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New Wallpapers from Little Greene

01 - Broad Stripe - Mullion
Broad Stripe paper by Little Greene

A little treat for you today as I have snagged the latest photos from Little Greene showing their new wallpaper collection, which will be released in January 2015.

03 - Elephant Stripe - Storm and Bright White
Elephant Stripe styled by Sally Denning.

For this, the company’s eighth collection, they have once again turned to the archives for these striped papers which go so well with the greys from their paint range.

11 - Cavendish Stripe - Brush Blue
Cavendish stripe photographed by Mark Scott

As they have done with their paint, the colourways are based on historic provenance but, as you can see from the pictures, they still work in the 21st century if you treat them right.

The papers are created using traditional surface-printing methods, which originally would have meant the application of paint rather than ink. In addition to using this century-old technique, this method also gives the papers a tactility and slightly textured appearance.

07 - Carlisle Street - Metal
Carlisle Street paper by Little Greene

It was in the early 1800s when the invention of continuous rolls of paper led to huge advances in printing techniques and this coincided with a fashion for stripes. According to a spokesman for Little Greene: “Regency style was heavily influenced by the sudden influx in international commerce, while a grander architectural vision brought fresh ideas about space and decoration.

23 - Thames Border - Latitude
Thames Border styled by Sally Denning

“Consequently, designers of the time gained a first hand awareness of how colours and patterns, both in fabrics and on walls, could help shape a room rather than just adorn it.”

15 - Ombré Stripe - Carmine
Ombre Stripe: image by Mark Scott

What do you think? I’m finding it hard to choose. I love the idea of papering the ceiling as in the picture above but I love this Thames one below. It was taken from a piece in the English Heritage Archive from an image first published in the London Illustrated News in 1851.

24 - Thames Border - Latitude
Thames Border styled by Sally Denning

The new collection will be launched at Maison et Object in January but I hope you have enjoyed this little sneak preview.

All pictures by Mark Scott and styled by Sally Denning. If you pin them then please leave their names in the credits.

Kate Watson-Smyth

The author Kate Watson-Smyth

I’m a journalist who writes about interiors mainly for The Financial Times but I have also written regularly for The Independent and The Daily Mail. My house has been in Living Etc, HeartHome and featured in The Wall Street Journal & Corriere della Sera. I also run an interior styling consultancy Mad About Your House. Welcome to my Mad House.

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