Hausen Vintage Wallpaper
I'm loving these vintage wallpapers from Germany. Hausen (the name of their brick and mortar store (aka 5qm.de online) is located in Cologne and I'm kicking myself because I missed it when I was there last year. I have to change that when I return this year.
I can imagine lingering in a store filled with rolls of vintage wallpaper to rummage through. Mmm. Nice thought. Hausen stocks papers dated between the 1950's and 1980's, but it's the 50's and 70's prints that appeal to me the most. Most of the 60's stuff kinda freaks me out. I've chosen some of my favorite patterns above from thier extensive stock - all presented in English online. See if there are any that you like. Rolls aren't that expensive either, around $45 USD each (tax included). I'm thinking that next to most of the wallpaper I love from the UK, this is about 1/3 of the price I'm used to seeing. Best part, you can order any of their papers via email so we don't have to just look with lust - we can own. View their collection here.
Oh, and I want to credit where I found the link to Hausen, the Le Train Fant?me blog. This is a blog about a family who recently relocated from London to a fixer upper home in the countryside. This is the wallpaper that they purchased for their son, and yes, it's from Hausen - and I just love it. What a sweet accent wall! I can't see an entire room in these papers, unless it was a half bath or something, but as an accent wall or to paper the interior of kitchen or china cabinets - even book shelves, it's just perfect!
Here's the kids room I was telling you about... Nice, huh?
(images from hausen and le train fant?me)