WALLPAPER IS A HOMES BEST FRIEND. THE POPULAR MATERIAL CHANGES BORING WHITE WALLS INTO INCREDIBLE MURALS. WALLPAPER ALSO ADDS FUNKY TO YOUR HOME, NO MATTER THE ROOM (PLUS IT’S FUN TO LOOK AT).
WORDS: Annie Fleming | Shared from dwell.com
Take a look at some of our favorite patterned designs:
The wallpaper is from Arte and perfectly plays off of the wooden headboard and sidetable. (Photo: John Clark)
This wallpaper by Tapettitalo from Finland helps to break up the clean white surface. (Photo: John Clark)
Graphic wallpaper complements the color scheme and adds visual interest. Adding bench seating and built-in shelves around the La Redoute table helps to delineate this space as a study and dining area within the larger room. (Photo: Jennifer Sath)
This master bedroom and its Case Study bed from Modernica are offset by this patterned design. (Photo: Lisa Romerein)
Playful wallpaper from Graham & Brown livens up the house’s otherwise staid powder room, which also contains a pint-size Ikea sink. (Photo: Lincoln Barbour)
This homeowner selected lively Whitby wallpaper by Mini Moderns for their son’s room, along with Oeuf’s Perch bunk bed. The homeowner found the light-up rocket-ship mobile on a trip to Mexico City. (Photo: Michael Graydon and Nikole Herriott)
This homeowner decided on Farrow & Ball’s Hague Blue color for the bedroom ceiling to make the space feel more intimate, but juxtaposed it with a wallpaper from Flavor Paper. The bed is from Room & Board and the Fawn tables are by Rich Brilliant Willing. (Photo: Joe Fletcher)
In this recently redone powder room, Jill Malek wallpaper adds graphic punch to custom cabinetry. (Photo: Brent Humphreys)
This once public hallway between two apartments now boasts a bold wallpaper by Kravitz Design for Flavor Paper. (Photo: Joe Fletcher)
Above all, determine what you want your wallpaper to do. Wallpaper can be used to accomplish a variety of goals. It can draw the eye to make a room feel larger, brighter or to focus on one specific area.