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interior design
1 Watch Out Wallpaper, Tape Is Taking Over!
Art
2 DIY: Sculptural Rose Tape Artwork
Tape
3 Casa Quickie: Neatly Nailed
Tape
4 Casa Quickie: Faux Frame of Mind
Love It or Hate It
5 Love It or Hate It? Shut Up Tape
Art
6 Etsy Find: Robert Ryan And I Walked Tape
crafts
7 Nice and New: Colorful Japanese Masking Tape
Tape
8 The Card Shop: Sealing Envelopes the Cool Way
Tape
9 Casa Quickie: Tricks of the Tape
If you're looking to add pattern or color to walls and doors but are hesitant to hang wallpaper, consider a temporary alternative. Tape can look surprisingly similar, and with a variety of widths, patterns, colors, and levels of opaqueness, it can be even more versatile than wallpaper or paint. I've rounded up some of the most dazzling yet achievable examples of tape art from around the web. Keep Read more
When you can't find the right mirror for that spot in your home, put your DIY skills to the test like interior designer Lizzie Bailey did in her boudoir. Instead of hanging an expensive ornate mirror above her dresser, she taped a frame around it. Before painting her entire room gray, she mapped out where her mirror would go and used tape to mark the spot. If you don't plan on changing the hue Read more
We all know that tape can be quite handy, especially good old duct tape! While it's obviously handy for keeping items in their place, it can also be used for crafty art projects or painting perfect lines. Add one more job to tape's resumé — scratch protector. Next time you've got to do some handiwork around brass, gold, or silver fixtures, don't ruin them with wrench marks. Before you start in Read more
On an Italian trip long ago, I fell in love with our hotel lobby's massive artwork. It was an eight-by-five-foot canvas with rows and columns of raised roses. After staring it down, I decided I could craft my own version at home. It may not be showcased in a museum, but I saved a pretty penny by doing this on my own. To see how I whipped up my own budding canvas, read more Read more
If you weren't satisfied with the colorful Japanese masking tape . . . or if you just crave variety, I've got another way to seal envelopes for you. TapeSwell Decorative Tape ($7) comes in 20 different "madly modern" patterns, with a bit more oomph than that colorful masking tape. Feeling a little damask today? Seal your envelopes and packages in a black and white flocked patterned. Embracing Read more
I've seen this Japanese masking tape floating around the web a bit, but until now it was never for sale stateside. Happy Tape! is now selling a wide range of hues and patterns of the tape, and I want them all! The tape is made from Japanese washi paper, a paper commonly made using fibers from the bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub, or the paper mulberry, but which can also be made using Read more
London-based screen-printer and papercut artist Rob Ryan's recently published book, This Is For You, is an awe-inspiring and heartfelt accomplishment that turned me on to the art of papercuts. The charming detail of his work is a breath of fresh air, and something I'd love to have more of in my home. I was delighted to come across Ryan's Etsy site and this And I Walked Tape ($14), a roll of tape Read more
Hammering a nail isn't exactly the most difficult home upkeep task, and I'm sure you can do so in your sleep. But can you hammer neatly? If you adhere a couple of pieces of tape to your wall, before you begin banging away, you will prevent any marks or cracks in the drywall or paint when you're hammering. Once the nail is set in place, you can just peel the adhesive, and it will tear off around Read more
If only my parents had gotten their hands on the Atypyk Shut-Up Tape ($13) when I was young, I might have had a shot at being a well-behaved kid. Ironically, this photo pretty much speaks for itself. You can go the "traditional" route and use it to seal some boxes when you're moving, or just use it to put your friends, family, or captives in place. Love It or Hate It? Shut Up Tape Read more
Or maybe just this picture. Source Read more
