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What an extraordinary experience we have all been living through. Never have our homes and the décor we look at every day been so important to us. Our desire for comforting spaces, home offices, bringing the outside in have all been reflected by our customers’ choices and we have loved what you have shared with us on social media. Not only are bolder wallpaper and paint colours being used we are getting braver with the project – thank goodness for Paste the wall paper and just how easy it is.

Do continue to share with us your fabulous transformations on Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook, it gives us a lot of pleasure!

2020 has also given us some unique opportunities – a fabulous collaboration with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen whose passion and knowledge for interiors is amazing. He is such an inspiration and creating wallpapers from his drawings and hearing where he was when he created them has been great.

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Style Library - Harlequin A magical collection of Kids’ fabrics and wallpapers with Harlequin’s Book of Little Treasures.

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Little Greene Little Greene paints and wallpapers: British history for your home - wherever you live!

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Cole & Son We bring you the latest wallpaper collection from Cole & Son.

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Coordonné A Mediterranean brand dedicated to creating unusual collections which tell a story.

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Layla Faye We continue our wonderful and exclusive collaboration with the Layla Faye brand.

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2020 is also a celebration of our own brand Albany which is 100 years old. Working with Mini Moderns on two celebratory designs has been a joy and I hope you will love them too.

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen A fabulous mix of bold and sophisticated patterns, in a range of colours

The artists who create wallpapers all over the world have been inspired by nature and colour too – Spanish designers continue to grow in their influence, just as Sanderson’s classic British design is inspired by the National Trust and its treasures.

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I hope you enjoy your projects and they bring new life to your interiors.

Paint & Paper Library Paint & Paper Library launch their new Botany wallpaper collection.

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Keep safe and happy decorating!

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Colefax & Fowler Their latest JARDINE FLORALS collection celebrates the abundance of nature’s flowers.

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Reproduction without permission is prohibited. The views expressed within wallpaperdirect magazine do not necessarily represent the views of wallpaperdirect or Life Media Group LTD. Every care has been taken in compiling the contents, but the publishers of wallpaperdirect assume no responsibility for any damage, loss or injury arising from the participation in any offer, competition or advertisement contained within wallpaperdirect magazine. All prices featured within wallpaperdirect magazine are correct at the time of going to press.

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Style Library - Sanderson This exquisite range of fabrics celebrates the values of the National Trust and its commitment to conserving our natural and cultural heritage.

GP & J Baker We are delighted to share with you their new Signature II collection.

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Farrow & Ball Busy homes have met their match in Farrow & Ball’s beautiful tough Modern paint range.

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Morris Forget old-fashioned country styling – these wallpapers are sophisticated and chic enough for any modern, contemporary interior.

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SketchTwenty3 SketchTwenty3 is a company dedicated to creating luxury wallpaper.

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Mini Moderns We are celebrating 100 years of Albany and were delighted when Mini Moderns agreed to join in the fun!

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Prestigious Maximalism takes a new direction in our exclusive collection with Prestigious Textiles Journey Beyond Wallpapers.

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Clarke & Clarke Rich details and beautiful patterns rescaled to make amazing wallpapers.

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Jump into Harlequin’s Book of Little Treasures If you have not found it yet, then you are in for a treat. We are delighted to show you some of this magical collection of Kids’ fabrics and wallpapers.

Created with designs for both nursery and young children there are many treasures here which will also work well in family rooms and kitchen diners.

We all need a little bit of fantasy in 2020 so don your spacesuit and it is time to take off and explore!

Fly high amongst starlit skies, dance in sparkly shoes or explore the depths of a tropical jungle.

The collection features a host of new designs

Fabric: Little Owls, £35 per metre Wallpaper (behind cot): Into The Meadow, £35 per roll

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including two new digital murals patterns, which can be hung to repeat along a wall or round a room. A fun bright, colour palette is balanced with softer neutral colourways too. So something for every child, no matter what age!

Mural designs such as Life’s a Circus, invite you to enjoy the fun of the fair or venture amongst technicolour seascapes with Above and Below. Hide and Seek’s hand drawn bunnies and leaping foxes play at dawn, while Little Owls introduces a wide-eyed family, snuggled together in their treetop home.

