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This post is in partnership with Society6. Society6 recently added wallpapers and murals to their product family which are printed on self-adhesive woven polyester fabric panels that are easy to stick on and off without messing up your walls.

Murals have been around for centuries, with examples dating back to even Paleolithic times, and although the figurative paintings have been around for all of these years, it's only in recent times have we seen them appearing in domestic interiors. Usually commissioning an artist to paint a mural was an activity exclusively for interiors of public buildings or the likes of castles or mansions, but with the introduction of wallpaper, murals have been appearing more and more in today's homes.

What's even more exciting is the newest technology, removable papers, making the approach to having an actual mural (or wallpaper design), available in any space, including rentals, more of a reality. So when Society6 asked us to create a few vignettes in our home studio using one of their latest products, self-adhesive wallpapers and murals, we were super excited to try them out and bring some real art into our space on a giant scale!

Summer officially is upon us in a few days, and we're pulling out some of our favourite summer DIY projects from seasons past. From a cool vintage trailer reno to DIY citronella candles, here's a few ideas to kick things off for the season ahead!

If you're looking for a unique spot to stay if you're ever in the Catskills (New York) area this summer, this off-the-grid container cabin might be the spot. With a 30-foot waterfall (100 yards north of the cabin), staying in the cabin is an experience according to it's owners, not just a simple overnight stay.

Lined in timber, the renovated container cabin offers everything you need for a rustic and tranquil experience including a DIY wood-fired hot tub (a 120-gallon galvanized tub) which uses the nearby stream water to fill it. There's even a yoga platform if you're so inclined and an outdoor fire pit.

After checking it out, we kind of want to make one for ourselves! How about you? Let's take a look!

Earlier this year we wrote about new products from Ukraine-based, FILD. And now we're inspired again by colours their new collection and minimalistic aesthetics of the brand. The super team came together to create images of Pebble Grey Moods. Perfect for a tranquil space.

Photography: Andrey Bezuglov
Location: FILD Store
Style by: Kateryna Vakhrameyeva

The Bunkers is a newly opened Bed and Breakfast located about an hour north of Ghent, Belgium. Originally built in concrete on the brink of World War I, the heritage structure has been restored by a Belgian family with a love for architecture.

Dorothea Lange, Home of Rural Rehabilitation client, Tulare County, California

If ever there was an art exhibit that was made for Poppytalk's readership, Cabin Fever just might be it. The Vancouver Art Gallery launches their Summer 2018 Exhibition this week beginning with Cabin Fever (running June 9th - September 30, 2018) which explores the history of the cabin in North America both as an architectural form and a cultural construct. From renderings, artworks and commercial products as well as architectural models, plans and full-scale interventions, the exhibit surveys this iconic yet humble lodging's utility, adulation and prevalance in Canada and the US.

My Vintage Lane is a 50's inspired mobile caravan bar and cafe based on the Gold Coast in New South Wales, Australia. Recently we stumbled upon their feed on Instagram and were instantly smitten! The caravan which was built from scratch made to look like vintage is available for weddings, engagement parties, to corporate events, photoshoots, birthdays and garden parties. Let's take a look!

Ever since starting our Pinterest account back in the day, we've been collecting some pretty amazing typography and handlettering examples, squirreling them away for a rainy day perhaps? Whatever the case, they're too beautiful not to share really. So I thought it would be fun today to share one of favourite boards "Typography + Handlettering" for a little Monday inspiration. Which is your favourite? Check them out below.

With rhubarb season well on it's way, we're throwing it back this #tbt to this gorgeous cake recipe by Tessa Huff of Style Sweet CA and her cookbook, Layered, Baking, Building, and Styling Spectacular Cakes. Tessa's book is still a favourite, and her Swiss Meringue Buttercream has become a staple in my baking repertoire! This really is a gorgeous book (if you haven't happened upon it yet) which contains 150 recipes which also includes Tessa's gorgeous styling! (Recipe below)!

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ICFF is running also in New York this week, and always a fave in these parts. We also have been oogling over all the gorgeous designs. Here's a few favourites that caught our eye this weekend.
Above: Part of Sight Unseen offsite, we loved this collaboration between @studiogiancarlovalle and @visoproject. Check out more below.

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The National Stationery Show in New York is now in full swing and as tradition has it, we're rounding up a few of our favourites (thanks to Instagram)! Remember the day when there wasn't Instagram? It was always a scramble and a bunch of emailing to ask people to send pics! But there's one thing that doesn't change and that's inspiraiton galore! Let's take a look! Above from 1canoe2.

Today, we're super-stoked to be sharing a DIY from artist/designer, Emily Katz's new book, Modern Macramé, 33 Stylish Projects for Your Handmade Home (from Ten Speed Press). Some of you may know Emily from her instagram account, or perhaps you have taken one of her sold-out macramé workshops she's taught around the world, but if not, let us tell you, Emily creates some pretty swoon-worthy aspirational interiors and her custom hand-knotted pieces are at the heart of this age-old craft that's undergoing a huge renaissance right now.

Modernica recently collaborated with Shepard Fairey to create a new collection of 500 limited edition Side Shell Dowel chairs featuring collage and patterns that have become signature motifs in Shepard's work.

If you’re looking for a few cocktail ideas for this weekend's Cinco de Mayo festivities, we have a few rather delicious options expertly crafted by the folks at Casamigos Tequila. Tequila and Cinco de Mayo are a perfect match, and we're loving these ideas to spice things up! Check them all out below! Happy Cinco de Mayo! Above: Aloe Vera Margarita.

Every spring we have our eyes open for the something new and fun in the camper world, and today we happened upon the adorable, Armadillo made here, right in B.C. Taking the shell of old 70s vintage trailers (light weight 13 foot Canadian Bolers), the folks at Armadillo have brought this compact cutie back to the future.