The brand new March issue of Living Etc. has a fantastically inspiring feature on the home of author India Knight. Her home is eclectic, colorful, creative and unpretentiously wonderful - it's easily one of our favorites that we've seen from Living Etc. (and that is saying a lot). One idea jumped out as something that could...
...be tweaked to suit different tastes and styles: the custom photo blinds that Knight uses in the bath. It provides a strong focal point to an otherwise simple bathroom (the photo of the room looks realy striking in the larger scale print version in the mag).
The blind was ordered from artylicious, where you can choose from a gallery of images or submit your own. The possibilities for decor greatness are endless!
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Comments (11)
I like this idea as well.
Last year (or two years ago?) Time flies. I went to a book signing for the Farnsworth House book, http://www.amazon.com/Mies-Van-Rohes-Farnsworth-House/dp/0764324438.
The author/photographer, Paul Clemence, had reproduced several of the photos (in color) onto semi sheer roller blinds and had them hanging throughout the showroom (Luminaire). The effect was really cool. I've always thought it would be a great idea for a room divider in a studio or open plan living area.
alot should be a lot - two words.
It's been said before but bears repeating: AT needs a copy editor. It needs a copy editor, like, A LOT.
These shades are beautiful, but the prices are too rich for my blood. How hard or involved would it be to replicate this as a DIY project? Anyone know?
this is really cool!
@ rosenatti...i'm guessing that you could probably have this printed/xeroxed (either at a big-format place like kinko's, or even a blueprint printing place) on large format vellum paper that you could then easily convert to a paper shade, but probably only for relatively non-humid rooms (ie, definitely NOT a bathroom).
DrinkandDream on Etsy also makes them. As soon as I get matching windows, I'm getting June & Johnny.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=30367
Thanks, littlebunnyfoofoo! Maybe I could glue the vellum paper, or even a transparency, to an existing shade? Oh, curse my uncrafty mind...
Kinko's prints on vinyl as well, but probably not very cheaply. Still might be more affordable though...
Think of a commercial printer that can handle huge banners. Their laser equipment is designed to handle jobs just like this.
If you are in the Chicago area, here's a reference: http://www.visualimpactmedia.com/what_we_do.html
It could cost alot (a lot) though--depending on the shades and the type of printing but it will be just as perfect as the example above.
To get an idea of Kinko's pricing (and I don't know how it compares to a place like VIM) a blue print copied and matted on a 2' x 4' poster board is around $110.00.
If I could get one of Ludwig Van, I could recreate Alex DeLarge's bedroom from A Clockwork Orange.
Of course, I'd also need a snake...
Printed Blinds seem to be gaining in popularity as more and more people want to ad art to their windows or increase advertising on storefronts. The cost isn't as high as it once was so affordable art and advertising is within reach!