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Note from the editor..
Welcome
Who would have thought that the world would be so pleased to see the back of 2020? It has challenged us all as we have picked our way through rules and guidance, washing hands, keeping a distance and, for me, the worst thing: no hugging!
Wallpaper after the Second World War was hugely popular and it was a tonic to rejuvenate drab spaces and make nations
For so many it has given some optimism too – and particularly
feel better – maybe this has not been on the same scale, but
about the spaces we live in, when we have been spending
the battle with Covid has certainly left us all craving a tonic
so much time in them. Whether it is a fresh coat of paint on
and I hope we can inspire you to put
some furniture, a new statement wall which makes us smile
some bold florals on your wall
or a complete redecoration, the experience is uplifting, and
and put a smile on your face!
we have definitely become braver. Colour influences our feelings and magnolia is a recipe for neither contentment nor inspiration. With the new pantone colours for 2021 being grey and yellow, I am immediately drawn to the yellow – if the
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sun isn’t shining outside, it is in my house! More designers have been inspired by nature as they have had more time to reflect on the outside – whether walking in wide open spaces or admiring your back garden and appreciating the details of the flowers on our doorstep, it makes us feel better about life and appreciate what we have. Among the positives have been taking that time to enjoy our homes, maybe meeting neighbours we didn’t know, planting vegetables for the first time, seeing those roses bloom that had gone unnoticed in our previously rushing around lifestyle and these are things we should hold on to.
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We chat with Elizabeth Ockford, having just launched her new collection, The Garden.
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Mulberry Home
A timeless look that will last season after season: Modern Country Wallpaper from Mulberry Home.
Graham & Brown Graham & Brown are always looking to lead the trends, and have launched their trends for 2021.
Fardis Heavy weight luxury wallcoverings with spectacular metallic and bead effects in a range of colours.
Ted Baker If you want to add some luxury to your life, then this is the perfect collection.
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Sanderson Exclusive Collection: offering twelve wonderful designs in a range of colours.
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Take a look around Laurence’s home with our exclusive wallpaper range.
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Inspired by some of the most colourful and passionate cities from around the globe.
44 Harlequin
The new collection, Momentum 7, is a welcome addition to this long running series this Spring.
48 Style Trend - Distant Shores
Offering calm and relaxing living spaces which make our homes feel like safe and inviting places to be.
53 Ask Richard
Our in-house decorating expert is on hand to answer your questions and offer some handy tips.
54 1838 Wallcoverings
Launch their eclectic new modern archive themed Pavilion Collection.
58 Made to Measure
Our Made to Measure team ensures you will have a bespoke product that will make your friends green with envy!
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Coordonné leap into 2021 with the launch of their new wallpaper collection: Maximalism.
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Put something on your walls, that makes you smile and gives you a lift, every time you walk into your room.
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We chat with..
Wallpaper: Gertrude
Elizabeth Ockford having just launched her new collection, The Garden After many years of working for some of the biggest names
I decided to pick up my paintbrushes, dust off the watercolour
in the interior design industry, Elizabeth Ockford has formed
paints and paint what I saw. The spring flowers were blooming –
her very own interiors brand under her own name. Having just
cherry blossom in whites and soft pinks, daffodils in citrus yellows,
launched her new collection, The Garden, we get to know her
cyclamen in hot pinks and whites, and blue bells in their delicate
design style and the inspiration behind her design process.
shade of lilac blue – needless to say I was feeling inspired!
What inspired The Garden collection?
The Garden features many of the watercolours I painted at
My thought process for The Garden began at the beginning
that time. I find they are filled with light and the energy of
of the Covid19 pandemic. We were just starting to move into
plant life. We need tonic for the year that we have just had
lockdown and life as we knew it was changing. I spent a lot of
– refreshing our homes with positive colours and charming
time in the open air of my garden, as we were moving into spring,
designs can make them feel alive again. There is a trend that
and began to pay more attention to the nature around me.
is growing for cottage style interiors, I’m not surprised, we
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all want to be somewhere harmoniously pleasing, cosy and
From there I was spoilt for choice for pioneering women –
charming at the moment.
for instance Lady Penrose is named after local Lee Miller, a
In The Garden, Eleanor is the design that encapsulates my garden the most. It shows Roses, Geraniums, and Californian
famous War Photographer, while Cleo depicts a myriad of bugs and beetles and is named after Cleopatra!
that I drew before I painted them. To create this, I picked
What’s your advice for someone searching for design inspiration?
the flowers and laid them out onto a sheet of a paper, then I
Just keep your eyes open. Wherever you are, or whatever you
painted by their side, catching as much as possible all their
are doing, you are always surrounded by inspiration. Whether
quirks and beautiful shapes. I allowed the watercolours
that is speaking as Designer to Designer, or to a consumer
to puddle and pool and mix fluidly with each other. It’s
looking for inspiration for their Interior style.
poppies. They create a soft stripe, falling onto the outlines
delightful that with modern digital printing, I can capture all that on the wallpaper.
