By Before The Architect  Copyright 2009 Before The Architect

California?  Has to be the air.  Or water.  A state? Yes.  A state of mind?  Yep.   So many people?  Yes.  So whacked out?  You betcha.  True stories - "Do you do pyramids?"  "I envision a Hawaiian village with 7 interconnected huts on posts over water with plants and fish right here in the Napa Valley."  "This home has to have a bedroom on the main floor for my sick father and the bedroom will have to double as our Dining Room until he's dead.  Who knows how long that will take?  And the bedroom has to have a bathroom directly off it and without a door."  "I did say Modern, but I meant Traditional.  I did say to remodel the existing home, too, but I didn't mean it.  I did say to give us space really away from the kids, but don't make it obvious.  OK?"  "Yes, we want a home just like the one down the [rural] road, but maybe just a little different.  It cannot be very attractive to look at.  We must fit into the neighborhood, you know?" “Can’t use open web, metal-plate connected floor trusses in this county.  No one knows what to do with them.” “So I gave you the wrong measurements a few times.  So what?  Give me a good home design and I’ll make it fit.”  "Dude, forget the kitchen.  Neither of us cooks past microwaving.  We eat out a lot."  "Yes, you’re design respects everything I wanted.  Everything.  But that's not actually what I wanted.  Real designers wouldn't do that."  "What do you mean, building code?"  "I can do this.  I have a shovel.  I can rent the rest." 

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INTRODUCTION

Gotta a big, bare wall?  It’s easy to lose small pics, sconces, or other stuff on a big, bare wall.  And it’s tough to lay things out sometimes to make an artful effect.

A big picture might do it.

A tapestry is another choice . . . artful and surprising.

Tapestries of widely varying sizes, pictures and patterns, colors – all abound on the Web.  Pick your own theme, hue and shade, width and height.

And you thought you knew about wall tapestries for tapestry decor until you laid your lights on this  not necessarily complete list:  Antique tapestry; Batik tapestry; Belgian tapestry; Buddha tapestry; Castle tapestry; Celtic tapestry; Cross-stitch tapestry; Eastern tapestry; Fabric tapestry; Fauna tapestry; Fine tapestry; Flora tapestry; Flemish tapestry; French tapestry; Hippy tapestry; Italian tapestry; Jacquard tapestry; Kinkade tapestry; Landscape tapestry; Large tapestry; Latin tapestry; Map tapestry; Medieval tapestry; Modern tapestry; Patriotic tapestry; Personalized tapestry; Photo tapestry; Religious tapestry; Silk tapestry; Small tapestry; Tree of life tapestry; Tuscan tapestry; Unicorn tapestry; Western tapestry; Wool tapestry; Woven tapestry

TAPESTRY EXAMPLES OF TAPESTRY HANGINGS

Here are three examples.   

First – A tapestry hanging on the exposed, interior endwall to a raised ceiling . . .

Second – Tapestry decor on a bedroom wall of size, where the tapestry gets antique print company on the other three walls while bracketed by two fine lamps - a Quoizel on the right and a 19th century converted marble statuary on the left.

Third - a framed tapestry to anchor a Dining corner . . .