Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » lena corwin contest: finalists+ voting!

after a week of collecting entries for the lena corwin printing by hand contest i am overwhelmed with the gorgeous use of print and pattern in people’s homes! we’ve selected our favorite finalists and now it’s up to you to choose your favorite! voting is open today and will be open through monday evening, july 28th at 10pm EST. choose your favorite by voting right here and the top 5 winners will receive signed copies of lena’s new book and our 1st and 2nd place winners will win one of lena’s gorgeous pillows as well. so- here are your finalists! click here to vote- thank you to everyone who sent us photos of their beautiful homes!

[quick note- there were so many great entries and we'll definitely be sharing more of them (and expanded sneak peeks) as we go along]

Finalist #1: Catherine’s Patterned Floor (see image above for a larger version of this shot)

Finalist #2: Christine’s Patterned Radiator

Finalist #3: Meredith’s Patterned Walls

Finalist #4: Addie’s Rock and Roll Prints

Finalist #5: Tonya’s Patterned Bedroom

Finalist #6: Ashley’s Silhouette Bathroom

Finalist #7: Rachel’s Blue Patterned Wall

Finalist #8: Shauna’s Patterned Bedroom

Finalist #9: Michelle’s Pattern-Filled House (with pup!)

CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

I love the silhouettes in #6! Is that wallpaper, or was it stenciled/hand done? I also love the floor in #1. It looks like that technique made a floor that ‘needed lots of love’ look stylish without the cost of refinishing.

that’s for all the lovely comments. all the entries are great!
i got inspiration from the floor for a place in mexico. I designed my own pattern and stenciled it onto cardboard. it was a lot of work, but so much fun. and you’re right jennifer, this was totally a way to pass the time on our kitchen floor until we are able to refinished it!

ps. k.a. booth. the table is borrowed from a friend while she’s traveling the world (lucky!). but, i have found some cute ones at crate and barrel! try there.

Thanks! I bought that bedding at Anthropologie about two years ago. It was a clearance bin score and sadly, not available anymore. But the brand is Dwell and the pattern is called Silhouette. I think you can still get a reversed version in different colors.

Wow, what a glorious feast of pattern - so hard to choose my favourite… And I may be wrong, but it seems that the design Christine has put on her radiator is inspired by one of my protea decals. What fun!

I love Catherine’s Patterned Floor!

The modern yet whimsical feel of the pattern on top of the old mismatched wood floor is perfect. What a great solution to sprucing up the floor without doing all the stripping, sanding and re staining. I would love to know how she did this!

leslie:
we fell in love with a gingham duvet that Muji made but no longer carried… so we searched for the fabric and made it ourselves. it’s such an easy project… think giant pillow case.
-shauna

Hey Macy,
Here is a woman the makes the the “Keep Calm and Carry On” screenprints. World War II British I think.
I will soon have one gracing my walls too. http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5244654
How great are those?

Hands down on the floor… I hope Catherine will give us the details, type of paint or stain, etc. Very inspiring contest, although it is hard to compare a handmade pattern with something store bought.

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