As a designer there are always many art galleries and exhibitions to choose from as well as magazines and social
The design is named after Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the US
media. Occasionally if I feel a lack of inspiration, I’ll go take
President during and after WW2. However, she was far more
my dog, Rocket, for a walk down in the woods near the
than simply a first lady- after his death she campaigned for
studio and seek inspiration from the natural world around
civil rights and represented the US at the United Nations.
us, and clear headspace. Be aware of what’s going on in the broader world of design around you as well. How are the
In fact, all the designs in The Garden have female names. This
graphics on adverts changing? Is there any particular styles
started with my admiration for Marianne North, a Victorian
coming through in TV and film? Look at the fashion trends
botanical artist who travelled the world, even going up
for these as well – they follow through into interiors within a
the Amazon! The design Marianne features botanical style
year or so. You need to be a big sponge, be receptive to the
flowers, falling onto a ground that also show skeleton floral
creative stimuli around you.
shapes. While I have created a traditional mixed colour floral on cream - the more contemporary colourings of the design
As for the consumer, these days there are so many good
are on Black, sky Blue and an Oyster Beige.
places to find top tips for your styling- start with Instagram or
“People believe you have to be brave to use wallpaper. I disagree”
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Wallpaper: Marianne
Wallpaper: Eleanor
Pinterest. I think you’ll get lost in there, there is so much choice!
What is your design background?
CAD programmes I create finished designs that go into production. We also use a highly sophisticated programme to colour the designs. Using that we can colour a collection in a
I studied Textile Design at Chelsea School of Art in the 1980s
fraction of the time it used to take when each colouring had to
and then returned to school only 10 years or so ago to do a
be hand painted out.
Masters in Fine Art Print.
What is a common misconception about wallpaper?
My first job was with a fashion studio where I became the
People believe you have to be brave to use wallpaper. I
in-house expert at floral patterns, and then I was incredibly
disagree – it can transform a room, and now that it can be
lucky to land a junior designer job at Osborne and Little. Over
pasted straight on to the wall it’s a very quick and relatively
my 13 years there I learnt so much and worked with some
mess free process.
amazingly talented designers. Once I left there I freelanced as a designer for many of the big names, whilst also selling my
Although the price of wallpaper may seem costly at first
paintings and prints.
glance, it’s a lot less than a new pair of curtains or sofa – and
How would you explain your design process form initial idea to final product?
within a couple of years it’s easy to take down, change it and once again create a totally different look.
All of the designs I produce start from a drawing, painting
I think people should play with wallpaper – put something up
or an archival document – sometimes it can be the smallest
that is fun, inspiration or a talking point and change it after a
scrap of paper that makes me burst with inspiration. Then I
while to feel the excitement of something new all over again.
make a mood board of other inspirations, maybe colours or interiors, to see if there are ways to influence my designs to take them to the next level.
Before we end, what is one thing that people should know about you? I could talk about colour and art all day and night. But if you
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want a lesser known answer… I’m in love with vegan Magnums.
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Game Birds
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Modern Country Wallpaper
Mulberry Home A timeless look that will last season after season Bringing together a collection of exciting, dynamic wallpapers, Mulberry Home’s take on ‘Modern Country’ is the perfect answer not just for cool country houses but amazing for eclectic town houses too. These are much-loved heritage designs re-imagined in brilliant new colours creating a laid-back look that is all about authentic self-expression. Modern Country conveys a love of colour, pattern and unexpected scale; it makes traditional design feel original and new. These are interiors made for living in, with a timeless look that will last season after season.
Game Birds This fabulous wallpaper, with its witty name and nod to traditional British weekends in the countryside, is a strikingly fresh design about as far from country house chintz as you can get.
Flying Ducks This iconic image, showing a pair of mallard ducks in majestic flight against stylised, silhouetted trees, is one of Mulberry Home’s most celebrated patterns. Originating from the late 1920’s design it echoes the last days of the Art Deco era but has been re-imagined in exciting new colours: coral and indigo.
