Nursery Style: Create a feature wall with retro wallpaper
October 13, 2008 by Natalie · 9 Comments
Natalie writes…
I’m a big fan of feature walls and we have a couple dotted around the house, with one in the bambino’s bedroom. Wallpapering the entire room can make it all feel a bit busy and closed in but a feature wall opens up the room and creates the illusion of space. As usual, I have been perusing the wonderful archives of Living Etc and they’ve provided the inspiration for this post.
To get the look:
The wallpaper is from Cath Kidston who also do other retro wallpapers if you’re not of the boating kind. They come in 10m rolls and have a wipeable finish. £22 from Cath Kidston.
If you want to add in some of the other touches from the room, I found a very similar coat stand at Furniture in Fashion reduced from £49.95 to £29.95. This is also the type of thing, if you’re of the thrifty/patient/bargain hunter sort that you may find at your charity shop, local car boot sale, or local furniture store.
I didn’t manage to track down something very similar to the bedside cabinet although…I did find the sexier silver version at The Holding Company although it will set you back £135 making you tempted to put it in your own room… I reckon trawling a few smaller furniture stores, auction houses, or even charity furniture stores could turn up a steal.
Photo credit: Living Etc
I am a big fan of the feature wall in your spare room…..it’s jaw dropping :0)
You should also take a look at Designers Guild Kids’ collections http://www.designersguild.com/kids, there are some great retro wallpaper and fabics + loads of wonderful accessories for the nursery and kids rooms.
Hey James
Thanks for the tip, just checked out the site and it has some pretty fab designs for the bambinos nursery.
Hey Henry
I am a big lover of the designers guild goodies, you have just reminded me that I have not visited the site recently, off I go to check it out.
Thanks you guys
Thanks Brenda!
James
BabyGeek – It took me a moment to realise what you were talking about! Hush! I told you the previous owner had decidedly iffy tastes. He thought he was an artiste, me thinks he needs to stay away from creativity…
Henry – I am a big Designers Guild Fan. I’m leaning on a few of your rather big pillows and cushions right now
I will certainly check out your kids range.
James – Thanks for the tip off. We do love wall stickers!