Ella on the House Hunt

Mr. Ella and I have decided to find a farm.

 A place where we can go to slow down and escape all of 

the noises and rushing around that the city brings.

A Country Retreat...

I almost talked myself into making an offer on the first property we looked at because I fell in love with the old wallpaper. 

I don't even use much color in my decorating anymore, but the timeworn softness of the faded paper had me at hello.

Layers of the past revealed... 

This old farmhouse is out in the country in the middle of NO where. 

Not a fancy place, but I can just imagine old iron beds dressed in white chenille and cotton curtains blowing in the warm breeze.

A touch of aqua to tug at my heart...

  

 We had to pass on this one for reasons having absolutely nothing to do with my passion for pretty walls!

Spring Freshness

Vintage wallpaper, player piano paper and recycled cardboard are a few ways I chose to bring Spring freshness to my booth at ACM.

I decided to go for it and use all of my favorite patterns. 

Each one puts an instant smile on my face.

Oh, and of course, it wouldn't be Spring without a few new birds!

I haven't been taking much time to browse the blogs lately, but the House of Hargrove caught my attention today. Elaine has a wonderful post on the new wallpaper trends. I was reminded of a store we ran across on our recent trip to Connecticut.

(Seymour Antiques Company)

The back room immediately pulled me in and captured my attention.

I suddenly felt the need for a good nap though...

How clever to hang mismatched vintage wallpapers. An unexpected way of decorating-my favorite...

Mr. Ella did his eye-roll thing when I told him I wanted to try this in the guest bedroom of our new old house!