Seems like people have been saying that wallpaper is making a comeback for a while now… so is it still coming or are we there yet??   Wallpaper is a great way to makeover a space if you are on a limited budget ~ with a good wallpaper you can make a plain white box of a room into a rustic retreat, the OK Corral, or a fancy living room. 

 
{image via beautiful paper via apartment therapy}

But here’s a GREENER approach to wallpaper, a way to spend virtually nada and also have a room that is completely unique to your style & taste… use recycled paper goods as wallpaper.  It can be anything you love, or you just think looks good…

 
{image via homelife}

Sheet music * pages from your favorite novel or book of poems * pages from a Dr. Seuss book for your kiddos * POSTCARDS {ABOVE} ~ I particularly love this one.  I think it would be out-of-control-cool to do an entire bathroom in nothing but vintage cactus postcards.

 
{image via design squish via katy elliott}

Maps * Vintage Photosgraphs * Newspaper ~ the sports page for the man’s room and sheets from New York Fashion Week for the girl’s room. 

 
{image via design*sponge}

Rodeo posters, MENUS, Wrapping Paper {ABOVE} ~ in this image from Design*Sponge they used wrapping paper to line the back of these shelves, and also suggested using wallpaper to line your drawers…. ’cause who doesn’t want something pretty to look at when your going for your socks every morning?? 

The list goes on and on but the idea is simple ~ don’t throw stuff away!! 

Recycle * Repurpose * RE~LOVE

This idea will be featured this morning on the Junk in my Trunk Radio Show {JIMT} which airs every Monday, Thursday & Saturday from 10am till 11am on Kansas City’s 1140am KCXL & 1160am KCTO. You can also LISTEN LIVE on the Internet… visit JunkMafia.com and click on the Little Red Radio at the bottom of the page.

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{image via apartment therapy via suzy hoodless}

Yesterday I posted magazine pics from the mid-90’s ~ there was one series that I wanted to wait and share today, it’s this Tee Pee from a 1994 Architectural Digest Magazine that is just amazing…

The design is from Cassandra Lohr Design who has many beautiful projects in her portfolio but still features this Tee Pee as one of her greatest projects, it is easy to see why… I could play Cowboys & Indians all day long in this luxurious space!!

Cassandra Lohr also designs furniture and bedding, much of it like that seen here in the images of the Tee Pee.

For those of you who are looking for Tee Pee INSPIRED decor ~ keep looking after the BREAK BELOW >>>>
for few more sources to achieve this look…

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Also check out the new VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL LIGHTS that Barn Light Electric Co. has introduced to their selection!!

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Furniture artist Rob Gorrell has been making rustic furniture and contemporary tramp art for almost twenty years.  Like many artists Rob is committed to using salvaged lumber as often as possible, not only to pass along cost savings to his clients, but also as a part of his effort to re-use and re-cycle. 

Whether it be from discarded pallets or lumber that is deemed unacceptable, anytime we can use salvaged wood it is another step towards conserving energy and saving trees ~ just because some wood and building materials look like JUNK to one person’s project, Rob will use the discarded lumber and turn it into something beautiful.

Midnight Mirror

This tramp art mirror {ABOVE} is a great example of a 100% salvaged piece of art… much of the architectural elements on the mirror are furniture pieces that were found & waiting for the trash pile.  The other wood is from old pallets, the orange globes are from a glass factory that was discarding the “rejects”, and the mirror has been re-used time and time again since the late 1800’s.  That is Recycle * Repurpose * RE-LOVE at it’s BEST!!

Tramp Art Cigar Box Cupboard
Made with salvaged walnut and discarded cigar boxes.

Tramp Art Hidden Cupboard Box
Made with old roof tin from the late 1800’s, salvaged walnut and discarded drawers from a local manufacturer.

To learn more about Rob’s art visit his website at TwigChair.com.  You can also purchase art from Rob on his ETSY site HERE.

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Recycle * Repurpose * RE~LOVE

This idea will be featured this morning on the Junk in my Trunk Radio Show {JIMT} which airs every Monday, Thursday & Saturday from 10am till 11am on Kansas City’s 1140am KCXL & 1160am KCTO. You can also LISTEN LIVE on the Internet… visit JunkMafia.com and click on the Little Red Radio at the bottom of the page.

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I stumbled upon a website for art & posters last night… found some beauties that I thought y’all might enjoy.

 The best part… all of these can be ordered in MASSIVE size
{up to 5 feet ~ whoa!!}.

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We had the greatest treasure roll into the Cactus Creek Store this week ~ Barn vents from an 1800’s barn with original star architectural detailing.  They are in superior condition and truly a piece of American history. 

With the life of the American farmer changing in so many ways… the rising of more efficient metal barns, the affects of technology, and also many people leaving their lives on the land and moving inward, there acres of barns stocked full of “JUNK”. 

