The Medieval Era was an exciting time in life. Great stories abound from Sir Lancelot to The Quest of the Holy Grail with King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table and magical unicorns. Camelot was a fabled castle where it all happened in the telling of tales. Magic tales.

It’s fun for the kids to enjoy these stories and sometimes it’s the telling of the jousting and chivalry and Kings and castles, that is more fun for them than even watching Camelot at the movies. It’s family time and sharing conversation with great adventure can make it all worthwhile and fun.

To see some examples, there is a nice collection of Medieval Tapestries at Decor4u.com.

It’s been a tough October in the stock market and exciting, too. It looks like we are going to recover rather quickly from this massive banking crisis and our world will sing and prepare for Christmas this season. Thank goodness.

People need to go on and find simple pleasures in life, as they seem to work so much harder these days. Husbands and wives tend to work full time, with kids in school and a million after school events and homework. And then all the chores at home and dinner together as a family can be a challenge. Sounds a bit busy..

What the world needs now is love, sweet love… like the song. Simple pleasures. We find wonderful works-of-art to look at on the walls cheer us up. Surrounding yourself and your family with the sweet love of a beautiful tapestry woven into the famous Monet’s paintings is soothing and helps us get a bit closer to the mood of a loving family. Monet is mellow and soft and sweet.

Might even be a great thought for Christmas this year… to bring home a beautiful work-of-art for your home. It can warm not only your home, but your heart.

What’s so great about European wall tapestry hangings? Where should I begin?

Style. Sophistication. Elegant. Large. Beautiful. Landscapes to take your breath away. Woven in France. Italy. Belgium. Blue Ridge Mountains of the USA. Opps, that’s not Europe, but heck they make great, great fine woven goods of the classics originally created in European countries. So, they should be mentioned and given credit for their high quality production of some of the finest ever seen and examined. Yup, they are that good.

High quality rocks. Beautiful views are simply lovely. Changing the mood from hectic to heaven… now that’s priceless!

And that is what these European Wall Tapestries can do for you.

It’s a pretty good bet that a dull room can be turned around with the life and beautiful color in the large tapestries, hung on the walls.

A color palette that has just the right hue and tint in these tapestries for the walls and furniture in the room, will surely bring out the best in your room, making it warm and inviting.

It can be romantic, fresh and upbeat, eco friendly with the earth tones, or what ever your fancy. The beauty in the Landscapes & Large Wall Tapestries is they are abundant and offer a wide selection in styles and design. There is something for everyone and every room. Enjoy.

American’s are always looking to find the fine woven goods made in Europe to bring stylish and sophisticated design into their homes, in order to fascinate their family and friends.

The internet has made things a bit easier than traveling to European countries to pick up your wall decor for your home decor. However, when you are in the neighborhood and it happens to be a Parisian neighborhood, you might just want to take a look around, as the finest tapestry decor many times comes from Paris, France. Just as Persia brought us the finest Oriental rugs found the world over, Paris makes the finest woven goods and continues to do so, today.

You maybe lucky enough to find an affordable creation to off set your shipping charges in getting it back to the good old USA. If not, listen up… a trusted source with top of the line, high quality tapestries woven in France, will offer you both. Affordable prices and low cost shipping, right to your door. European Wall Tapestries & Tapestry Hangings offered by Decor4u.com.

When we have great choices like these, you may just find it can become a very pleasant day, don’t you think? Enjoy!

If you are looking for classic wall decor that is educational, fun and terrific for both family and friends then the Bayeux tapestries will not disappoint. They are charming in style and tell the stories of William the Conqueror when he took the crown of England at the age of 38.

Normandy invaded England and Duke William went by boat and then horse into battle against Harold the King of England. William the bastard, which is what he was called before he won The Battle of Hastings in 1066 and became famously known as William the Conqueror when he took the crown.

The Bayeux Tapestries are educational and fun for your wall decor, because these stories are so great for the kids, but the grown-ups enjoy them too.

Learn more about the 76 events that lead up to the battle and the event itself in these wonderful and beautiful wall tapestries.

It’s summer and nearing Labor Day.. I don’t know about you, but it’s been fabulous fun that has worn us out, back here in Michigan.

It’s a funny statement, I know, but we’ve been on the go with little let up in the action and Great Lakes fun. We finally came home to rest up before the long Labor Day weekend and you know what? It’s nice to be home to relax and simply look at the artwork on my walls.

There is a similarity when I look outside the window into the garden in style, color and composition. A beautiful vibrant buzz of wonderful and relaxing colors all melding together makes my wall decor look a lot like my garden decor. This relaxes me and allows a little break in the action with a bit of comfort from my home. I think I’ll make it to Labor Day.. yeah.. we’ll make it.

Hope you all are enjoying your summer, too.