“Jump into this magical collection and explore the world through a child’s eyes. Little Treasures is all about bringing imaginations to life. There’s a wonderful world out there waiting for kids to look up from their screens and see what’s around them. Think of each design or character as the chapter of a favourite book and conjure up what happens next. Make memories, create stories and above all, have fun!”

All Harlequin wallpapers and fabrics are available from wallpaperdirect.com

Harlequin head of design, Claire Greenfield says,

Walls: Above and Below mural, £195 each

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toile STYLE TREND

Wallpaper: Albany, Toile, £29 per roll

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A PICTURE OF LIFE We are seeing Toiles as a global trend as our customers all over the world are enjoying the detail that a toile wallpaper gives – Toile wallpapers are pictorial stories of life, originally of French origin but also Chinese, designs include characters and animals both contemporary and traditional.

More recently we have seen contemporary toiles of farm life, allotments – all

drawing you into the stories they tell. Mini Moderns’ Toile celebrates The Festival of Britain and Albany Performance’s London Theatres takes you through the West End of London.

Our own Albany Toile is of French origin, surface printed on a ‘paste the wall’ paper and we have perfectly paired it with our Albany paint to enable you to create the perfect match, available on Designerpaint.com

Farrow & Ball’s Gable is a softer country theme, again perfectly matched with their paint and beautiful in a country home, whilst Sanderson’s Potting Room tells the story of allotment life – very pertinent to our love of growing flowers, plants and vegetables.

So enjoy sharing a story in your home – your kitchen, hall, bedroom or living space – you will always find something to make you smile!

We love Manuel Canovas’ Geishas, its vibrant colour transports you to a world of beauty and intrigue.

Wallpaper: Sanderson, The Allotment, £54 per roll

Wallpaper: Albany, London Theatres, £18 per roll

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Little Greene paints and wallpapers: British history for your home - wherever you live!

A family-owned business Little Greene is renowned for its extensive, high quality paint palette of beautiful heritage colours and the incredible finish the paints achieve as well as their amazing archive of wallpaper designs.

Manufactured at the company’s factory in Bethesda, North Wales, Little Greene’s paints are made with the finest ingredients and contain up to 40% more pigment than ordinary paints. And it is these high levels of pigment which create undertones that subtly change with the light, providing colours of real character and definition.

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Works of Collyhurst Wood, on the outskirts of Manchester is believed to be England’s most ancient industrial site for the manufacturing of colours. Early dyes for the cotton industry were based on natural pigments, extracted from exotic woods: the development of synthetic compounds for the colouring of materials during later centuries provided faster and more efficient production. Today, Little Greene continues its search for safe and efficient technology for the colouring of its paints, whilst retaining its commitment to quality and service.

The wallpaper collections span 300 years of English decoration, and many of the wallpapers are extracted from the National Trust, English Heritage and the Whitworth Art

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Gallery properties and archives before being recoloured in Little Greene shades to meet the requirements of our 21st Century interiors.

Little Greene works with two British wallpaper manufacturers whose printing machines have remained unchanged since the 1830s. Many of the wallpapers are produced using traditional surface printing rollers to apply paint, which results in a tactile, painted-paper effect.

To this day, the paints remain handcrafted and Little Greene fosters the manual skills of its workforce to continue the tradition of handmade paints and papers.

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Managing Director, David Mottershead, says: ‘It is only through the use of high-quality ingredients and traditional methods that we are able to create such depth of colour. It is due to the combination of these excellent ingredients and the skills of our workforce that we are able to produce such beautiful and enduring products with the character and beauty that our customers desire.’ The Little Greene colour palette contains over 200 shades, including period colours which are all available from Designerpaint.com and all their wallpapers are with us at wallpaperdirect.com.

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Green A collection of authentic National Trust colours including original shades from the homes of Winston Churchill, George Bernard Shaw and Beatrix Potter. Available now. littlegreene.com 0161 230 0880

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We share with you our conversation with the design team at Cole & Son as they approach the Seville Collection.

Seville Collection - An Introduction Thinking back on her first visit to the Andalusian capital, Cole & Son’s Design Director Carley Bean reflects how she was struck by the beautiful and diverse cultural influences around the city. “Seville is such a captivating city full of charm - visually

it has so much to offer: architecture, flora, fauna, culture, people and amazing food, as it inspires the likes of architects, musicians and poets throughout history,” Carley knew that her team would find a wealth of material to work from.

