Created as a more functional and operationally superior alternative to traditional white boards and dry-erase wallcoverings for office environments, Tabrasa offers abundant opportunities in homes too. Imagine using it in the mudroom or laundry area. Tots to teenagers finally can draw on their walls without a disaster or a time out! See the illustration of the product here.

Tabrasa^TM is water based paint that transforms any smooth surface into a seamless, high-performance dry-erase writing surface. Discover all the options and applications for this amazing product and consider how you could adapt it in your home.

Instead of sticking notes around your home office, choose one of four colors and post schedules, creative ideas or brainstorming concepts on the wall. Use a strip of wall space in your kitchen and post the weekly menu.

Let me know how you might adapt this product in your home.

Designers Guild Wallpaper

I personally am very pleased to see wallpaper enjoy a resurgence. There are times when a coat of paint just won’t do and a special wallpaper is the perfect treatment.

According to LeRue Brown, “wallpaper designers are pushing the boundaries of technology and design with fresh interpretations of traditional patterns.” Often in smaller spaces like a powder room or entry, it is less intimidating to introduce wallpaper. But then at other times we desire a greater emphasis or some pizzazz. This situation calls for the use of wallpaper on a larger surface such as above the wainscot in a dining room or library or on all four walls of a living room.

The good news is these days wallcovering is much easier to install and remove since the industry knows past memories around either issue contributed to the decline of wallpaper. Renters, you too can install wallpaper and know that it will be easy to remove if requested.

With today’s emphasis on indoor air quality, you find many collections printed with water-based, nontoxic inks. Many are also biodegradable. Other coverings are made from recycled materials which allow them to ‘breathe’ and stay free of mold and mildew. The technological advances enable a better product and more importantly an eco-friendly one.

I think wallcoverings add a special ambiance and finished ‘touch’. And in the image above you see the altered attitude of the room with the pattern and color of the paper in combination with pillows, window treatments and painted furniture. Though paint remains the least expensive way to update, maybe it’s time to reconsider wallpaper and create a fresh, new attitude in your home.

Are you open to a fresh look with wallpaper? Let me more. More tips.