upholstered walls

Several weeks ago I went to an estate sale in an amazing house. Each one of the SIX bedrooms had upholstered walls in a different toile. Coordinating but not matching custom made silk curtains in each room (because what is toile without some silk) and custom bedding as well. A little too much toile for most, but as Martyn Lawerence would say it was 'delicious'. I went back to that sale twice, mostly to just look at the house. It was my first encounter with upholstered walls and I'm telling you, they are no joke.<br /><br />And I'm not talking one flew over the cuckoo's nest padded walls. I mean upholstered goodness. Like this.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw20XQ3T-hQG3BgL9JokVv1oCogzMKd9ul6TvFzstsOknmEQZBjqhBN13qbDzYfWG-vBlO5Dr3a3sFgdZrCz3SQg5NRY7SCPZr8WPUqWidpGQJob1tiPqWx8heTrchT9bftrX3NbmqarEF/s1600/364509260-01113859.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw20XQ3T-hQG3BgL9JokVv1oCogzMKd9ul6TvFzstsOknmEQZBjqhBN13qbDzYfWG-vBlO5Dr3a3sFgdZrCz3SQg5NRY7SCPZr8WPUqWidpGQJob1tiPqWx8heTrchT9bftrX3NbmqarEF/s640/364509260-01113859.jpeg" width="490" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/home-garden/la-hm-veranda-house-of-windsor-photos,0,4681078.photogallery" target="_blank">Peter Dunham via Veranda</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihl8n0lFvXKmBBxC7dTWbQPda_KkDRpTfLcDlN3FYqw2sua3agZSEtKV6WFd2h-eno9IeZGPY65Ag81aXKV0rhD0IinJOcKKKqSKZWMKXzp_nCFExR9EO1G_0qM0TZujkOQxj5Bp96aTu5/s1600/celery.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihl8n0lFvXKmBBxC7dTWbQPda_KkDRpTfLcDlN3FYqw2sua3agZSEtKV6WFd2h-eno9IeZGPY65Ag81aXKV0rhD0IinJOcKKKqSKZWMKXzp_nCFExR9EO1G_0qM0TZujkOQxj5Bp96aTu5/s640/celery.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kembleinteriors.com/">Celerie Kemble</a></td></tr></tbody></table>That Celerie Kemble dining room is upholstered in my very favorite <a href="http://www.fschumacher.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=62610">Betwixt fabric</a>. Bananas.<br /><br />What do you think? A fan or not so much? Ever tried it? <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/08/diy-upholstered-walls.html" target="_blank">Jenny has a great tutorial</a> (of course) about it if you are looking for a winter break DIY.

upholstered walls

Several weeks ago I went to an estate sale in an amazing house. Each one of the SIX bedrooms had upholstered walls in a different toile. Coo...

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