Very few of us--especially New Yorkers-- have the good fortune to lay claim to our own parlour room. We tend to do our entertaining where space is available; kitchens, living rooms and closet-sized bedrooms. There was a time, however, when entertaining was a well-oiled ritual, rife with etiquette and attention to detail. The parlour room was home to a family’s more luxurious decor, and was the hub for social meetings, teas and general entertainment.

Grow House Grow’s Spring 2009 collection is inspired by this great room. We’ve chosen several individuals, all interesting and mysterious in their own right, and asked: what would their parlour room have looked like? The adventurous and curious lives of Cattle Kate, Aleister Crowley and Captain Smith are our subject. Their general backdrop--the Victorian and Edwardian eras--were filled with decorative elegance, opulent damasks and graceful lines. Combined, each individual and their place in time offer a rich muse.

Cattle Kate, the hardworking and wrongly accused homesteader, is decorated with nooses and lassos.

Aleister Crowley, the infamous occultist, gets a sumptuous, seance-invoking damask.

Captain Smith, the first and final captain of the RMS Titanic, has a fluid, jungenstil-inspired style straight from the Atlantic.

One of the greatest things about being a kid is how open and limitless the imagination can be. With minimal effort, the books we read and stories we hear stoke the kind of creativity that make an imaginary friend real.

Our first wallpaper line, "Nom de Plume," is dedicated to this exciting time of possibilities, and is inspired by some of our favorite children’s books and childhood friends.

Christopher, who believed in a world so deeply that everything around him came to life.

Nellie, with curly hair and sharp wit, is pure mischief with a side of tea biscuits.

Cottontail, where a cotton sprig is transformed into the playful garden “where bunnies come from.” The neighboring alfalfa farm never saw it coming.