On the scent An absolute winner in the Wallpaperdirect office, this irresistible pattern of six hounds’ heads, each one slightly different from the £89 per roll Wallpaper: On the Scent
others, creates a look that is both smart and whimsical.
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roll lberry Tree £98 per Wallpaper: Grand Mu
Grand Mulberry Tree A grand version of the founder’s original, iconic Mulberry Tree this design is available on a range of gorgeous ‘vintage-leatherlook’ wallpaper with colours ranging from deepest indigo to soft stone.
Torridon This romantic design of a deer grazing in a Highland forest is realised in a fashionforward colour palette. This collection is all about embracing the eclectic and with its easy-to-use colour palette the elements which shouldn’t really match come together perfectly. No two rooms will look the same - because they shouldn’t but each room will tell its own story magnificently.
Tree Grand Mullbery
“Bringing together a collection of exciting, dynamic wallpapers”
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Wallpaper: Torridon £98 per roll
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Paint: Epoch – Colour of the Year – from £44 per 2.5l
“An uplifting, yet calming colour, full of pigment”
Wallpaper: Palais £50 per roll
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Wallpaper: Timepiece £60 per roll
Graham & Brown
2021 will be a celebration of their 75 years in wallpaper design. Graham & Brown are always looking to lead the trends, and have launched their trends for 2021 with a stunning story around the colour Epoch- a rich, velvety, amethyst colour – in that cross over range of colour between purple and red. An uplifting, yet calming colour, full of pigment, perfect for living rooms, home offices and even your bedroom. Here in the office, we watched their on-line launch with interest and were delighted to hear Paula Taylor, their Colour & Trend Specialist give her tips for 2021. For them 2021 will be a celebration of their 75 years in wallpaper design and they are starting the celebration with this new wallpaper design too: Timepiece in three colourway, Amethyst, Midnight and Moonstone. Timepiece in amethyst is their wallpaper pattern of the year for 2021 and is a clever combination of geometric and floral patterns, drawing on archive elements from the past 75 years to create an intricate all over effect. You can use this wallpaper either as the starting point of your room’s décor or a way of tying things together for a more edited look. Paula recommended that you use the Amethyst colourway of Timepiece with their Epoch and Spiced Mulberry paints, for a coordinated look or you took the individual colours in the piece and contrasted your colours perhaps using their teal, Whale Tail and the soft pink, taupe shade Fondue.
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“Design innovation has always been the driving force and the heartbeat of Graham & Brown throughout the years. The studio team love to delve into the pattern and print archives and discover hidden treasure that we can then reimagine with modern production techniques and new colour compositions, presenting a twist on the latest interior trends. A great deal of craftsmanship goes into the making of each archive artwork and we believe that is something to be cherished and celebrated, to be able to breathe new life into this material and let it have a new place within our history is something we love to do.” Maryanne Cartwright, Design Studio Manager at Graham & Brown We also really liked their new fantastical Magpie design, a one off colourway with jungle like leaves, nasturtium flowers and cheeky magpies, again in rich, deep colours. So along with new jungle designs and a fun, houndstooth check pattern and other patterns – a rich new collection of ideas for you, to brighten your walls in 2021! All these Graham & Brown wallpapers and more are featured on wallpaperdirect and the paints Wallpaper: Daintreee Palm £60 per roll
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Ultimate luxury
Fardis
Wallpaper: Luxe Scroll £179.99 per wide width roll
Beautiful, heavy weight luxury wallcoverings with spectacular metallic effects Looking for the ultimate in luxury wallpapers – for that
They are not easy to show you on-line as you need to be
high-end boutique hotel look in your home – then this
able to see the way that light travels, and reflects across the
may be the brand for you! If you like understated, class
different surfaces to be able to truly appreciate them. So
and sophistication then we are sure you will love these
please do take advantage of our sampling service to be able
wallcoverings from Fardis.
to touch and see these designs in your home.
Beautiful, heavy weight luxury wallcoverings with spectacular
And remember they are 90 cm wide which is nearly double
metallic and bead effects in a range of subtle colours like
the width of a standard wallpaper, so not as expensive as they
graphite, pewter, gold, silver, coffee and cream perfect for
might first appear, priced from £149.99 per roll, it means your
creating a layer, upon layer styled indulgent interior.
dream interior might be more affordable than you thought!
