Tapestries??

Traditional tapestries are woven by hand on a vertical loom. If you were to buy a tapestry you would hang it on your wall like you would a poster or painting. They usually depict a famous painting or interesting pattern. If you were to shop for trapestries you would find them to be very expensive. The pictures I have included are pictures of traditional tapestries, and as you can see the one is of a famous painting and the other is just a unique piece of art. I think that tapestries are a very exciting way to have art in your home because of the unique way they are presented. My less expensive alternative is just as exciting.

About two years ago I stopped at Urban Outfitters and walked on back to their home and decor section. I came across a pile of sheets (like flat bed sheets) with colorful patterns on them, and I thought to myself that this would be great as a wall hanging. I bought a floral printed sheet for less then $20 and went home to try to find a cool way to hang it. Since this sheet is like a normal bed sheet it is really large, and I found that nailing it to my wall would be my best bet. The traditional tapestries usually come on a hanger so its easier to install, but I found this way to work just as well. I draped the sheet in many directions to find a good way to hang it, and I finally got it just the way I wanted it. So now I have a bed sheet on my wall. Sounds funny, I know, but it looks really cool. I have found an inexpensive alternative to a traditional tapestry and I think it gives a lot of charcter to my bedroom wall.

Even if you don't want to spend $2o on a sheet, you could use an old table cloth that has a print on it that you like, or even an old bed sheet that was once used.

Here is the picture of my tapestry that is in my bedroom.

p.s. I had to make my bed to take this picture....