It feels like spring and I have flowers on my mind! One of my soft spots is floral wallpaper, which reminds me of childhood trips to France (well, that’s my excuse anyway). I think it’s perfect for children’s rooms, but country florals are very girlie, very sweet and very easy to overdose on.
The key to success is to stay with one surface like the examples below and create contrast. Stick with one wall of (vintage inspired) floral wallpaper and keep everything else relatively plain and simple, and you won’t go far wrong. Or turn it around and use floral bedding in an otherwise neutral, modern room to add instant whimsy.
(room to bloom collage – top: photo by jeltje janmaat for vt wonen, cath kidston chintz wallpaper, madame doute, bunny angel liberty flowers, liberty print suitcase – bottom: baby lapin lamp, darling clementine rabbit card, ercol children’s chair, sundvik bed ikea, lloop lamp, fox print – wallpaper left to right: colemans petite fleur, cath kidston winchester posy, room seven winter poppies)
very cute! And great advice 🙂 I’m glad I found your blog recently. My friend is having a baby. We don’t know if it’s a girl or boy yet, so nursery plans are on hold until then. I will be checking back here for inspiration for sure!
Holly, you’re going to have SO much fun doing your friend’s baby’s room! Keep me updated on progress once you find out whether it’s a boy or girl : )
Love all these florals, I think I wold like them in my own room nevermind my daughters!
Hihi, I’ll second that Zoe!
Didn’t think you were into floral wallpaper:) not sure why?
Anyway, great advise and you know I love everything colour and childlike.
When I read your blog I often think about me and my home. Is that weird? I still want the baby lapin lamp:)
Cath Kidston… oh no, please. That’s where everything stops for me!!
Tina! With a name like ‘Room to Bloom’ it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I like ALL things floral : )
I can see Cath Kidston isn’t for you – I like it in small doses. They do three floral wallpapers I can’t resist – two of them mentioned above. Can’t wait to see your home in you-know-which-magazine soon!
thanks Ursula, it’s very nice
Hi Jenny – thanks for stopping by. Glad you like it and thanks for lending me your picture.