“Within the first day of our inspiration trip we had well

Wallpaper: Flamenco Fan £140 per roll

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over 30 ideas for different designs and concepts; around every corner was something new,” she enthused. The varied styles of the city spoke to each of the designers in turn, with handcrafted ceramics spawning sunshinefilled tile prints, bursting boughs of delicate bougainvillea creating softly painterly florals, and passion-filled flamenco performances pushing the team to look deeper into Sevillian music culture and symbolism.

Wallpaper: Angel’s Trumpet £135 per roll

“Oranges are also, of course, synonymous with Seville and so it was a challenge for us to present this in a unique way that reflected the courtyards and city streets brimming with fruit trees,” says Carley. The result, Orange Blossom, is a beautifully structured botanical print in tapestrylike vintage palettes.

Hidden across the city are ancient ruins, some of the oldest being found under the newly built Las Setas complex and dating back to Roman times. One such ancient monument has become the city’s icon, the Alcazar, which left a lasting impression on the Design Studio as a stand-alone piece of art in itself. “The

Studio spent hours gathering Wallpaper: Orange Blossom £115 per roll source material that formed the foundation real ode to the artisanal artistry of many of the that abounds throughout Seville, collection’s designs,” explains Carley. from the ceramic artists in Triana to From its Mudéjar style came botanical, the gardeners and horticulturalists architectural and ceramic-inspired prints. ensuring the city’s parks and formal gardens are kept in full bloom,” Each of the azulejos, ceramic tile, designs are taken from tiles both antique and new that the Design Studio found around the city; with hand-painted pots covering balconies and window boxes, and the highly ornate Alcazar palace rooms and courtyards. “The collection is a W A L L P A P E R D I R E C T. C O M

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witnessed around the city, both in the streets and dedicated theatres, were so arresting, there was no escaping the percussive call of guitars and footwork,” comments Carley.

“As well as the aural influence of flamenco, we were struck by the beauty of the dancers’ dresses and fans, their ornate embroidery and distinctive silhouette were incredibly influential in both the damask design of Lola and the opulent Flamenco Fan. We really feel like we managed to capture the drama and symbolism of flamenco in these designs with intricate metallic detailing and bursting rosettes of carnations and roses,” she adds.

Wallpaper: Jasmine & Serin Symphony £120 per roll

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Wallpaper: Alcazar Gardens £145 per roll

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its vast pictorial style, was printed using a traditional gravure method.

“We always put our artwork at the fore and are not dictated by a set print method, instead we let our designs inform the production. This allows us to challenge both our artistic and production expertise and ensure that our customers are buying an authentic piece of art full Wallpaper: Lola £135 per roll of soul,”

With such rich source material, the Design Studio pushed technical production boundaries with multiple designs in order to capture the richness of this vibrant city.

Techniques such as including metallic elements on the conversational print of Alcazar Gardens which, despite

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The collection remains faithful to the Cole & Son ethos of ‘living art’ and ‘living history’ upholding traditional methods of craftsmanship. “All of the designs in the collection have been lovingly hand-drawn and painted with the passion and enthusiasm that inspired them and we hope that is evident in the wallpapers,” The full collection is available to view and sample from wallpaperdirect.com

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Landscape Collections: the art of story-telling Coordonné is a Mediterranean brand dedicated to creating unusual collections which tell a story.

With over 40 years of experience and over two generations, Coordonné has put its energies into editing decorative wallcovering and fabric collections. Their collections cover a wide range of styles: signature designer collections; classiccontemporary collections; the Random range of murals and compendium collections of designs for both home and business. Including explosive plant prints, minimalist geometric patterns, large-scale art murals and textured plains.

In 2020, amid this pandemic that we have all had to endure, the Spanish firm based in Barcelona has yet again surprised us with two tantalising collections, Random Archist and H2O Textures.

The premise for both collections is that our homes are, and will always be, our safe havens. And we should celebrate this and unleash our creativity and allow our walls to take us safely, to magical places.

The Random Archist designs pay homage to the artistic work of contemporary architects: and brings us 4 different stories from architecture: Landscape, Painter, Sculptor and Illusionist.

Landscape – mimicking Nature and bringing the outside indoors but still contained within the architecture.

Painter – playing with colours in a simple but elegant structure.

