Ever on the hunt for cool things to put in my home and cool ideas I could actually make to put in my home I came across quite the cool new magazine. I'm already a shameful subscriber to Domino, Lucky, ReadyMade, and now Blueprint, it never even crossed my mind to visit the sites of our Northern Neighbors. From Canada, it's Chocolat, a magazine which encourages you to Indulge in your home. So what that I won't be able to visit the shops they mention? - most of them have online showrooms to browse and websites to order from anyways. I was especially impressed with these gorgeous beds from Upcountry.

The best craft project from this month's Chocolat is all the things you can do with wallpaper - none of which actually involve the messy task of wallpapering a wall. The design trend has produced so many beautiful papers out there, and these tips work great even if you can only afford one roll.

I once covered the back of a homemade bookshelf with hip wrapping paper - another affordable option. While in LA, I say head out to Paper Source in either Pasadena or Beverly Hills for more paper inspiration and avoid all that Canadian currency conversion. And start saving your wrapping paper to reuse.

Labels: design, DIY, shopping