So, I have been feeling pretty confident in my ability to find places in LA. I have my Garmin (GPS), my brain, and an innate sense of direction. Not once have I gotten lost. Famous last words.... Suzan lets me leave a 4 pm yesterday to do a little exploring of showrooms. After hearing about the wonders of Farrow & Ball paint from both Suzan and reviews online, I decided it was time to form my own opinion.
My journey included:
4 pm: leaving store and feeling confident in getting to the Farrow and Ball Showroom in under 15 minutes. (again- I have my Garmin...)
4:30 pm: get the Melrose Place (yes- this really is a street, not just a guilty-pleasure '90s show!) and can not see from the street where the building is at.
4:45 pm: circled Melrose Place 6 times. The Monique Lhuillier store right next to where I was headed was having a movie film there. Now I am not only looking for the showroom, but looking for celebs.
5:10 pm: annoyed. All faith in Garmin and myself is lost. Going home out of anger. Trying to keep road rage at a minimum.
TODAY:
So, upon investigation- I needed Melrose Avenue, not Melrose Place. I map out my route again and head out to the Farrow & Ball Showroom before work.
I did make it there this morning- and I was really impressed. They do have really nice paint colors. What amazed me the most was their collection of wallpapers. They are hand screened- it looks like someone hand-painted these beautiful designs onto a wall. It is not "wallpaper" in the normal sense. Check it out for yourself below:
hey kim! i finally got around to reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteyou're right, there are so many different kinds of wall coverings. today i came across "flocked" wallpaper. bizarre.
hope you're doing well. it's fun to look at your pictures.
xo, anne