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I would like to cover a wall like this in clocks of all shapes and sizes. If you've ever been in a clock shop, you know how the symphony of ticks & tocks creates a water-like white noise that can disguise outside noise. And for fun, keep your guests guessing by only setting ONE to the correct time, but don't tell them which one.

Another idea I had recently was to cover a wall in distressed, salvaged doors. Old wood has a very soothing effect to me and using architectural salvage is very green. If you find some with glass panels (missing or not, the glass doesn't matter) you can put a picture of an outdoor scene behind it. Put different scenes next to each other (Taj Mahal through one door, the pyramids through another, etc) and pretend they're your portals to the world. Obviously, leave the knobs on the inside of the door and you can have a lot of fun with antique hardware.

Go big, but do it differently instead of a boring, old-fashioned linear arrangement. Consider hanging them in an inverted-L with two-across and one-down. Then put a big lamp on the left side (photographer's left) table where the "missing fourth" picture would normally be. Having a 10-foot ceiling allows you to take advantage of the extra space, rather than having empty horizontal strips of wall above and below the artwork.

@textiles --
"When it is uncomfortable shouldn't be hard for anyone with any sense to figure out."

Uncomfortable doesn't happen in one night. It's a slow process that accumulates over years or decades. How long depends on both the bed and the person(s) sleeping in it. It's a little presumptuous of you to think that people wake up in the morning, recognize that their bed is uncomfortable, and then consciously choose not to do anything about it.

What about the 3rd pic (teal with letters, stars, alligator on the wall) is romantic? Not criticizing, I honestly don't understand. Is the bed supposed to be the purple pad on the right? Is that a quilt or a rug in the middle? Please explain. Thanks.

First thing to know is what zone you're in, which we don't. Second, as others mentioned, is knowing what light is available. Can't make plant recommendations (especially cannot just blindly recommend a Japanese Maple as one commenter did!) without those 2 bits of info.

But I think those that recommended trellises or espalier to soften the wall are on the right track. Pulling up the grass is probably in your best interests as well. It's too small of an area to really be a lawn, and they're not "green" anyway. Just follow your inspiration: A few pots on the ground, but mostly wall & overhead hangings.

I have a couple of nephews who would love this. I'm thinking diet coke & mentos might be more propulsive though.

Even if you miss the flower carpet, make plans to see the Grote Markt in Brussels. It is such a beautiful, civilized, and friendly city in a wonderful country of lovely small towns and villages. The "low countries" are high on my list of places to which to return.

I imagine Michael's would have them too. Won't set foot in Hobby Lobby to find out though.

Divorced man here. The NYTimes article just seems to be describing rich people problems. I don't need design help, I need someone to pay for it. Not sure I agree with all the assumptions about divorced people that seem to be floating around though.

I have that Paris map as a framed print. From Z-Gallerie, I think, although it's probably very widely available.