The Latest Trends in Wallpaper
Archive designs
Follow our tips to make a traditional archive-print wallpaper work beautifully in your home. To mix in other prints without outshining the wallpaper, stick to a limited colour palette.
Geometrics
Love geometric wallpaper? Large-scale graphic prints work particularly well in a contemporary scheme or a post-1960s home, while smaller, more subtle patterns are a good choice if you have more traditional furnishings or live in a period house.
Avoid having furniture and furnishings that fight with the print. Look out for wallpaper in darker blues, red, black and neutrals.
If you’re using an oriental wallpaper in a bedroom, you can put it on all four walls. A blossom print looks as good teamed with French-style furniture as Eastern pieces – picking out a colour from the wallpaper creates a sense of harmony.
Bold Florals
Worried about how to make big, blowsy floral prints work in your room? The latest oversized prints can look fabulous in both small and large rooms. The secret is to stick to a subtle design or one in soft colours if your room is compact, as this will stop the wallpaper from being overpowering.
Balance a strong floral print with lots of plain surfaces. Having large pieces of furniture – such as a sofa or cabinet – in one of the colours from your wallpaper will help create a more balanced room.
This design gives traditional blooms a contemporary twist and works well teamed with modern furniture with a white or cream painted finish.
Metallics
Whether you use it in the bedroom, living room or even the dining room, this is how to make metallic prints work.
Wallpapers printed on foil backing tend to be a little more expensive than other metallic designs. Large prints and designs with a dark background create a more opulent look. They are ideal for adding interest to larger rooms but are best used sparingly in small rooms – for example, around a fireplace.
Match the glamour of metallic wallpaper with fabulous furniture and accessories. A well-placed table lamp, downlighter or uplighter in the corner of a room will make metallic-print wallpaper sparkle as it reflects the light.
How to Decorate With Black Wallpaper
Black wallpaper can be a fun or an even elegant addition to any room. Wallpaper doesn’t have to feel old and outdated. It can be fresh and modern or fun and funky. This color of wallpaper could really solve problems for you. You could use this wallpaper to ground the room.
Most toile will be black and white. Then you can add in different colors of fabric and accessories as well as painted furniture or even go with a more chic take on a classic French country look with just a black and white color palette.