My little dog Buns was having a tough time of it, while waiting for me to take her out for another run. We’d been out four times already, but when you have an adorable dog filled with energy, sometimes that just isn’t enough. But, I had to get some work done, so..

Buns decided to take the wool area rug by the kitchen and bring it into the living room and pull it up onto the sofa and curl up for a nap. However, while she was “napping”, she decided the fringe on the rug tasted pretty good and did a pretty good job of chewing on the rug.

I’m glad it was wool, as it’s made from all natural fibers. When it gets wet, it’s not a problem. You can also wash wool rugs with soap and water and they look like new when they dry out.

While my cutie pie was chewing on my rug, she must have gotten one of those wool fringe fibers stuck in her throat, as she had a little cough and then threw up on the sofa and the rug. She looked at me with flying saucer sized eyes and blinked. She knew this was not good. I knew she didn’t mean to be “bad”, so instead I got down on the floor with her and gave her a pat on the head and a kiss and told her it was alright. Then I began cleaning up the little mess.

It was time to go out, but before we went back outside, I popped the wool rug into the washing machine on low and added gentle soap. I also wiped down the sofa, which is also all natural fibers. Everything in my home is all natural, because it’s always a snap to clean and restore to life after spills and chewing and whatever might come their way with a little doggie around. I call it home decor the “easy” way.

After our run I checked on the washing cycle and it was finish and the beautiful virgin wool rug looked as good as new… minus a tiny bit of fringe. I hung it up to dry. I returned to my work in my office and Buns laid down with her head on my bare feet and fell asleep. Tired doggie, happy at last, and mama too.

Lake Como Tapestry Wall Hangings Woven in Italy are more than a wonderful way to bring rich romantic views to accent the wall decor in your home. It’s ever increasing popularity brings flocks of tourists and locals alike to take in the incredible flavor of the Alpine Mountains surrounding the Mediterranean oasis where Lake Como resides. There truly are few other places on Earth quite like it.

Come take a look at the beautiful Lake Como Tapestry Wall Hangings Woven in Italy offered by Decor4u.com, a trusted and wonderful source to find the tapestries and fine woven goods you have been searching for.

If you like European Tapestries as well as other styles in contemporary wall hangings from around the world, then see more of these fine woven goods for sensational choices and selections in Wall Tapestries.

Today I was looking out the window of my office into my garden… the mailman was walking by, while butterflies fluttered and the hummingbird drank from the feeder… it was like a Norman Rockwell illustration for Life Magazine. Very charming and beautiful flowering color abounded in this momentary scene.

To me this is what summer is all about.. simple pleasures.

Next time I might have my digital camera ready to snap the moment.. if it’s nice I can have it woven into a beautiful tapestry weaving or throw.

The hunters and noblemen chase after the clever and powerful unicorn in this famous and beautiful tapestry wall hanging. This work of art was commissioned by Anne of Brittany to celebrate her union with the King of France, Charles VIII.

John Rockefeller purchased this tapestry from the French La Rochefaucauld family who owned it for many centuries for a notable $1 million dollars. A large sum in 1922, when this purchase was made.

This famous seven-part series The Hunt of the Unicorn Tapestry was donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City by Rockefeller in 1937 and remains there to this day.

William was referred to as William the bastard, before he conquered King Harold from Saxon, England. Makes a much nicer ring to his name don’t you think? William the Conqueror! Yeah, much better.

What did he conqueror? Do you know? It was England. It was Normandy’s fight with England and William went to battle and won. It was such a big deal… The Battle of Hastings in 1066 and is still talked about to this day, all the time.

The weaving of the events of this battle are woven in a long tapestry hanging in Bayeux, France. Reproductions of this very weaving are incredibly popular and wow and amaze so many that over 800 people seek out these fine works of art in tapestry form on the internet each and every day.

Check ‘em out. It’s a fabulous as well as interesting Bayeux Tapestry Collection.

During Medieval times the romantic stories has been woven into the tapestry fabric and filled the walls with excitement and tales of long ago. It can be an exceptional way to bring a warm and inviting mood to your room with the story telling of the days of wine and roses.

The wine and fruit scenes from Italian wall hangings are fabulous and ever popular, but sometimes you might think about a tapestry weaving about King Arthur and Queen Guenievre, where chivalry was alive and well. It it fun in it’s look and the endless stories behind each and every Medieval tapestry are plentiful.

Remember the tales of Sir Lancelot being one of the Knights of the Round Table. Lancelot is the knight of all the knights for the court of King Arthur and the castle of Camelot. Lancelot’s sword is made of arondight, and can cut through metal and stone.

He stands strong for King Arthur, until he falls in love with Guinevere, which becomes the romance of the Medieval times…

Medieval tapestry weavings are steeped in fascinating stories of romance and fabulous and exciting times.

It’s spring and summer is fast approaching as is seen by the weather showing up nice and warm with less showers. People are opening their windows and taking a breath of fresh air. Spring cleaning is wrapping up and it’s almost time to relax and enjoy some of these wonderful sunny days.

