Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Design Notebook: Cherry Blossoms and Empty Walls

I've got a couple of lonely, empty walls that line the staircase of Our Peach.

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I just haven't quite figured out what I'd like to dress them with. I've thought of framed art work mixed in with some framed photographs of us and family and friends. I've thought of painting them, but am not quite convinced of a color that will complement the palette we already have. And then I saw this lovely idea from a Young House Love House Crashing post:

[caption id="attachment_535" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Cherry Blossom Mural From Young House Love"][/caption]

Beautiful, eh? And what perfect timing of my find because this past weekend was the official launch of the National Cherry Blossom Festival here in Washington, DC.  The 2010 Cherry Blossom Festival began on March 27 and will run through April 11.  It is an annual celebration of spring in our Nation's Capital.  Thanks to the Japanese, who gave us the beautiful cherry blossom trees that now adorn the Tidal Basin by the Potomac River.

And fantastically, I found other similar ideas of cherry blossom walls.  Looks like I can get a wall decal or "wall tattoo" to place on my walls, just got to find the right one....

[caption id="attachment_539" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="From Uncommon Accents"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_540" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="From IR Korea Deco"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_538" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="From Single Stone Studios"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_542" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="From Red River Interiors"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_544" align="aligncenter" width="261" caption="From Surface Collective"][/caption]

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And to convince the Hubby of this brilliant idea!

Potential sources for wall decals: Dali Decals, Surface Collective

1 comment:

  1. I think you should go for it!!! The blossoms are gorgeous as murals!
    And my walls are quite empty too, but I refuse to fill them with clutter and "stuff" just to cover them. They will remain empty until I can find something inspired to put on them. :)

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