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I once read an article that made me laugh. It postulated that you could tell the social class of a homeowner (or, at least, the class that the aspired to) by the way in which they decorated the house and, in particular, the loo. Apparently, the location of your "Wall of fame" will give you aware every time. This is based upon the idea that if you display prestigious awards you have won, or photographs of yourself shaking hands with famous people in your sitting room then you are middle-class or below. For the upper-middle class and above, the only acceptable place for this kind of collection is the downstairs loo. Whilst I can see a certain grain of truth in the theory, surely even the downstairs loo shouldn't be subject to things like swimming awards (although if you can get a signed copy of the amusing little cartoon about you that was featured in the New Yorker, that should certainly have a place on the wall!). However, until I have said cartoons to hand, I much prefer this ingenious and tongue-in-cheek idea that I first saw on the lovely Bodie and Fou blog. They've essentially stripped the walls and pasted book pages onto them in a home-made wallpaper design that's then sealed with PVA glue. This would be a really simple and inexpensive way in which to paper a room, although it could be somewhat labour intensive. Other places that this might look unusual would be a library or even a kitchen if you used old cookery books bought at flea-markets. However, I stand by my original assertion that this could be a truly unusual interior design idea for a small bathroom.


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