Identifying boho style rooms is often subject to interpretation. Here's mine. When artists and designers create boho style rooms with looks that are fanciful and offbeat, it's always interesting to explore their visions. Boho (short for Bohemian) is a catchall term that moved over from fashion to interiors. The boho walls I wrote about back in August had a more informal look … [Read more...]
Boho Walls
Painted, pasted up or wallpapered, boho walls are fancifully embellished. Why not? For the past year I’ve been clipping out lush photos of plants, flowers and other objects to the end of inexpensively framing magazine pages for a picture wall. One of my original inspirations was boho walls and specifically, the hallway of an English dower house [top], home to a famous 20th … [Read more...]
Embellished Walls
If all over decoration on embellished walls feels like too much, consider the idea of a frieze. The frieze is a really old idea -- as old as the Parthenon, the original source. Today it can be used on embellished walls as a band of pattern that creates a deep border for the top of a wall just below the ceiling. If a room has crown molding, the frieze sits just below that. It’s … [Read more...]