Sconces and Wallpaper

Sconces

     One of the key features I just had to have was electrified sconces that I could put flicker-flame bulbs in. I immediately took to Ebay. I was looking for something that definitely was not modern. The more vintage the better. An antique would be ideal. After about 30 minutes I struck gold and found a pair of beauties for a decent price- $35 with priority shipping.

     I was pleasantly surprised when these arrived in the mail. They've got a great patina and are definitely vintage. So vintage in fact, that there is no mounting hardware on the back. That challenge I will save for another post.

Wallpaper 

     The other key must have feature was a great vintage looking wallpaper. I quickly discovered you really can't go to a store anymore and buy wallpaper- at least in my neck of the woods. Lowe's and Home Depot stopped selling it years ago. I knew of a wallpaper place about an hours drive but I wasn't sure they were still even in business. Like anything these days, I took to the internet. I found some "Victorian" wallpaper but most had a modern take or were ridiculously expensive. Now this project wasn't meant to be bare-bones budget- design on a dime- but economy was definitely a factor.

     I eventually ended up on Etsy. Within five minutes, there it was- the perfect wallpaper. A distressed floral damask design that looked like it came right out of a run down 19th century maison. This is where I have to plug a great Etsy artist Teena Smolik and her family who make fantastic wallpaper and door knobs on her store Handcrafted360. Here is the design I chose. $7.25 a yard. Sold!