moments from NY: Second Hand Rose

If you like wallpaper, then you must plan to make a pilgrimage to Secondhand Rose. This wonderful little gem of a store has been stuck on my to do list for years, and I wouldn't have made it there with out my friend Jill who recruited me to go a long. 

We just missed a certain hand bag designer whose initials are KS (if you don't know who I am talking about you shouldn't be reading this blog). She was looking for wallpaper for her house in the Hamptons(insert sigh here). This store also happens to be a favorite of set designers from around the world, including our favorite Mad Men. 

When I entered and saw this:  

I think I nearly gasped out loud.Had I died and gone to wallpaper heaven? I think so. 

Second Hand Rose is the place where pretty rolls of vintage wallpaper retire until someone stylish scoops them up and deems them cool again. 

I literally spent an hour browsing and touching and imagining what I could do with some of the prints I fell in love with. Just a few are pictured below: 

I'm not the only one who loves this store, the very day I went there was an article about Secondhand Rose in the NY Times, and Habitually Chic also posted about them recently as well. 

If you're not headed to New York anytime soon, don't worry. Secondhand Rose has a website with most of their prints and they are happy to help with any questions you may have. Ask for Martin. He'll tell you everything you ever needed to know about wallpaper. 

And then some.