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Tennis Anyone? Inspiration from Wimbledon
Add a Little Tennis-Ball Green and Racquets to Your Look
Houzz Contributor. Hi There! I currently live in a 1920s cottage in Atlanta that I'll describe as "collected."
I got into design via Landscape Architecture, which I studied at the University of Virginia. I've been writing about design online for quite a few years over at Hatch: The Design Public Blog.
Houzz Contributor. Hi There! I currently live in a 1920s cottage in Atlanta... More »
Is your neck tired from following all of the volleying going on in England right now? Watching the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world gives me tennis fever every time, even though the last time I had a lesson my racquet was very small and wooden, and Martina and Boris took home the Wimbledon trophies. No matter — adding tennis-inspired items to your decor will always be sporty, preppy and fun.
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Tennis-ball green looks great with chocolate brown, and the oversized tennis ball throw pillows add a playfulness to the bedscape. Even if you don't want to go this deep into a theme, the color palette may inspire you.
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To get this look at home, consider changing out the knobs on a child's dresser. Who knows? You could be inspiring the next phenom.
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Hey, I think one of those is the last racquet I owned! These vintage racquets are a great addition to the wooden accent wall.
Tip: If you're interested in finding vintage racquets for your home, there are scads of them on Etsy starting at around $8.
Tip: If you're interested in finding vintage racquets for your home, there are scads of them on Etsy starting at around $8.
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This bright racquet and ball wallpaper is absolutely aces.
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Here's a closer look at the wallpaper print. The preppy color palette pops, but the small scale of the objects in the print keeps it from making a room too theme-y. Getting up close and discovering that racquets and balls form the pattern is part of the fun.
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| Table tennis has never been hotter; it's taken over purple felted pool tables and Lucky Strikes lanes as the hottest nightclub sport. Susan Sarandon is invested in a Ping Pong club, the Entourage guys dedicated an entire episode to it last season ("Drama vs. Stamos"), and Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler have a fabulous table in the middle of their apartment. If you tend not to use your dining room, why not go for it and replace the dining set with a ping pong table? |
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| I know, I know, they are actually badminton racquets, but this wall is a great lesson in how to compose objects on a wall in an artful way, and vintage tennis racquets would certainly work in their place. |
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Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament still played on grass courts. Why not add a little grass as a tribute while cleaning up those unsightly charging cords?
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Ideabook published on July 2, 2011.
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http://shop.wimbledon.com/stores/wimbledon/products/product_details.aspx?pid=86668
Love the color though. It is very close to the acid green accent walls I have in my place.