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Vintage Home Perfection by Gallivanting Girls

If you abhor the ordinary and won’t go within a 10-mile radius of stores that mass-produce cookie-cutter style, I suggest you check out Gallivanting Girls. Offering up everything vintage from aprons to fondue sets, I especially love their decorative home accessories. Beware: this sneak peek might just have you reaching for your wallet.

gallivanting girls typewriter

Maybe it’s just the writer in me, but there is something so beautiful about a vintage typewriter. This 1920’s Underwood Standard Portable model is actually in perfect working condition. Surely, this could add a dose of inspiration to any project…

gallivanting girls vinyl

While iPods may be great for the music listener on the go, they don’t lend themselves well to wall art quite like vinyls do. The 101 Strings’ “I Love Paris” 33rpm record could conjure the perfect hint of nostalgia in any space.

gallivanting girls carafe

The Royal Blue Carafe from Danish Designer Ole Palsby has a color so striking I would consider putting it on display before actually utilizing it in my kitchen. So simple, yet sure to stand out.

gallivanting girls cheese platter

Need a conversation piece for that upcoming cocktail party? This vintage cheese plate with a 1960’s style design might just do the trick.

gallivanting girls milk lamps

There’s nothing I love more than decorative touches that look like they could be at home in any room. This pair of milk glass lamps could easily serve as the punctuation mark for an already completed design.

gallivanting girls chowder bowls

The soup Nazi might not be so crabby if he had a set of these awesome soup and chowder bowls in his kitchen collection. If these don’t make you warm and fuzzy inside, I don’t know what will.

The Gallivanting Girls collection is far more extensive than this little snippet I’ve shown here. Uh oh, guess you better go check it out yourself.

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The Feature Wall Redux: 5 Bold Design Ideas

Okay. The idea of the feature wall (where one wall of a room is painted boldly to stand out) has been done, done, and done. But feature walls are morphing into something more than a taupe wall at the head of a bedroom—something that can stand on its own. They are becoming art in and of themselves. Here are five noninvasive ways to reinvent a room using the revamped concept of a feature wall:

#1 – Custom Creation

feature wall lime clocks

If you have a blank wall that could serve as a focal point for a large room, consider custom-creating a piece of art. Knowing he wanted to create a DIY clock and use the color lime green, Tim drew his graphics first in AutoCAD then transferred them onto his tall, blank wall. There’s no missing this creation when entering his home—and no seeing it anywhere else in the world.

#2 – Funky Façade

feature wall facade

Create a façade, such as the one in this living room, which suggests a library vibe. This funky wallpaper adds unusual panache to this simple but carefully constructed lounge area—while also stylishly integrating the flat-screen.

#3 – Layers & Dimension

feature wall layers

Don’t think larger—think smaller. Rather than covering an entire wall from corner to corner, let a smaller and unexpected addition of stark color add layers and dimension, such as this uniquely designed hearth.

#4 – Bold yet Subtle Wallpaper

feature wall wallpaper

On top of blending the flat-screen into this sleek setup, the wallpaper here contributes to (rather than draws attention from) the room’s texture and darker aspects. The wallpaper is bold yet subtle in its shadowed hues.

#5 – New Texture: Glass

feature wall texture

Consider not only how a feature wall can add new color, but new texture to a room. This fresh and modern GlassKote is easy to clean and maintain, and becomes the artistic centerpiece of the room.