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Wallpaper: Lyra ÂŁ149.99 per wide width roll
width roll Wallpaper: Luxe ÂŁ179.99 per wide
Please do take advantage of our sampling service
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“The quintessentially British brand is known globally”
Wallpaper: Benga £99 per roll
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Wallpaper: Vanilla £159 per roll
Lifestyle brand
Ted Baker
Ted Baker is a global lifestyle brand offering menswear, womenswear, accessories and everything in between and when they launched a wallpaper collection, we were delighted to be selling it. The quintessentially British brand is known globally but Ted Baker is famed for its quirky yet commercial style and for producing designs of the highest quality. So, if you want to add some luxury to your life, then this is the perfect collection and fans of the brand will certainly not be disappointed. When it comes to wallpaper Ted says – “only the very best will do”. Ted Baker’s designer wallpapers have something for every room in the house,whether it is bold prints or more subtle patterns you are looking for, there is something to go with every style interior. Opulent and atmospheric this enchanting collection immerses you within detailed flora and magical fauna. One of our favourites is the Hibiscus design, which has the cutest hand painted effect vintage elements in some pretty fashion led colours, such as Teal, Blush and Navy. There are softly trailing floral vines, exotic birds and if you look closely, jaguars hidden in the leaves. These are layered over a misty jungle mountain skyline creating a mysterious and enchanted feel to the design – perfect to add some designer-led luxury to your home.
All the papers in this collection are 60cm wide with a durable vinyl finish and are paste the wall, which makes them super easy to hang Ted Baker is also known for its commitment to ethics and the environment. “Suppliers must comply with environmental rules, regulations and standards applicable to the workplace, the products produced and the methods of manufacture. Suppliers should put in place procedure to prevent or minimise any negative impact on the environment, community and natural resources. Suppliers should continuously monitor their environmental performance and disclose to Ted Baker, on request, their energy and water use, effluents, emissions, carbon footprint, use of chemicals and disposal of waste.”
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“There are twelve wonderful designs in a range of colours”
Wallpaper: Caverley £89 per roll
Working with Sanderson on our collaboration has been a joy. I have personally worked with the Sanderson brand for over
wanted to ensure we used some of the traditional printing
25 years and was delighted when we agreed that we would
methods that Sanderson use, particularly surface print, which
work together to create some exclusive wallpapers for
give a wonderful feeling of depth and colour to the wallpapers
Wallpaperdirect embracing all the beauty of the Sanderson
as well as making them all paste the wall, something which
designs with some exciting new colours.
certainly influences my choice of wallpaper, particularly if I am
Sanderson Exclusive Wallpaper Edit Collection
hanging it myself, which I really enjoy.
Our first step was to select some of our favourite designs and
“The result has been magical and one that we are very
with Rebecca Craig, Lead Designer at Sanderson, we went
proud of and sincerely believe you will love too!” says editor,
through some iconic designs as well as some of our favourites
Melanie Adams.
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9 per roll Wallpapers from £6
Wallpaper: Etchings and Roses £79 per roll
There are twelve wonderful designs in a range of colours,
“we can find the exact match in paint colour” with some softer pink, ivory and pewter versions.
these are just a few of the highlights of the collection: Hollyhocks – a wonderfully extravagant design on fabric has
Another of our real favourite designs is the King Protea with its wildly floral pattern, inspired by an archive document but
translated into beautiful wallpapers with a timeless, vintage
with an intensity of colour which gives it a stunningly modern
look realised in elegant accents of French blue (as on our front
look – as shown in this lovely bedroom setting.
cover) or the soft Whitstable blue background, which has been so popular on linen.
For that perfect ‘blue skies’ feeling, with softer golds and greys, nothing beats the soaring romance of their serene
The rich Chinese yellow version of Caverley has a delightful
1930s Swallows design with the birds in their graceful aerial
Chinoiserie style inspired by an early 19th century hand-block
acrobatics set against a cloudless sky.
print, and the Ebony/Coral version updates the design with exquisite contemporary colour.
Don’t forget that as well as supplying you with the perfect wallpaper we can also find the exact paint match you’ve been
We also were delighted to achieve this vivid Botantical Green colourway of the classic Etchings and Roses design together
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dreaming of too. Our sister site Designerpaint.com has the whole Sanderson paint range.
nothing beats the soaring romance of their serene 1930s Swallows design
Sanderson paint range from ÂŁ45 per 2.5 litres
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Wallpaper: Swallows ÂŁ69 per roll
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Wallpaper: Club Tropicana £59 per roll
“Homes are about personality and decorating fosters so many emotions”
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I first met Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen more than 10 years ago at the BBC Good Homes show in London and there is no doubt that he is a showman, which is essential for TV, but his passion and authenticity around colour and design was also impressive and infectious. More recently we got together and talked about the idea of creating a new wallpaper range and the journey with him was fun, exciting and resulted in a beautiful creation of wallpapers which he is proud of, and I am delighted with.