Sculptor – balancing textures and sufaces with a repetitive pattern and a sense of scale Illusionist – understanding how structure creates visual effect and tricks the eye to see interior spaces differently.

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W A L L P A P E R D I R E C T. C O M Landscape: Vertical Forest 9000062 £522 per mural

Sculptor

Sculptor: Rostros 9000021 £522 per mural

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W A L L P A P E R D I R E C T. C O M Painter: Rubik 9000402 £587 per mural

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Illusionist: Tetris 9000041 ÂŁ456 per mural

Painter: Azulejos 9000080 ÂŁ521 per mural

Wallpaper: H20 Textures wallpapers

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We continue our wonderful and exclusive collaboration with the Layla Faye brand and have been really pleased with the reception for her new range of wallpapers. Founder and designer Verity Wilkinson, has been true to her Retro styling love of the 60s but has also now developed her style to include a touch of bohemian femininity, with new designs, Keld, Cherry and Daisy.

Verity has also this time brought a new colour to her palette, Blush pink. A grown-up shade of pink perfect for any room and a popular trend colour this year, as we all seek a little more comfort and nurturing in our homes, while still using lovely, contemporary Mustard, Deep Marine and Grey shades.

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Layla Faye wallpapers available from wallpaperdirect.com

Wallpaper: Cherry £39.50 per roll

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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen’s Signature wallpapers has been a wonderful collaboration for us. A glorious mix of bold and sophisticated patterns, in a fabulous range of colours, including subtle metallic ink effects.

Never one to hide his light under a bushel, or take himself too seriously, our favourite British interiors designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is a household name in Australia, fronting the very popular TV Channel 7 Australian Interior Design competition House Rules. His extensive knowledge of interior design make him a well loved television presenter. they possibly can get, at being who they are and I don’t think These are a few of the questions we asked him.

there’s any sense in pulling any punches. I’ll be every bit as effusive when they get it right mind you!

Q. How do you stay creatively inspired?

I do get the Lord thing everywhere I go because, I suppose

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Q. Tell us a bit about House Rules High Stakes and being a judge?

Australia seem to have had the extraordinarily good taste to take me to their hearts. I do rather love their Digger Spirit

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Talking about myself!

and House Rules is the only show I do where they’ll decide to

Q. What book/s are you reading?

get on and start again with a house. Literally! Blow the whole

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thing up, to a pile of match sticks, then build something new.

Poops (for Grandson LLB who’s 3. And for me as well!)

It really is a brave new world.

Q. Have you a tip for our customers on using

Q. Do you like being called ‘The dark Lord of Design’?

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I do have a reputation for being at the tougher end of the

Wallpaper is the most perfect way of Glamoflaging the

judgey spectrum which is true, but that’s because I care. No

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really - I do very much want the contestants to get as good as

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To read the full interview, check out our blog on wallpaperdirect.com

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Wallpaper: Yarton £59 per roll Fabric: Honey Flowers £49 per metre

National Trust Fabric Collection ‘A celebration of the National Trust by Sanderson’ is an exceptional collection inspired by the natural and cultural heritage of the trust’s country homes, gardens and fenlands.

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Fabric (chair): Lophura £59 per metre Fabric (curtains): Passion Vine £89 per metre Wallpaper: Marcham £65 per roll

W A L L P A P E R D I R E C T. C O M Fabric: Swallows at Sea £39 per metre

Paint: Sanderson Active Emulsion £45 for 2.5 litres

Sage Grey

Canopy Green

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This exquisite range of fabrics celebrates the values of the National Trust and its commitment to conserving our natural and cultural heritage. They sit perfectly with the many Sanderson wallpaper collections and of course their paint palette.

So fall in love with country house influences, artistic and eclectic, the freshness of seas and tranquil waterways, swaying grasses, abundant blooms and the warmth of a walled garden. Delicate bees and dainty butterflies meander gracefully alongside swooping birds that soar majestically amidst the fabric of a warm summer sky creating fabrics which explore the National Trust’s raison d’être, and when teamed with documents from the extensive Sanderson archive, create a unique and compelling design story.

Natural greens, fresh yellows, floral pinks and pops of kingfisher blue sit perfectly alongside contemporary greys and laid-back neutrals, reflecting the tones of age-old buildings and the glory of the much-loved countryside.

