Black and White Damask Wallpaper

Here's the Black and White Damask that I found. The room is on the small side (at least what I am used to) and has one long wall that is basically closet and the only "whole" window still has a window I think, so I'm debating whether or not doing the entire room with this will be too much or not. The walls I have seen with Damask really don't look as busy when they are on the wall, but I don't know. I'm usually pretty adventurous, but this wallpaper isn't that cheap...apparently damask is some sort of contemporary luxury paper or something...I think it's just an excuse to charge more if you ask me, but they didn't. But with the whole room done in this, it also brings into play the wall decoration aspect too. I wanted to put up a couple of the frames with multiple 4x6 pics of friends, etc. and then black and white pics/art. I want simple, clean, and non-cluttered. Yeah...I know...that would be a miracle for me, but what can I say?! Haha

Weekend randomness...

I had a pretty good weekend. I was able to spend both days with friends, which I don't seem to get to do very often lately it seems. Yesterday was the Collector's Fair at the Museum of Natural History and Mark was showing his pig collection. I am also a big fan of the floaty pen collection. I've seen most of the collections before. Some of them are just strange...potato mashers, spatulas, and many other random things! I also went to see Valkyrie. It wasn't too bad even though I hate war movies of pretty much any kind. It had Tom Cruise, so that redeemed it. :)

I also went to Lowe's and looked at wallpaper and paint samples. Teresa just painted a room in her house and it looks amazing! But that's not why I was looking. So...I'm not even going to go into it, but it looks like there is a chance (probably pretty darn close to 100%) that we will be moving to a place closer to town. I am so unbelievably not happy about it or the place, but my mother will own it and I guess when she kicks the bucket I can bulldoze the place and build something better. Anyhow, it's a long story and to make it short...the move is going to happen and I am so pissed off about it that it gives me chest pains. It's not ideal and my space is going to be probably at least 1/4 of what I have now...probably closer to an eighth. Anyhow...the place has lots of paneling and I ABHOR paneling with such a passion!! So...I was thinking of wallpapering my room...no don't think ugly doctor's office...think black and white damask (the black and white part of my blog background). I'm thinking that or papering it with that "blank canvas" stuff that covers the grooves and all, but can then be painted...or I may get my brother to cover it with the plaster stuff and then painting it. The room is tiny...about the size of my current office. My books are going to have to go in storage...probably shoes too. :( Color wise I am thinking of a dark/bright blue...probably with white trim. I want something happy and clean feeling. Or I thought of soft colors with happy black and white pics...kind of French romantic, but I'm leaning towards the blue or the b/w damask wallpaper.

With my bathroom I am pretty sure I want to to the bottom half with white wainscotting (spelling?) and either a light yellow paint on the top or a light yellow and white stripes on top.