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Laurence is a huge fan of William Morris and as an artist himself all his work starts with a drawing. Spending long periods of time on location filming design shows,
Albany paint range from £14.69 per litre
whether in Asia or Australia, allows him to view the world around him and put pencil to paper, as designers have done for hundreds of years. I was fascinated by Laurence’s ability to visualise scale and repeat which is so critical in wallpaper design. He instinctively sees how his drawings will repeat and work on a wall; he knows
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his craft. One of his tips about using wallpaper is to “glamoflage” the corners of a room – take the wallpaper around the corners to make the space feel larger.
The names he has given his wallpapers will bring a smile to your face. Highbrook There is nothing beige about Laurence, and when he introduced his collection to our team, he left us all with an energy and inspiration to use colour and design in our own homes and banish the boring! As Laurence prepares for the new season of “Changing Rooms” he has taken the opportunity to decorate the dining room and kitchen in his 400 year old Cotswold home. The fresh paisley green wallpaper Damask Dangereuse – is “a return to having more fun” –
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something we are all craving for after 2020. And the teaming of the fresh light green colourway of Club Tropicana with the deep, rich teal of his kitchen cabinets, is simply inspired! Laurence is an interiors ambassador, and loves to talk about colour, something people tend to get a bit worried about – he believes there are a lot of “colourphobics” and he wants to inspire more people to be creative when decorating.
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Theatre
Lemur
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Diderot
New Collection
Coordonné
“The company’s 43 years of experience editin g wallcoverings is evident”
Coordonné leap into 2021 with the launch of their new wallpaper collection: Maximalism.
The Barcelona brand in their wallpaper collections use a
Maximalism is a collection that takes four separate stories
uniquely fictional touch to allow their stories to unfold; inviting
from the elements of Rococo culture: ‘Satire’ with designs
us to travel to exciting new worlds. With Maximalism, we
which show us an excess of culture with a touch of humour, as
are taken on a voyage to exuberant French palaces with a
shown here in both the Lemur and Theatre designs.
distinctly Versailles influence. Lemur – with its combining of elegant courtly palms, with The company’s 43 years of experience editing wallcoverings
playful monkey and classical coin motifs.
is evident, with its team of enthusiastic creatives using watercolour and oil brushstrokes, as well as digital designs to
Theatre – with vignettes of Marie-Antoinette like characters
create a collection of elegant wallcoverings, the purpose of
with extraordinary, luxurious period headdresses.
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“The whole collection will be available this Spring”
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‘Drama’ which uses theatrical elements to create bold
landscapes are the settings for your own tales.
and unusual wallpaper murals and ‘Collectionism’, which celebrates the love of collecting extravagant items from far
Temple – create a romantic atmosphere with an oriental
off places to adorn your home, as shown here with Diderot
style pergola effect, and love birds in the canopy - perfect
and Statues designs.
for a bedroom.
Diderot – with its collection of exotic botanical specimens
Whilst we offer on wallpaperdirect many of the murals from
with frogs, caterpillars and butterflies hidden amongst the
Coordonné we are currently only able to show them with a
trailing leaves.
fixed size. However, if you want them made to measure, this may well be possible, so do contact us.
Statues – a collection of statues spread across a trellis and adorned in trailing vines.
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branches of Brewers.
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Style trend
Keep it fresh keep it young at heart! Wallpaper doesn’t have to be all about making a formal room statement, it can just be fun, to brighten up a room, a wall, a corner or an alcove. You can do a quick makeover and add some pizzazz bringing colour and joy to your life every day! Put something on your walls, that makes you smile and gives you a lift, every time you walk into your room. Afternoon Tea by Kerry Caffyn – an exclusive design – with a delightful mix of ladies in 20th century dress and teatime accessories, which just makes you dream of cake and seriously who doesn’t love cake? Available in 4 sugar shades: pink, yellow, blue and green.
per roll Wallpaper: Afternoon Tea £38
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Add a splash of yellow and let the sunshine in, all year round with these two delightful patterns: One for music lovers, whether you play, like to attend gigs or just sit back and listen, the Concert wallpaper from design duo Mini Moderns is a delight.
Wallpaper: Owls £39.5 0 per roll
And the Mixed Bee wallpaper from the brand Lola
Design is stunningly breath-taking – with a riot of flowers, bees and colours – making it the perfect antidote to any lingering feelings of 2020 gloom. We were really pleased to welcome the British designer brand Lola Design to wallpaperdirect this year, as they expanded their success story with a first collection of wallpapers. If you prefer simpler patterns but still love colour, you will love our Layla Faye collections, which include this delightful
Owls pattern.
