Part of our vacation

Since I have been busy making Halloween costumes, I haven't had a chance to blog about our vacation yet. But, my mom did a post on Charleston, SC- it has some great pictures and historical facts.  Please check it out at www.neesnews.blogspot.com

To wallpaper, or not to wallpaper, that is the question.

I need to first start off by asking my mother for forgiveness for all the mean comments I made to her about how out of style her ice cream cone pants (aka- skinny jeans), bug eye sunglasses and wallpaper were. I have eaten my words because I have decided to try my hand/luck at wallpaper. I must admit I am nervous though, thus I am only doing wallpaper in one room and only above the wainscot.
Right now the room is the "2nd bedroom" and it is being used as the computer room, Bart's closet and my elliptical room. Someday when we have a child it will be the nursery, so I need this wallpaper to be gender neutral in theme and color and hopefully not too trendy-I would hate to have the wallpaper go out of style before we even have kids.

This is what the room looks like, I gave you a picture before the wainscot was painted so you can see what level it is. I want the wallpaper above the wainscoting up to the ceiling. Remember that the floors are dark brown and the walls are white-a very neutral color palate.

Choices, choices, choices. 

First up we have Imperial Trellis in charcoal, I left it running vertical like it is marketed.

2. Imperial Trellis in silver. I turned it horizontal because that way I would only need 2 rolls and I wouldn't have to piece any seams together...and these first 2 are pricey (don't tell Bart).

Next up, three different colors from Seabrook wallpaper in the same design.

3. Silver Lattice

4. Champagne Lattice

5. Tan Lattice. I again turned this wallpaper horizontal. I think it looks just fine-what about you? I should save a lot of time if I hang the wallpaper horizontal...and again it would be less expensive.

6. Antonina Vella in brown, turned horizontal.

This is the view from the hallway. I would like for the wallpaper to be noticeable and say, "Hey come look at me",-in a good way though.

7. Lastly Antonina Vella in tan, shown vertical, the way it's meant to be.

So what do you think?  Please, please help me. If you have never commented, now is your time! Any comments or suggestions are wanted and needed.
THANKS.

Score!

We scored a great deal on hardware the other week.  Bart and I were headed to the lighting department at Lowe's and I noticed a large cart sitting in the aisle.  Of course I stopped and looked...Bart kept walking (he is normally one track minded and doesn't like my detours). It turned out that Lowe's had just discounted their stock of last years knobs and pulls...I hit the hardware jackpot.

In total we bought 51 pieces of hardware for our 2 bathrooms, downstairs kitchen, upstairs bedrooms and I even got a knob for the hallway.

Our total for the hardware was $31 dollars!!! I figured that we saved over 220 dollars just by being in the right place at the right time. HOORAY.

This next week I hope to post about our fun trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina, as well as all the electrical work that Bart has been doing. Thanks for reading my little blog :)