Inspiration: Maison Martin Margiela Facade

We live in a rental, so we're always on the look-out for non-permanent wall treatments. We loved Bri and Chad's wall treatment, which used post-its to create texture. The other day, when we drove by the Maison Martin Margiela store, we discovered another option...

We stopped the car to take a closer look at the facade's shimmering "sequins" and discovered the secret: simple white plastic paillettes, like these we found at M&J Trimming, nailed in orderly rows. We think even a small patch of them would be amazing in a sunny spot.

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I love it. The building I live in has a similar "wind sculpture" by Ned Kahn in our courtyard. It's one of my favorite parts of the building. For more inspiration:
http://nedkahn.com/wind.html

posted by JulieD on February 15th 2008 at 12:31pm
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Like the Sparklett's trucks!

posted by boomtown! on February 15th 2008 at 12:53pm
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i actually thought it was a large scale print of a fingerprint!

posted by elizabethy on February 15th 2008 at 2:29pm
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if you couldn't paint, why would you be able to put in dozens upon dozens of nails in the wall?

It looks neat, though.

posted by inertia on February 17th 2008 at 4:50pm
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