What lies beneath

Another weekend, another DIY duty. This weekend I made a start on the spare bedroom and was amazed to reveal a football wallpaper in quite good condition. I'm not sure how old this wallpaper is. I'm thinking 70s but other family members are saying maybe 1950s? Anyone have any ideas?

I had set ideas on how I wanted the spare bedroom. I was going to go for bright and scandi but now I've unearthed this, I'm half tempted to keep this and turn the room into something a little quirky - I'm thinking flea market chic meets industrial style. I envisage lots of framed prints, grey and neutral textiles, an eclectic mix of metal coat hooks with vintage men's suits/ accessories. And a wall of brogues and interesting shoes.

I know the wallpaper is very boy-bedroomy but it's vintage quality has so much character I think it would be a shame not to give it a chance. Oh I just love how something that currently exists in a room can dictate how a room should be designed/ styled. Watch this space...

DIY moves with the times

In this day and age, you'd think DIY would be much easier. We can read the daily paper at the swipe of a finger yet putting up wallpaper still requires a pasting brush, a pasting table and the patience of a saint - oh and glue of course. Well that could all be set to change. Yes there's paste-the-wall wallpapers now but let's be honest, that's still a faff. But looky here, NY company Tempaper have come up with sticky yet removable wallpapers that come in really cool patterns. Hmm...now for a wooden floor that sands and stains itself!

Stairway to heaven

Orla Kiely is one of my design icons and I'm currently getting inspiration for homes as I'm (fingers crossed) in the process of buying a period house. Saw this happy hallway and fell in love.

Source: Living etc