The Simple Solutions

I have two lingering issues with my house. One, my kitchen needs a remodel but it is such a huge investment that I haven't wanted to commit to it quite yet and two, the blinds in my bay window are a constant source of timeouts for my tenacious, two year old. While working today I had a light-bulb moment when stumbling on an article from my favorite blog decor8. The topic was window film... ah ha! This could be the clever solution to tide us over until shutters won't trap little fingers. I was thrilled at the thought. Then with further exploration of the retail site 2jane which sells these films I discovered another problem solving product...tile tattoos! Much like my adored wall decals these are adhesive stickers that are affordable (1), waterproof (2) and cute (3) made to jazz up our mundane tile! What a perfect solution for kitchen and bath makeovers without the mess. I love it!

*photographs via 2jane

Pretty As A Peel

As you might have noticed I spend a lot of my time considering walls; their colors, treatments, their display possibilities... etc. So it will be no great surprise that my current obsession is with wall decals.

Back in the day when I was with Anthropologie we used to do great things with walls to establish and or define a space. And Anthro's sister store, Urban Outfitters, has been selling whimsical wall decals for quite some time. For years wall decals were used by college kids and commitment phobic apartment dwellers but today they have become mainstream as a fantastic way to add dimension to a room, a graphic pop to a wall or to reference a piece of furniture where there is none. Places I love to use decals are many but a few favorite spots to consider are; in place of a "real" headboard, above a mantle instead of artwork and as a narrative for a nursery wall. And remember if you don't love it, you can just peel it right off!

To find great solutions check out: Urban Outfitters & Blik

*Images courtesy of Blik website