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Showing posts with label design. Show all posts

Saturday

Walls by Mur







Living in a rental, it can be hard finding ways to customise the place to your own style. You have to put up with ugly paintwork, tired lino and scraggly carpets without being able to change a thing, and are often restricted to what you can put up on walls too. But here's a fun solution that both renters and homeowners can use to spruce up their home without making a binding commitment in the form of paint - Mur wall decals.

The nifty shapes come in a variety of colours, from popping brights to chilled neutrals and ritzy metallics. Simply stick the shapes onto walls in a pattern of your choice and hey presto, instant style! The decals can be used to create a feature section or floor to ceiling for a faux wallpaper look.

I just love the look of these and really want to find a way to incorporate them into my home one day. I think I'd attempt to do a full wall in a neutral colour like in the top picture - it is bold and understated at the same time and can be tweaked to match any existing room set up. I also love the idea for a child's room as the look can be altered in such a simple way as they grow. Time to get sticking folks!

Thursday

Welcome to my new blog

Hello and welcome to the new home of The Velvet Bow! This revamp sure has been a long time coming, in fact the whole process began early last year before I had to put it on hold due to the chaos of wedding planning. In mid-December I decided enough was enough and got in touch with Smitten Blog Designs to help me out with a fresh new blog design and a higher degree of functionality.

Part of this meant changing platforms from Tumblr to Blogger, so I ask that if you follow me through tumblr on Bloglovin' you update your feed to www.thevelvetbow.com instead. I'm still in the process of moving all my archives across to here as there is no easy way to do it, but once that's complete then it will be super easy to search for exactly what you need, whether it be past DIYs or wedding-related jazz.

With the new design also comes a new wave of possibility as to what I'll be posting about on here. For one, entries will be much more regular with new features slowly added to the mix. I have some exciting collaborations and projects coming up which I can't wait to reveal more about, and towards the end of the month I will be posting what I have been excited about for months - all things wedding!

So leave a comment to let me know how you like the design, and watch this space for lots more to come.