The curtains are finished and the maps are up - yes, I used vintage road maps to cover up what one commenter aptly referred to as "puke on walls." If the house were mine, I probably would've done something more permanent, but I think this really works for a rental.
The idea came after I saw a vintage map tablecloth on a wall. It made me think of the cupboard full of road maps that my grandparents had in a cupboard in the house I grew up in. My grandparents have driven their car to a lot of places. My grandpa worked for IBM and was sent to school in New York once. The whole family drove the car across the nation and spent a few months there. My mother always talks about how much that experience opened the eyes of a born and raised in Utah girl. Unfortunately, I encouraged my Grandma to get rid of most of those maps a couple of years ago when I was helping her purge, so I bought a couple of lots of maps from eBay.
There are a few other walls in the house that have been or will be covered with these maps. We all enjoy looking at them, especially Ryan. And Peter brought one of the leftover maps to the table today and said, "Where do you want to go, Mommy?" so we're all getting from these maps what I hoped they would accomplish - a sense of adventure and a feeling of wanting to hit the road. At some point in my life, I want to take a cross-country road trip, so I'm fueling the desire in those who will hopefully join me on that journey.
There are a few other walls in the house that have been or will be covered with these maps. We all enjoy looking at them, especially Ryan. And Peter brought one of the leftover maps to the table today and said, "Where do you want to go, Mommy?" so we're all getting from these maps what I hoped they would accomplish - a sense of adventure and a feeling of wanting to hit the road. At some point in my life, I want to take a cross-country road trip, so I'm fueling the desire in those who will hopefully join me on that journey.
I think the entry is going to look even better after I re-do the two pieces of furniture I picked up a couple of weeks ago at the thrift store. Along with this chair, I've got three other wood chairs with upholstered seats now that will all be painted white and have various homes throughout the house, but I haven't decided how to do the re-upholstering. And I'm thinking about a nice golden yellow for the side table - it is actually painted in some sort of faux wood finish right now and I'm trying to decide if I need to strip it or not.
Cute idea!
Posted by: lera | June 25, 2009 at 08:11 AM
Awesome maps. Cute curtains.
Posted by: Cayenne | June 25, 2009 at 08:33 AM
This looks *amazing*! What an excellent idea...hubby has all kinds of aviation maps that expire ("sectionals") that would be great for this!
Posted by: Beth | June 25, 2009 at 09:28 AM
So cool Jess! You never cease to amaze me. I also love that it reminds you of your family and gives you the urge to travel! Makes it all the better.
Posted by: Missy | June 25, 2009 at 01:55 PM
clever lady.
Posted by: Candace | June 25, 2009 at 03:04 PM
great idea!
Posted by: beki | June 26, 2009 at 08:31 AM
Your curtains bring it all together. A funtional, interesting, and great way to cover the wall of ugh!!
Posted by: Mom | June 26, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Love the maps! Super clever idea.
Posted by: Emily | June 26, 2009 at 05:08 PM
nice job! and as for the chair- I say you cover it with a nice colorful fabric.
btw- I love your curtain. Did you make it?
Posted by: Lisa Renata | July 05, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Love it! What a great idea!
Posted by: Amy | July 10, 2009 at 10:53 PM
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