Tag Archives: wallpaper

Deliberating on the details

Posted on January 26, 2018 by coteetcampagne

So, proof that a little simple attention to detail can be effective? More from this pinterest site here, where I found this photo- Lovely Pinterest Link I have a number of inset cupboards like this in the house. Cut into … Continue reading →

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Friday French Property P**n – chambres brutes

Posted on January 27, 2017 by coteetcampagne

Remember this snippet of a stone fireplace  from an earlier  post? Well I found a wider view at- athoughtfuleye.files.wordpress.com see below-plus this very rough and raw bathroom- Actually my downstairs shower room looks a lot like this right now (minus … Continue reading →

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Walls, cranes, Walter Crane……back on the paper trail

Posted on October 1, 2016 by coteetcampagne

I found this image -left-on pinterest, but I’ve lost the link . I’m sure it was posted by a James in Scotland; I racked my brain for ages trying to think what it reminded me of. Then I got it. … Continue reading →

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I dream about French murs, or, how walls are my new obsession

Posted on January 30, 2016 by coteetcampagne

I am obsessed with looking at options for  Our French Walls. If they are flat, I will capitalise on that and consider  a little wallpaper or wonderful paint colours.I will judiciously introduce light and dark where aspect and proportions permit … Continue reading →

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Papier peint, fond d’écran, wallpaper

Posted on December 31, 2015 by coteetcampagne

Wallpaper- not something I thought I would ever use in any house of mine. France is even changing my decorative sensibilities. This genuinely vintage French paper is a typically recognisable piece from the 19thc. I even have shred or two … Continue reading →

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Episode 116- back on the paper trail again

Posted on June 30, 2015 by coteetcampagne

Yes, I am back pondering about wallpaper once more. This is odd, I haven’t included wallpaper in any of my decorative schemes for many years; paint is my go-to solution . France and this house are clearly steering my thoughts … Continue reading →

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À Mon Seul Désir

Posted on June 11, 2015 by coteetcampagne

I have two framed woolwork needlepoint tapestries for the tulip bedroom. Mille-fleurs,  mythic animals, unicorns, symbolism These simplified but still very evocative pictures were inspired by the six tapestries woven around 1500 and now restored and displayed at the Musée … Continue reading →

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Episode 109- Grotty French wallpapers I have had to to strip off…

Posted on April 10, 2015 by coteetcampagne

Careful with that punctuation Eugene..Only five layers in the dining area (formerly bedroom 3!) as only converted from barn about seventy years ago. In order- Rather nice French vintage subtle floral, then Screaming Sixties orange, brown and yellow daisies, dodgy … Continue reading →

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Episode 75- Papier peint, oui ou non? to wallpaper or not to wallpaper

Posted on June 26, 2014 by coteetcampagne

I had absolutely no intention of using any wallpaper anywhere when we bought the French house. Almost all my recent decorative treatments have been paint based. I liked what was left of the wallpaper in the  tulip bedroom, but it … Continue reading →

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