Leaves both garden style and jungle are the perfect way to add relaxed pattern colour to your walls and make a perfect background for your existing furniture and accessories. Add a few wild animals for interest and you have an instant feel good, fun interior design package, as these examples show:
Wallpaper: Mixed Bee £119 per roll
Wallpaper: Concert £60 per roll
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d £55 per roll Wallpaper: Lost Worl
Wallpaper: Joy £41.50 per roll
French brand Caselio’s Joy design is the perfect combination of leaves, colour and Scandinavian chilled for your home! Emma J Shipley’s complex and intricately sophisticated patterns can be used with a little home gardening to make a cosy, comforting interior style as shown here, with the Lost World zebras. And these other designs from Arthouse and Harlequin also demonstrate perfectly the combination of wild animals and leaves.
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Wallpaper: Hidden Jungle £8.99 per roll
Wallpaper: Kumana £45 per roll Fabric: Hikkaduwa £28 per metre
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40 per roll Wallpaper: Caicos £1
Wallpaper: St Maarten £140 per roll
Inspired by wanderlust and distant shores
Prestigious Prestigious may have over 30 years’ experience in soft
2021 is all about escapism as we yearn for foreign travel and
furnishings, with an outstanding reputation for the originality
the designs feature cleverly camouflaged monkeys, tropical
and quality of its fabrics, but its wallpapers are equally
florals and colourful love birds, adding much-needed colour
beautiful. Founded by Trevor Helliwell in 1988, it is still a family-
and vibrant pattern into homes this season. Exotic landscapes
run business and an internationally recognised brand.
and bold jewel tones make the wallpapers a maximalist statement in all spaces, from living rooms, dining areas,
The newest wallpaper collection has been inspired by the exotic
bathrooms and colourful kitchen, you can almost feel the sun
Caribbean with maximalist tropical florals. The success of the
on your face!
exclusive wallpapers printed for Wallpaperdirect of “Journey
Beyond”, where beautiful fabrics were translated onto wallpaper
The Caribbean designs embrace a range of beautiful
has inspired the design team to go a step further.
colourways, from soft sage and dusky pink palm trees,
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Wallpapers from £110 per roll and fabrics from £29 per metre
to deep navy tropical landscapes and bright summer-ready foliage, all instantly uplifting any interior. As you would expect the wallpapers are accompanied by perfectly co-ordinating fabrics.
Children are never left out ….. The Big Adventure is a playful, yet calming, children’s interior collection of wallpapers and co-ordinating fabrics. Roller skate through Dino City, make a splash in Bubble Reef or play a game of Hide and Seek with your favourite jungle animals. Misty woodlands and deep-sea creatures, the collection explores different worlds, each one designed to show the little ones in your life that anything is possible.
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Uplifting colours make each adventure suit a variety of age
treetop monkeys and Madagascan baobab trees, or misty
ranges, from soothing pastels for a more sophisticated
forest scenes, snow-topped mountains and hot air balloons,
space, to playful jungle tones and under-the-sea-blues that
there is definitely a wallpaper for every child’s room and
create a room bursting with energy.
imagination and with lovely fabrics to finish the project it makes the job easier.
It is not just adults who dream of distant places, you can transport your children to magical places around the world
All wallpapers and fabrics available from wallpaperdirect.
whether it is the Serengeti with jungle foliage, swinging
Tower £110 per roll Wallpaper: Animal
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Travel the World
Metropolitan Stories: When we launched the first collection of stories in 2019 we were absolutely stunned with the response from our customers, to this amazing collection of wallpapers. Inspired by cities and the young people who live in them. Their architecture, atmosphere and national passions, it was simple crammed full of designs perfect for modern homes and at an affordable price too! And so we were delighted when the new ‘very large’ collection arrived in our office for 2021. Inspired by the need to brighten all our lives, the designers have taken their inspiration this time from some of the most colourful and passionate cities around the globe. And so Barcelona is all about Gaudi colour and heat, about art and culture on corners of small alleyways in this proud and lively Catalonian city.
Where designs include rich coloured foliage and montages of architectural elements, with distressed plaster work and tiles New York: with its young, sophisticated city vibe brings you a toned down, pared back look for the ultimate in city living! A simplified loose check pattern and a lightly distressed Art Deco diamond pattern are the story. Cape Town: a capital city proud of its diversity, the designers are portraying elements of its history combined with the power of nature and strong, bold colours.
