Magazines as decor? Why not? While these are obviously loved and have been read many, many times (check out the worn spines in the close-up), these old National Geographics are also providing a hit of brightness to the dark, monolithic bookshelves. We love how the organizer of these shelves isolated out the yellow magazines into specific cubes, creating an almost Mondrian-like composition.
Color Chip: Vintage National Geographic Yellow
A few more striking images from the same home, belonging to Neil Stemmet of Koncept Design and Architecture in South Africa:
Collections Displayed Against Black
A Wall Pattern Made from Branches
Via: Elle Decoration South Africa
Photos: Mark Williams via Elle Decoration
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The wall pattern from branches is lovely!
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The various maps that come with some issues also make for great (and cheap) decorating that is easy to update and switch around!
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That is an all-around gorgeous home, and a great use of a National Geographic collection (definitely a magazine worth collecting!).
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Love it! What a gorgeous idea :-)
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what are those dining room chairs? not the ghost ones, right?
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Absolutely love the red tufted sofa. I'll never look at National Geographic magazines the same way. That's so creative to use them that way.
Karen
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This reminds me of a magazine spread I saw a few years ago about a hotel somewhere in Europe where one of the rooms was inspired by National Geographic yellow. They built a platform bed out of wood and old National Geographics. I think about that spread all the time! I wish so much I had clipped that out. Still kicking myself that I didn't.
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greetings from south africa
thank you for the wonderful comments - really inspiring to see the world out there, takes notice of the south of africa
enjoy and contact me if you need further info
neil
neil@konceptdesign.co.za
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