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Ever wondered what to do with your left over Juju Papers? Or perhaps you're a renter and your landlord isn't down with your papering a room but you just have to have some Juju in your space? Well we've got some ideas for using your excess paper to add a fun + graphic pop to your space. We love this DIY tutorial from the inspiring  Deuce Cities Henhouse blog which takes you step-by-step through papering dresser drawers.  

Photo via Deuce Cities Henhouse

They used our Sisters of the Sun paper for this fun project

Other ideas include:

• Papering the back of a bookcase. Remove the shelves, lay the book case flat, paper the back, and re-insert the shelves after the paper dries.
• Paper the interiors of your drawers. You can use the same directions from Deuce Cities but paper the interior of the drawers instead of the sides. This is especially great for antique drawers that might be in rough shape - after all, you don't want to snag your sweaters!
• Paper the interior panel of a closet door for a spot of cheer when picking out your clothes for the day.
• Use paper to cover the matting in a framed picture. I've done this one, it's easy and adds a great graphic punch to your picture. Use the same paper in multiple frames to add cohesion to your pics or use a few different papers to really make your pictures pop!

 

Add interest to a small detail - Seen here, Juju Papers Salad Days

Photo by Aaron Greene

Another example of dressing up a dresser from Knackstudio's Barb Blair - Seen here, Juju Papers A View of the Woods

 

Have you used your excess Juju Papers in a fun way?

Send us your pics, we'd love to see!

We're absolutely over the moon for this Home Polish x Sunset Magazine showcase house project by interior designer and Home Polish creative director, Orlando Soria. Featuring Juju Papers' Big Moon (see what we did there?) in gold on cream, we love how the pattern adds delightful pizzazz while setting off the cool contemporary art, statement stools and textured rug without overpowering the room. We love Orlando and are so honored he included Juju Papers in this wonderful project.

From Sunset:

Pick a Showstopper: Because the den is visible from every part of the cottage, Soria played it up as a focal point, with the daring  gold-and-white wallpaper from Juju Papers. "Having that loud pattern helps you see how bright the rest of the space is," he says.

Photos by Thomas J. Story for Sunset Magazine

Inspired? We thought so! Check out all the Big Moon color ways here and all of our other beautiful prints here.

Juju Papers was a part of Jeremy and Jody Kieval's vision for their Colonial home transformation in Lexington, Massachusetts, which was featured on the current season of This Old House. The remodel included an 800 sq/ft addition over the garage, which created space for two additional bedrooms, including this young girls' bedroom below.

"The bedrooms were designed to reflect the girls' personalities. Here, a polka-dot (Juju Papers) wall covering on the ceiling, a swinging chair, a piano rug, and whimsical wall decals suit a lively and music-loving young girl."

Wallpaper on the ceiling is a new trend that we have noticed, and the Sisters of the Sun pattern (shown here) is perfect for this application.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just discovered this great magazine, Bungalow. This month's issue featured Juju along with some of our favorite wallpaper designers. Jill Malek and Calico Wallpaper were also included in the lineup of innovative wallpaper companies. Thanks, Bungalow!  

It's hard to imagine someone like Joy Cho taking advice from the likes of me. ; ) However, she contacted me recently and said that she wanted to ask some of her favorite designers about some of the lessons that they have learned as a small business owners over the years. I had plenty to share, as my lessons have been many. However, one of the most important lessons that I have learned as an artist, a designer, and in business is that making things happen in business and in art/design in a meaningful way is hard. It's not easy for anyone, if even they make it look easy. “The saying, 'the darkest hour is just before dawn' is often the case in my creative and professional life. There's always a slog in everything worth doing. POWER THROUGH THE SLOG!" Every time you are pursuing something that is important to you, you usually have to pass through a window that is really difficult and filled with self-doubt, and everything seems impossible, unachievable, and ugly. But here's the thing - everyone is going through this, all of the time. It's important to be the type of person who recognizes this and just lets it pass over them, instead of thinking that they aren't cut out for the work that they are doing. It sounds cliche', but it's true! Either way, it feels great to be acknowledged by Oh Joy! as one of her favorite makers. Also included in this lineup were Coral & Stone, Walnut Animal Society, and Kindah Khalidy. They also had advice to share in the post you can read here.  I would also like to add that Joy said that she selected us because we were, "a few of my favorite makers right now whose work I personally love wearing or having in my home." I can say that it is true - that Joy is an actual, real customer who does seem to love and appreciate our work here at Juju. Thanks, Joy! You are a gem. XO    

