Revisting the Map Wall
So much to follow-up on! Now that we have our trusty laptop back from being repaired, I'm digging up all sorts of photos that I never posted.
In the REALLY delinquent category? In August of last year, we had been rushing to complete a temporary make-over on our two first floor bedrooms in order to accomodate friends who were staying with us for Aaron's 10 year reunion. We painted over (most of) the map wall but you never got to see the finished product, did you?
Well....ta da!!!
That picture frame on the wall takes first prize when it comes to my rubbish bin scavenging efforts as I hauled it out of my neighbor's trash when I was in the sixth grade.
I started scavenging early.
Now it frames the map of Chicago that was originally on our map wall (courtesy of the previous owners).
The ornately carved wooden window shutter sitting on the floor beneath the frame was hauled halfway across the globe from Panjiayuan (the famously cheap flea market in Beijing), to Hong Kong, and then to Chicago. It is the treasure that I have personally carted the farthest and I was able to get it on two planes as a carry-on, which absolutely amazes me now that I can't board a flight with anything larger than a hamster.
(Below: Me at Panjiayuan in 2002, trying to find the phrase for "It's so lovely, I admire your work and I have absolutely no more money to spend" in my book of Hanyu Pinyin while trying not to sound like a dork and failing miserably.)
Someday the map wall will be history. For now? It is an amusing stop on the HouseinProgress home tour.
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Comments
Ooh...your wall color is lovely! I've been searching for a very similar one for our living room with little success...I keep picking colors that come out either too brown or too gray when we paint a sample. Would you consider telling me what color/brand of paint you used? I really enjoy reading your blog, though I've never commented before. Thanks for the inspiration as we work on our 100 year old house!
Posted by: Becky Fuller | January 22, 2007 3:43 PM
Thanks Becky! I love the color of this wall too. It's "Cafe Au Lait" from the Martha Stewart Collection at Sherwin Williams. We had it mixed as a Sherwin Williams paint since that provided better coverage with less paint than cheaper paints. Hope you like it!
Posted by: jm | January 22, 2007 9:38 PM