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Rebecca Craig, head of design at Sanderson says, “We’re delighted to launch our collection which coincides with Sanderson’s 160th and the National Trust’s 125th anniversaries. Returning to Sanderson heartland, this is a collaboration between two heritage brands, where we proudly translate the wonder of the National Trust into a range of stunning fabrics. We’re excited to be using eco-inks and sustainable cotton in this collection which supports our passion for fair trade and the environment.”

If you are looking for someone to help turn these beautiful fabrics, into curtains, cushions and more, don’t forget we here at Wallpaperdirect, offer a full made to measure service both on-line and through our branches of Brewers.

‘We’re excited to be using eco-inks and sustainable cotton in this collection’

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All Sanderson wallpapers, fabrics and paints are available from wallpaperdirect and Designerpaint.com and all branches of Brewers.

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Wallpaper: Feather Flora

Well known by interior designers, Paint & Paper Library was established in London over 20 years ago with a passion for colour used in home interiors. Recently reignited with a new contemporary colour palette of paint colours, which naturally led them to create their own wallpaper collection Tresco; for which they commissioned work from the artist Hugo Dalton.

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‘BOTANY’: A tantalising voyage of discovery Following the success of Tresco they have launched a new collection of wallpapers, Botany combines our current passions for colourful nature and jungle prints with a sophisticated, painterly style of pattern created to feature in both classic and eclectic W A L L P A P E R D I R E C T. C O M

interior styles. With designs collected from around the world, like the collected artwork from Victorian travellers with botanicals and architectural details, taking inspirations from many sources.

Our favourites are the Hardy Palm used to striking effect in this hallway, with the strong vertical lines creating

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a sense of movement through the space. Whilst the delicate detail of Feather Flora and Quatrefoil are set off by the stunning use of deep, dark paint colours up to dado height – simple but beautiful interior style.

All Paint & Paper Library paints and wallpapers are available from wallpaperdirect and designerpaint.com

Wallpaper: Hardy Palm

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Paint Library Architects’ Eggshell from £28 per .75 litre tin

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Wallpaper: Honesty

Wallpaper: Folia

A simple leaf sprig – pretty in pink for a kitchen.

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An ethereal, dreamy landscape of contemporary, leafy silhouettes

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The renowned interior decorating firm was founded in the 1930s by the socialite, Sibyl Colefax and the talented artist and interior decorator, John Fowler. In the late 1940s Sibyl Colefax sold the company to the American heiress Nancy Lancaster and it was through her impressive social connections and exceptional taste that she and John Fowler created the ‘country house look’.

Their talents and tastes were complementary; combined, they made a truly formidable decorating duo. Today, the interior design business continues to flourish, reverting to its original trading name of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler in the 1990s, while the design studio ensures that timeless elegance continues to define Colefax and Fowler’s essentially English aesthetic. The brand’s collections are characterised by sophisticated designs, created using advanced printing and weaving techniques, in subtle colours. Each annual collection features striking and luxurious fabrics and a beautiful series of decorative and textured wallpapers.

QUINTESSENTIALLY ELEGANT: Classic designs for that modern country style.

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Their latest wallpaper collection JARDINE FLORALS celebrates the abundance of nature’s flowers, from exotic, Chinoisinspired peonies to wisteria-laden branches.

The decorative designs featuring modern interpretations of classic florals, several with corresponding fabrics, are perfect for both traditional and contemporary interiors.

Jardine – Chinois-inspired peonies in a bold colourful floral pattern.

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Designs range from delicate patterns, such as Greenacre, with its distinctive fan-like gingko leaves with trailing blossom to the exuberance of the Chinoiserie inspired design Jardine.

Archive designs include striking rustic floral Mereworth and well-loved Bowood, in fresh new modern colours.

Wallpapers: Jardine Florals

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Wallpaper: Chifu ÂŁ115 per roll

Signature II collection

At the heart of GP & J Baker lies its incredible archive and following the success of their first Signature collection, we are delighted to share with you the second, Signature II collection.

This is no follow-on collection though, filled with stunning patterns and colours, this collection celebrates the company’s fantastic heritage with some of its most beautiful and iconic designs enhanced by the addition of archival references. For instance, Chifu (above) a stunning interpretation of an 18th century Quin dynasty dragon robe.

