South Philly Row House

Chalkboard “wallpaper” A chalkboard wall can go beyond the playroom when you treat it like your own customisable (and easily changed) wallpaper. Just use white chalk to create your own pattern – try tiny plus signs, dots, stars, triangles or waves.Learn how to make your own chalkboard paint

Wallpaper expressionsWallpaper makes a neater alternative to chalkboard paint. See how Sara Bates has transformed this black wall into a piece of personal expression. The white plus signs are a welcome break from the blackness and add to the white elements of the bathroom.Tip: You don’t have to be an artist to work a chalkboard wallpaper. Even simple shapes like squares, stars and triangles can spruce up a blank wall.

I like the black wallpaper and the distressed white mirror