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Tokyo: bustling, busy city with its heady mix of technology, young entrepreneurs and a strong sense of its own history and belief in Japanese traditions, both new and old values. Reflect in this delightful, fresh delicate interpretation of Cherry Blossom and the Carp and Lily Pad designs. Marrakesh: This city brings us a touch of the wonder of the Arabian Nights with a glimpse of the Orient, to the 21st century with a relaxed, casual feel, reflected in the simple palm leaf patterns and cosy rug pattern designs… And finally, St Petersburg brings the feminine charm of a modern city, to the luxurious baroque history of these designs, with flamboyant marble tiling and luxurious damask patterns. As with the earlier collections there are also a range of textured plains, perfect to complement the patterns or work peacefully on their own. All the wallpapers now available on wallpaperdirect and through branches of Brewers.
“Marrakesh: This city brings us a touch of the wonder of the Arabian Nights”
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Wallpaper: Transverse £75 per roll
Harlequin Stunning, subtle, sophisticated, occasionally bold but always at ease... The new collection of wallpapers from Harlequin: Momentum 7 is a welcome addition to this long running series this Spring. Taking inspiration from city architecture and the elegance of organic structures the designs come in a range of rich colours including Ink, Bronze, Forest and Rosewood with eight new wallpaper patterns. Fade: A textured embossed vinyl, with metallic highlights and small refracted shards of colour. Momentum Wallpapers from £65 per roll
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Wallpaper: Oscillation £89 per roll
Luminance: Shadowy silhouettes of flower with textured emboss – shown here in the Bronze colourway. Transverse: Angular architectural shapes with a pleasing repeat. Aucuba – painterly loose styled palm leaf design. Oscillation – shown here in the Rosewood colourway – has a blurred stripe effect, creating a pleasing all over modern effect. Claire Greenfield, head of design for Harlequin says, “This exciting next chapter in the Momentum story represents a snapshot of urban life. From dusk till dawn, we’ve looked at positive and negative spaces: transposing, refracting and shattering. We’ve taken close up elements from layered leaves and flowers to add a softer, painterly aspect that contrasts against strong edges and contemporary geometrics. A broad and diverse collection, we’re blending the permanency of structures with the everchanging beauty of nature.”
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Style trend
Distant Shores
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If you could go anywhere, where would you go? As we long for foreign travel, whether it be a tropical getaway or cultural city break, interiors inspired by distant shores offer calm and relaxing living spaces which make our homes feel like safe and inviting places to recharge and dream…. Drawing inspiration from different cultures brings diversity and makes a space more interesting and traveling exposes us to things we’ve never seen before. Bringing these influences home allows us to enjoy these experiences in the context of our own lives. At a time when are all looking for some escapism this trend invites us to immerse ourselves in transportive deep colour: ocean hues of ultramarine where we can almost smell the saltwater air, lush jungle greens, tropical brights and warm earth tones; don’t be afraid to mix and match colours, hues and luminosity.
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Wallpaper: Alfaro £150 per roll
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1. A rthouse ‘Tropical Paradise’ Create maximum impact with vivid colour on a dark background. Make the bold, confident choice. 2. Cole & Son ‘Alfaro’ Dreaming of Seville and getting lost in its beautiful Plazas, where tropical flowers entwine the balconies and balustrades. 3. A ndrew Martin ‘Latitude’ mural The world on your walls. One for the explorers, dreamers and adventurers.
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Wallpaper: Martinique £10 5 per roll
4. Sanderson ‘Palm House’ This pretty colourway is exclusive to us, read all about our
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collaboration with Sanderson on page 20. 5. Elizabeth Ockford
‘Martinique’ Transport yourself to a Caribbean island with this collection of dramatically oversized shells. This wallpaper would look incredible on the walls of a bathroom.
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6 6. Albany ‘Tropical Leaf’ This sophisticated Aqua colourway shows how the tropical theme can be cooled down. 7. Harlequin ‘Llenya’ Reminiscent of tropical holidays, this structural bird of paradise design displays a bold, confident look and a lovely mix of matt and shine. We also sell the fabric.
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Wallpaper: Passiflora £89 per roll
8 8. C larke & Clarke ‘Passiflora’ Did you know that we also sell upholstered chairs? … and curtains, rugs, bedding and more to help complete your scheme. 9. Coordonné ‘Kuren’ Exotic,
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enthralling and romantic, the Japanese crane symbolizes good fortune and longevity because of its fabled life span of a thousand years.
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Your questions, with..