Of course it’s not really junk, not a bit of it.  Almost every piece of an old barn can be reclaimed and incorporated into our twenty-first century homes.  From tractor seats to well-worn timbers, the trend of moving relics from BARNS to the BURBS is all about embracing our American history and breathing new life into something no longer used…

Recycle * Repurpose * RE~LOVE

This idea will be featured this morning on the Junk in my Trunk Radio Show {JIMT} which airs every Monday, Thursday & Saturday from 10am till 11am on Kansas City’s 1140am KCXL & 1160am KCTO. You can also LISTEN LIVE on the Internet… visit JunkMafia.com and click on the Little Red Radio.

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INSPIRATION Pics & LINKS to just a few of the hundreds of online sources for barn~inspired decor…

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Love this Antler Cross… made of resin.
Now on SALE for under $50 ~ very nice.

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One Christmas when I was a student at Texas A&M I was trying to figure out what to give my friends as gifts.  Being a poor college student I had to come up with something inexpensive so I ventured upon a DIY project that involved materials I had access to, while also being appropriate for my comprades.  The result was a picture frame with beer bottle caps glued to the frame.  This is a true story… I can remember hanging out at a little burger & beer place during the entire Christmas break eating fries, drinking cold ones, listening to the juke box & collecting bottle caps.  Ahhh, the good ol’ days.

Recycled Bottle Cap Photo Frame from La Bella Vita
{NOTE: my bottle cap frames weren’t nearly this cool!!}

I’ve included a few examples of what the ingenious types in the world of UPCYCLED ART are creating with bottle caps.

{Upcycling is “The practice of taking something that is disposable and transforming it into something of greater use and value” From the book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough and Michael Braungart.}

Bottlecap Necklace from Kotik-Design

Bottle Cap Mosaic Table from BottleCapArtWork.com

Bottle Cap Mirror from Around The Bend

Vintage Sculpture Arrows & Signs

Bottle Cap Embellishment on shelves holding a bottle collection.  This comes from Jim Healy Junk Architect and was featured on JunkMarketStyle.com.

Recycle * Repurpose * RE~LOVE

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I’m starting to feel an itch waiting for the sales to start up again… an estate sale, an auction, OR, even better ~ an ANTIQUE SHOW.  It’s the only thing about the holidays that I don’t like… not being able to get out and hunt for treasures.

That said, if you’re in Texas THIS WEEKEND {Jan 16 & 17, 2010} then you’re in luck ’cause there’s going to be a BIG Winter Antiques Show at the BIG RED BARN in Round Top, Texas.  The Big Red Barn was the site for the original Round Top Antique Show over 40 years ago, and continues to be a must-stop venue for the Spring and Fall shows, but they also have a Winter and Summer Antique Show that are worth a trip.

If you head that way be sure to stop and see our friend Queenie from the Queenie Tin & Mirror Company {SEE PICS}.  She is the beginning and end of your search for beautiful, vintage-inspired MIRRORS & GIFTS.  I adore her cut  & monogrammed tins for baby gifts!!  And if you miss her this time be sure to look for her at Marburger Farm during Round Top Antique Week {just 11 more weeks till we’re there!!  weeehaw!!}.

OR you can always purchase from Queenie ONLINE HERE.  Or at Scott Antique Market in Atlanta, Georgia, the second weekend of every month.

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So did you get it done??  All of the Christmas decorations down… put all of the presents away… cleaned the house real good… Yeah, me neither.  But when I do {next weekend I swear!!} it’s going to feel sooo good to start fresh.  I love how “uncluttered” the living room feels after that tree comes down, I always forget that along with the warmth & coziness of Christmas decor comes a lot of “stuff”. It’s then that I start to feel INSPIRED to do something new to the house.  A new wall hanging, maybe… or even just a few new pillows to freshen up the look of the living room.

I LOVE the living room {BELOW}, mostly because it is full of all of the things that the homeowner loves ~ souvenirs from travels, a comfortable sofa and the perfect antique chairs.

{Images from Country Living Magazine, Photographer Laura Moss}

Here are a few ideas of how you can start to recreate this look in your home…

[1] Benjamin Moore Paint – Pale Avocado
[2] Brass Side Table from Home Nature
[3] Wild West Chair & Ottoman

[4] Pronghorn Antelope Mount from Timberline
[5] Deep Patina Bronze Lamp from Balard Designs
[6] Tobacco Ticking Cotton Rug from Dash & Albert

[7] African Weave Antique Pillow from Kathy Ireland
[8] Roll Arm Slipcovered Sofa from Restoration Hardware
[9] Striped Linen with Gold Trim Blanket from Patch NYC

Want to see a few more pictures of this lovely cottage??  Check ‘em out…

Hope you have a wonderful Monday… doesn’t it feel kind of good to get back in the saddle after the holiday break??  Enjoy… xo,fancy

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