This dramatic Chinoiserie design of swirling, bird-like dragons and branches laden with blooms, creates a spectacular wallpaper.

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Whilst the Heron and Lotus Flower design may be over 100 years old it still makes a beautiful contemporary statement, in its restrained black and white colourway. And the stunning, gorgeous large scale, bold Ikat Bokhara (shown opposite), gives a room instant drama and warmth.

W A L L P A P E R D I R E C T. C O M Wallpaper: Ikat Bokhara ÂŁ135 per roll

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Classic Chinoiserie for the 21st century

Wallpaper: Magnolia £225 per roll

Wallpaper: Ramayana £125 per roll

Another classic design from the early 20th century designer William Turner, Magnolia inspired by antique hand painted Chinese wall panels with their richly decorative flowers. While Ramayana looks to Persia for its naïve country scenery and of course Emperor’s Garden is a wonderful magnolia bloom trail, perfect in so many interiors, both contemporary and traditional.

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W A L L P A P E R D I R E C T. C O M Wallpaper: Heron & Lotus Flower, £98 per roll

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When you think of Farrow & Ball, you’re probably thinking of the eco-friendly manufacturer’s richly pigmented paints, its memorable palette, quirky paint names or perhaps its distinctive wallpaper patterns. But when it comes to decorating a busy home, we all know that colour and print are far from the only considerations, and that’s precisely where Modern Emulsion – Farrow & Ball’s washable, wipeable, remarkably unmarkable paint finish – comes in.

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Like all Farrow & Ball interior finishes, Modern Emulsion comes in a full range of colours thoughtfully designed to sit alongside the brand’s handcrafted wallpapers. Uniquely, instead of ink, each roll is printed with Farrow & Ball’s own water based paint, creating a tactile effect and rich depth of colour, and making the creation of a full-room colour scheme positively effortless.

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Peignoir No.286 Modern Emulsion, Railings No.31 Modern Eggshell

Modern Emulsion is also tough enough to stand up to whatever life can throw at it, pairing Farrow & Ball’s trademark depth of colour with a finish that suits even the most demanding areas of the home.

In any high-energy household, marks on the walls are bound to happen – but that doesn’t mean they need to stay there. Modern Emulsion is superbly easy to clean because its generous helpings of high-performance binder and high-quality minerals combine to create a smooth surface, allowing spills and splashes to be wiped off easily. They also create a strong, easy-to-clean paint film that stands up to scrubbing – because no-one wants to see their perfectly applied paint come off on the cloth.

Purbeck Stone No.275 Modern Emulsion, String No.8 Modern Eggshell

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The very same ingredients that give Modern Emulsion its easy-to-clean finish are also what helps to make it super tough. Farrow & Ball packs its paints with high-quality minerals and lots of ultra-tough binder. This makes Modern Emulsion more solid, and thus resistant to knocks, scuffs, and scrapes – ideal for even the busiest spots in your home.

Pink Ground No.202 Modern Emulsion, Duck Green No.W55 Modern Eggshell

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For further proof (if any were needed) that Modern Emulsion is the ultimate versatile finish for any home, try it in a kitchen or bathroom. Using less hardy paint finishes in these moisture-prone spots can leave mould free to flourish on the paint surface. Modern Emulsion, by contrast, contains a preservative that protects the paint surface against mould, keeping your kitchen or bathroom looking fresher for longer.

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In keeping with the rest of the Farrow & Ball range, Modern Emulsion is proudly crafted with an eco-friendly water base. Classified as Low VOC and rated A+ for indoor air quality, it minimises the impact of your painting project on both your home and the people who live there. Plus, the entire Modern and Estate interior paint ranges are certified child and baby safe in accordance with Toy Safety Standards, so you can create wonderful new looks with paint and paper all over your home, even in a nursery or child’s room, without worry.

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The stunning range of designs, colours and metallic ink details in our exclusive Morris collection continues to make it one of our most popular collections of wallpapers.

Forget old-fashioned country styling – these wallpapers are sophisticated and chic enough for any modern, contemporary interior and printed on paste the wall heavy quality paper.

Wallpaper: Fruit £90 per roll

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Wallpaper: Taiga £59 per roll

A Bounty of Botanicals

Introducing Villa Nova’s Scene and Ostara Wallcovering collections.

