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New Shop Discovery: Wallpapers from Jupiter10

With all the current talk of maximalism elbowing those classic Scandinavian clean lines to one side, I was thrilled when I came across this wallpaper company which sells modernist designs in a riot of colour patterns which sort of marries the two ideas – lots of colour and pattern in geometric patterns.

amsterdam wallpaper from jupiter10
amsterdam wallpaper from jupiter10

And remember, just as with paint, there are so many different ways you can use wallpaper that doesn’t mean it has to be scary. One that I’m desperate to try (but haven’t quite got The Mad Husband on board yet) is a wallpapered ceiling. It’s a way of being really decoratively bold in a restrained way. After all, unless it’s the bedroom, where you have your eyes closed most of the time anyway, you are very rarely looking directly at the ceiling.

york wallpaper by jupiter10
york wallpaper by jupiter10

The key is to choose a pattern that isn’t floral – as that often tends to go in a vertical direction and doesn’t work on the fifth wall. These abstract patterns are perfect. If you have a picture rail then bring the paper down over the top of the wall to meet it. Just as a ceiling paint that flows over the wall makes the room look bigger as it blurs the edges, so wallpaper will do the same thing. Bring it to meet a subtle plain plain (or a vibrant one if that is your look) and you will mostly be seeing the paint not the paper.

munich wallpaper by jupiter 10
munich wallpaper by jupiter 10

The other trick is to wallpaper all four walls but only halfway up. You will need a  dado rail to finish this off though. That said I didn’t have one in my office and I just nailed one on at the appropriate height so it’s not a deal breaker if you don’t have one.

lyon wallpaper by jupiter10
lyon wallpaper by jupiter10

If those ideas are too much for you but you’d like a little bit of pattern then why not paper the back of a glass front cabinet, or the back of the bookshelves. That way you won’t see too much of it but you will know it’s there as an extra detail.

miami wallpaper by jupiter10
miami wallpaper by jupiter10

Now all you have to do is work out which pattern is right for you.

The wallpapers cost £145 a roll from Jupiter 10 and are all printed on fibres from sustainably managed sources using the most environmentally friendly inks. They are free of PVC and glass fibres.

The company was founded by Bruno Basso & Christopher Brooke who began their career in fashion becoming known for their digital prints. In  2009 Michelle Obama wore one of their pieces and they were one of the first UK labels to be worn by the former first lady. Jupiter 10 was set up to take their creations into interiors and they have worked in hotels, bars, boutiques and private home. There are three modernist collections and one stripe.

 

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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.

2 Comments

  1. I love, love, love these wallpapers but they are too pricey for my purse. So I will use them for colour inspiration when I repaint my living room. I’ve already decided it’s going to be green but now I’m planning to throw some teal and pink in too.

  2. Nope! Not for me 😶 Quite like Lyon… because of the contours.. but I’d still use it in small amounts!
    These are too “hard” visually for me but I’m sure they’ll find homes!!

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