Stick it
Words: Jessica Jones • Apr 28th, 2008 • Category: GOODS.
kabloom-maquette design (www.flavorpaper.com)WALLPAPER IS MAKING A COMEBACK
kabloom-maquette design (www.flavorpaper.com)
Looking to spice up your apartment but don’t have the cash to hire an interior designer?
We’ve got one word for you: wallpaper. (Wait, don’t close the box.)
I know what your thinking, wallpaper stopped with your parent’s generation. Those pink flowers around the mirror in your mom’s bathroom always made you want to hurl.
But wallpaper is back – and the reincarnation of this stickable art is kinda cool (Okay really cool, we’re ordering a batch ourselves as soon as our $600 tax rebate economic stimulus check arrives.)
Websites like flavorpaper.com, which offers scrach-n-sniff wallpaper (150 for 27″ x 15′), and rompstore.com ($100 for 39″ by 39″) are selling wallpaper that you would actually be proud of. 2jane.com even lets you paint by number and choose your own hues ($95 for 20.5″ x 33′ rol). To add insta-funk appeal, mix-and-match a few designs.
Try it for yourself, take pictures and send them in. We want to see!
Jessica Jones is spending these days penning articles about black culture, music and fashion for magazines and newspapers like Black Enterprise, Vapors, Vibe.com and The Village Voice.
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Okay. This is SUUUUUPPPPER COOL! I was really going to close the box and skip over this write up, until you urged me to stay, baby! And I’m glad you did!
LOL! I think this is great. Wallpaper, when you really look at it (through a funky, funky, funky lens) can really do wonders for a room. The tone, the vibe, the energy and feel can really be transformed. So I think I might give it a try. THANK YOU!