Embrace the beauty of the great-outdoors with botanicalinspired wallcoverings. Villa Nova’s love affair with nature continues with Scene and Ostara Wallcoverings, two expressive collections of decorative wallcoverings that bring the outside in with lush foliage, blossoming florals and English countryside scenes.

Scene Wallcoverings – Poised and wistful Plant life and organic patterns add serenity to the home; this season we celebrate nature and the positivity and zest that it gives. Last year the Villa Nova design team took research trips into the English countryside to immerse themselves in natural

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surroundings and be inspired by green spaces. The result was Scene Wallcoverings, an appealing collection that captures the subtleties of nature; fluid, wild grasses sit with landscape scenes, inspired by vast countryside and distant horizons. Expressive and unique, wonderful textures are paired with a muted palette to create wallcoverings that are full of charm. Subtle Japanese references bring a beautiful simplicity to the collection, whilst textural embosses and a gentle lustre add an intriguing dimension and elements of interest.

Ostara Wallcoverings - The vigour of botanicals From glasshouse blooms, painterly fronds to lush foliage, botanical wallcoverings are a lasting way to give your home a fresh, energising and uplifting feel. Ostara Wallcoverings is a dramatic collection of vinyl and nonwoven wallcoverings that combine stylishly embossed

textures and artistic botanical patterns. Evocative of tropical foliage, dynamic fronds and striking large-scale scenic murals mix effortlessly with simple tonal textures and easy to use designs. Exaggerated brush marks add an artistic and exhilarating feel to the collection. This exuberant range of wallcoverings is presented in fresh, easy to use shades with shimmering flashes of metallic that sit with unexpected pops of vibrant hues.

A full range of printed fabrics, decorative weaves, cushions and a throw have been designed to coordinate with these stunning wallcovering collections. Scene and Ostara Wallcoverings create a stylish impact on all four walls or for a more subtle look team patterned designs with semi-plain, textured wallcoverings.

To view the collections in full visit wallpaperdirect.com

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Scene Wallcoverings villanova.co.uk

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We are celebrating 100 years of Albany and one of the first things we did was look at crowning this event with some new designs, which both celebrate the past but are very much about the here and now.

So we were delighted when the lovely people at Mini Moderns agreed to join in the fun!

Albany X Mini Moderns Keith and Mark were given free rein to create two new patterns, from a decade of their choice, to mark the occasion. Unsurprisingly, based on the duo’s signature style, the pair were immediately drawn to the mid-century years of the 1950s and 1960s and so Atelier and FAB! were born.

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We’ve enjoyed exploring the possibilities of some new production techniques too. We are so excited to launch the two new prints and we’re certain that the designs will appeal to our core fans and people new to our brand.”

The Albany X Mini Moderns designs are both paste the wall and are exclusively available, in celebration of 100 years of Albany, from wallpaperdirect.com and brewers.co.uk.

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Maximalism takes a new direction in our exclusive collection with Prestigious Textiles - Journey Beyond Wallpapers. The adventure unfolds through five distinctive designs including restored archive artwork, dramatic tropical vistas, prowling tigers and distressed Damask motifs.

Created as a companion collection to the fabrics of the same name. All available from wallpaperdirect.com 1- Bengal Tiger £96 per roll 2- Fable £129 per roll (ww) 3- Forbidden Forest £96 per roll 4- Secret Oasis £129 per roll (ww) 5- Hidden Paradise £129 per roll (ww) (ww) = wide width

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Clarke & Clarke and Wallpaperdirect We are delighted with our recent collaboration with Clarke & Clarke, to create a wallpaper collection to co-ordinate and complement their very successful fabric collection Exotica. Rich details and beautiful patterns rescaled to make amazing wallpapers.

Feast your eyes on this exotic selection: Botany inspired by the Victorian nature collectors; Passiflora with a rich floral trail; Madagascar with its jungle foliage and Labyrinth with its pleasing angled pattern of decorative lines.

Wallpaper: Botany £89 per roll

All these wallpaper designs and others available exclusively from wallpaperdirect.com.

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EXPLORE COLOUR Annie Sloan / Andrew Martin / Albany Designers Guild / Earthborn / Farrow & Ball Graham & Brown / Little Greene / Mylands, Paint & Paper Library / SandersonW/AZoff any.

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