I went to a very good lecture about the history of wallpaper, yesterday. When I was choosing a wallpaper for my bathroom, I found two I liked - the safe, pretty option (honeysuckle) and a Chinese scene that I really liked better. But I finally went for the honeysuckle, because there wasn't enough wall to display the scene as it should be. I still miss the toile de jouy that used to be there, I really loved that. Anyway, Jo the lecturer inspired me to remember the Chinese wallpaper. And I'm going to have it in my bedroom. This will mean taking some furniture out of the room and moving my bed to the wall opposite where it is now. I've done this before and used to do it regularly, I like moving furniture around. I'm not sure where I'll put the chests of drawers that I don't really want in the room but, apart from the bed itself, I don't want overly bedroom furniture in there.
My sister likes one of the wallpapers that Jo showed us, which was originally designed in the 1927 and is available now. I asked Jo about it (she has it in her own house) and have sent Wink the details.
So here they are. Mine and Wink's. I love hers too and if she decides against it, I might steal it. I'll check out the other papers on that site anyway. I know that wallpaper isn't much used nowadays, but I've always liked it, particularly in less used rooms.
Things are pottering along here. I am usually too tired to write, or do anything else, in the evening. I have a finite amount of energy for the day and, when it's used, I go to bed. That means I'm often awake half the night, of course, but at least I'll be able to lie and enjoy the opposite wall, once I get my act together and sort the room out. That might take a while, to be fair.