Ask Richard Our inhouse decorating expert
per roll ah Glitter £35 Wallpaper: Ori
Are metallic/ glitter wallpapers difficult to put up? Jane, Bangor No not usually, and if they are on a non-
Wallpaper: Bengal Tiger
£96 per roll
this away and start again from fresh, as this is not a lining paper. Professional decorators will always apply a new lining paper to get the best result. If you are applying the wallpaper yourself hanging a lining paper will give you some useful practise, before you tackle the top paper.
woven substrate (also described as pastethe-wall) they can be even easier for the home decorator. One observation with metallics is that they will show up any imperfections with the wall behind so preparation and applying a lining paper is recommended. Also with metallic and glitter wallcoverings the joins can often remain visible.
Can I paper over existing wallpaper? Martin, St Albans You can but ‘should you?’ is another question! Ideally you should always strip the existing wallpaper, repair and prepare the wall to create the best possible, smooth surface
Handy Tip: Always use a ready mixed wallpaper paste, and for the very best adhesion use a wallpaper primer sealer on the bare stripped wall before applying your top papers. Have a question for Richard? Please submit your question via email to
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Richard@wallpaperdirect.com
There are some vinyl wallpapers which have a paper backing
further information
which is sometimes left intact on the wall when you peel
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“Taking inspiration from the elegant style of British stately homes and gardens”
Wallpaper: Hedgerow £ 105
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1838 wallcoverings At the heart of 1838 wallcoverings is a celebration of design and craftsmanship. The brand name evokes the deep roots of wallpaper innovation for 1838 was the year the first wallpaper machine was pioneered, just a few miles away from their factory. A family owned business, 1838 Wallcoverings is led by brother and sister team James and Abigail Watson, whose family has over 4 generations of wallpaper printing experience at their factory in Lancashire, England. Their collections of wallpapers and beautiful murals have proved very popular on wallpaperdirect. Particularly the Willow collection and its Hedgerow design was one of our standout successes in 2020.
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So we have high expectations for this eclectic new modern archive themed Pavilion Collection. And from these images, I don’t think we are going to be disappointed. Taking inspiration from the elegant style of British stately homes and gardens, old world elements are combined with adventurous colour and innovative techniques. The sumptuously beautiful designs showcase our contemporary craftsmanship, including richly textured new special effects and stunning murals. The wallcoverings in Pavilion are like works of art. Enthralling, hand-painted designs recreated digitally at an impressive scale and in a rich profusion of colours. 1838 wallcoverings provide luxurious, good design for every home – something we are very passionate about here at wallpaperdirect and hope you will love too.
Wallpaper: Lilliana
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Wallpaper: Bird Sonnet Blush from the Pavilion Collection
Made to Measure Curtains & Blinds
Curtains with Pinch pleat heading – Sanderson Port Isaac fabrics from £39 per metre Wallpaper: Sea Kelp £64 Per roll
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Beyond fabrics Prestigious Journey from £26 per metre
Roman Blinds – Prestigious Big Adventure fabrics from £29 per metre Wallpaper: Peek A Boo £140 per roll
Our Made to Measure service is very much at the heart of what we do – creating beautiful curtains, blinds and accessories from your chosen fabric to create the perfect finish for your scheme. Established for over 25 years, the wealth of experience
To order curtains, Roman blinds or roller blinds online,
in our Made to Measure team ensures you will have a
simply follow the steps below:
bespoke product that will make your friends green with envy! All items are made in the UK and hand finished to your exact specification.
1. B rowse our wide range of fabrics and order samples – the first two are free of charge! 2. O nce you have chosen your fabric, then enter your
Browse our wide selection of beautiful fabrics from the
measurements – if you need any help with measuring
best brands at a wide range of price points to find your
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3. P lace your order – we will confirm when your curtains/ blinds will be ready, normally within 4-6 weeks
If you would like any help with your Made to Measure order or need to enquire about a fabric not shown on our website, or are interested in any other soft furnishings (such
When you place an order with us you can rest assured that
as cushions) to complement your curtains and blinds, then
you will be ordering exceptional quality Made to Measure
our team of experts are always happy to advise and assist.
curtains and blinds, to your exact requirements. Every order is made with the utmost care and attention to detail and our
Please contact: help@wallpaperdirect.co.uk
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or call 01323 436181 during office hours (08:30–17:00
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Nina Campbell Pomegranate Trail fabric £68 per metre and wallpaper £69 per roll
Curtains with Eyelets heading – Scion Esala fabrics from £35 per metre
Morris Strawberry Thief fabric from £65 per metre, available in 3 colourways
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