaper can also make an excellent accent on a single wall, in a small recessed cubby space (think window seat or alcove) or on a wall overhang (where your tv might be mounted or your fireplace juts out). Read on for more inspiration! Read more »

Closet to Office: Out of the Way, Old Coats!

If your home is anything like mine, finding extra space in the house for an office, craft room or supply area is hardly feasible… which is why I’m SO inspired by these fantastic, closet-to-office makeovers, and I hope they might bring a bit of inspiration to your home as you consider whether that art room or extra desk can fit in seamlessly!

Think of all of the great nooks & crannies in your home that could be made over. Closets, for the most part, are underutilized and poorly ordered — pulling everything out and re-alloting your closet space with the correct proportion of shelves, bins and boxes is a Saturday afternoon’s worth of work (but well worth it!). If you’re lucky enough to have an empty closet for ‘your’ space — it’s time to consider what mod wallpaper print you’ll put up, what brilliant paint color you can find and how to finish a quick DIY desk (just one giant shelf with extra supports… but we’ll talk more about that after the jump!) Read more »

Fabric of the Day: Amy Butler’s Lotus Design

Today was such a wonderful lazy Sunday… I had much-coveted free time to enjoy the sun, sort & organize a closet in dire need of attention (always fun) and an opportunity to catch up with good friends over a delicious meal. Days where you get to spend your time on what you need or want to do are so very few and far between that when they come along surely it is the marking of a good day!

I came across this beautiful {very classy & modern} pattern this weekend while searching for a fabric for the backdrop of a bookshelf. There’s something about the floral zinneas/lotus that are both retro and tribal at the same time, and the structure of the overall pattern is clean and straight forward — but seeps of that modern, urban loveliness (Anthropologie-esq?). While I have always adored Amy Butler’s incredible feminine designs, this particular cherry wallflower fabric has stuck with me all weekend! I’m opting for a cooler shade of blue that will match my room for the bookcase, but this could happily find a space else where in my home! Check out all of Amy Butler’s FABULOUS designs by visiting her website here.