Wallpaper

Over the long weekend I watched one of my favorite movies, The Royal Tenenbaums. As with all Wes Anderson films, the almost surreal style of the set does just as much for setting the tone and feel of the movie as the characters themselves. One of my favorite parts of the movie is the design of the Tenebaum house, and one of its most noticeable features is its eclectic mix of wallpapers. Sounds strange, but if you’ve seen the movie you know what I’m talking about.

I was already thinking of this motif, but I decided to try it out and I think that it looks great. The new design features Victorian style wallpaper, like the ones below, in each of the three sections.

What does this have to do with Athens or Boston? Glad you asked. Old, it’s really old. But, classic as well. And, I can’t say for sure, but I imagine most of the old brownstones around town to be filled with this stuff, wall to wall. And finally, it’s our magazine, so we’ll do what we want.