Genevieve Gorder said some of the nicest things about Juju that you could ever imagine someone saying about your company in an interview on Grace Bonney's excellent podcast, After the Jump, which you can stream through Heritage Radio Network on download on iTunes. This was originally aired in October 2014. If you don't have the time to listen through the whole interview, the part where Gen and Grace talk about Juju is at the end. At the end of the interview, Grace asked Gen some sweeping questions. Here is a summation - warning, gratuitous bragging alert! GB "Who do you hope really makes it big this year that you're really behind? What do you really love?" GG: "Hmmmm. . . Juju Papers!" GB: "Avery is awesome!" ( I warned you. Gratuitous.) GG: "Juju makes these incredible wallpapers, which I littered in my home, any wall that I could, I had her patterns."  "She really embraces pause, negative space", and she does it so effortlessly . . . I'm obsessed!" I can't think of two women who I would rather have in my corner - inspirational, intelligent, insightful. Shredders. Thanks, ladies! XO  

We were flattered to be included among this "fresh crop (of) local talent" in Metropolis' October 2014 print edition titled "NEW TALENT".  From the article: "Gone are the days when designers struggled to find producers to manufacture their wares. Relying on solid hands-on skills and the e-commerce market, a young design studio can now strike out on its own. These six American entrepreneurs have done just that, offering handcrafted products and custom services to designers and consumers all over the country. Think of them as your local, go-to design talent." Also included in this rock-steady crew were my old pals Graypants from Seattle, Brooklyn's Workstead, Detroit's Color & Mirror, Minneapolis' Hennepin Made, and Minden, Nevada's WFour Design. Thanks to Metropolis for including us!      

If you know me personally, then you know that I am a hardcore BA (Bon Appetit) fan. My buddies Jacob, Brian, and I all document and text back and forth our BA recipe successes and failures. It's one of our dreams to grace the pages of BA someday, possibly in one of those four page spreads where beautiful people eat farm to table at sunset in the country. We pretty much look and act . . . like that . . . pretty much . . . But seriously, folks. I got close to BA fame yesterday in this funny BA interview with CNN's Jake Tapper and family. That's Juju Papers' After Chinterwink in Silver and Charcoal on Cream in the background, in a stunning dining room designed by Residents Understood in Washington, DC. Gotta love it. BA here I come! 

Genevieve Gorder has been a great client and supporter of Juju Papers ever since we met her in 2012. We were flattered when she chose to paper much of her new New York home in Juju Papers. Then we found out that there was going to be a reality show on HGTV about the renovation. WHAT THE?!?!?! If you have already seen the show, then you know that Juju Papers has a starring role in many of the rooms. If you haven't seen the show, then you can check it out on iTunes. All of the wallpaper featured in the show is Juju Papers! A View of the Woods in Bebelle's room, After Chinterwink in the master suite closet, and Salad Days in the kitchen and hallway. We're SO flattered. We love it! The rooms look great, and Gen is awesome - worth checking out, people! Thanks, Gen!
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Juju Papers is thrilled to announce this new line of ceramic dinnerware made in collaboration with Lisa Jones of Pigeon Toe Ceramics.

  [caption id="attachment_459" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Or is it Avery Thatcher? You decide[/caption] BUT SERIOUSLY FOLKS! Juju Papers will once again be at booth # 831 at ICFF in NY May 17-20. We will have all sorts of surprises, too! More on that later, though. Be there or be square, dudes. XO    

So excited to present two new designs for 2014: Cle Elum and Sisters of the Sun. I was thrilled that Design*Sponge chose to announce the release!