I’ve noticed people seem to decorate after the spring cleaning… nothing heavy duty but there is some sprucing up and decorations are added with summer in mind… flowers are cut and brought in and put into vases and the room smells wonderful. My neighbor added a large and quite pleasant tapestry wall hanging to her summer porch. It’s a scene from a French country garden and it really did made the porch very attractive and inviting. There is also the beautiful tapestries by famous artists selections and George Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon is no exception to style and sophistication.

What will you be decorating your porch or sun room with this season? We have great ideas at Decor4u, if you are ever at a loss.

What happens when you leave the rug out in the rain..? To my surprise, not much.

I had an Oriental rug hanging outside so I could gently bounce my broom on it to pop off any dust or dirt particles. I realize this must be done very gingerly and gently as to not break or hurt any of the wool fibers. All was well, so I left it hanging outside to air.

I forgot about the rug and went to a birthday party that evening… it rained and the winds blew. When I returned home I went to bed. This morning I woke and was amazed to see my rug still hanging outside.

The rain had “washed it” and the winds had dried it. It’s all wool and if you did not know better, wool is maybe one of the most amazing materials on earth. It’s quite remarkable as the rug was better than ever. Who knew?

I have been a big fan of Suzanne Somers for years and years… I read her “diet” books that are hardly a diet I’ve ever heard of…. it’s excellent eating. I just joined here blog catalog or at least I was on my way to do that and sign up with the blogcatalog.com.

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My mothers birthday is Memorial Day… when we were children we always knew the exact birthday of both my parents… mom on Memorial Day and dad on Valentines Day. We were golden. Then they changed Memorial Day to be on the Monday… it messed us all up, as children. But we’ve got it straight now.

Since this holiday weekend is early this year we not only celebrate this weekend, but next too because the real birthday is on the 30th. So, I guess double party time and since it’s a big birthday us kids have decided to pull our moneys together and get her a woven tapestry seat cover for the golf cart. We all love to golf and having a nice cover for the seat that attaches with ties, we knew she would love one as pretty as a country garden scene from France.

When we golf, we bring food… the cover makes it just a bit nicer… like a table cloth. So another good use for the fine woven goods… tapestries. They do rock.

It can be an exciting moment to find the absolutely fabulous work of art by Vermeer painted in the 1600’s called Artists Studio and find it’s been woven into a beautiful tapestry wall hanging.

This painting hangs as a famous masterpiece in a museum where millions of people come to see it’s splendor, so why not take it home to enhance the look in your room? You already know they world loves this composition and if your colors will work with the paintings palette then you’re home free. A good choice.

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French artist, Paul Ranson is a master in the Nabi technique and created many beautiful paintings is that style.

Apple Tree with Red Fruit Tapestry wall hanging is a wonderful composition that brings style and sophistication to most any room in your home. Famous paintings made into fine woven goods such as tapestries are a popular way to go enhance the colors palette for your wall decor.

Check out our collection of beautiful wall tapestries, where you will find Ranson’s masterpiece and many others.

It’s a very special day to find the tapestry that lights up your senses and brings excitement to your world. We think a tapestry can and should do exactly that.

If you talk to the experts you will find their advice would be to look around and find one that captures your interest and that holds your interest. Meaning that each time you see the woven work of art, it never grows old or boring. Instead it stimulates your mind and brings thought provoking ideas to mind.

We offer a good selection in our tapestry shop and have found our most popular wall hangings come from the famous artists paintings woven into tapestries.

Special you say? Yes, very special indeed.

When an incredibly skilled craftsman or woman address the knotting of these area rugs there is nothing short of talent in the making, Interesting, since the Nomad is considered illiterate. No apparent need existing to read and write when expression can come shining through in their finely hand-knotted Kazak rugs.

If you search long enough and wide enough you can find it… that’s what we were saying when we were looking to find some very unique, one of a kind gifts from around the world. We think we found a treasure in the handmade artisan tapestry, made one at a time by craftsmen and women from South Asia.

This is something special with history and culture to have in your home or give to a friend.

Please, read on to find some examples of what we brought back and information on this wonderful arena of tapestries handmade Artisan style.

This is a little treasure for the new baby. It’s all natural lambs wool which as lanolin as nature intended to sooth babies skin with rich moisture and is soft as the babies bottom.

Keeps baby cool in summer and warm in winter. Mother natures all natural miracle fleece baby blankets are the perfect gift.

The popular Asian tapestry has been alive and well for centuries. An old art form is steadfast and remains true to the classics, always.

The classic tapestries collection covets the best of the best for your viewing pleasure and when strikes your fancy, it’s the one to take home with you.

Orchids & Bamboo motif, koi fish tapestries and can bring a change to your room in a soothing and calming way, bringing charm and sophistication a long way in the process.