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New Steampunk Wallpaper Collection

This is the new wallpaper collection from Galerie which was inspired by the mechanics of the industrial revolution. It comes in a palette of metallic copper and gold tones alongside flashes of black and burnt orange and te 15 designs include vintage maps, typography and steam-powered machinery. They call it steampunk, which is one of
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Can I Use Wallpaper In My Bathroom?

Sam contacted mad about the house to ask about wallpapering her bathroom. But she didn't want just any old wallpaper... image from mikiorganic.blogspot.com Q: What do you think about maybe using the Brooklyn tile wallpaper for our main bathroom ceiling? At £219 a pop it feels a bit risky. Is it true that using some kinda
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Urban Cushions and Wallpaper

anti-climb paint cushions by Anthony Hughes As I was driving to Ikea the other day (actually, if I'm entirely honest I was being driven. I don't drive often. I tend to hit things) I noticed the gas holder at the edge of the car park and thought, not for the first time, how sculptural these
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Magnetic Wallpaper

magnetic wallpaper from sisters guild I do love a bit of multi-tasking and this magnetic wallpaper is a great example. Just look at the expression on that owl's face. You can buy it from Sisters Guild and it costs £57.50 a roll. But one roll is enough. It looks fantastic just hanging in a single strip
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New Wave Collective from Graham and Brown Wallpaper

Graham & Brown New Wave Collective Paradisi I by Emma J Shipley Graham & Brown, those awfully nice purveyors of wallpaper, have just released a new collection curated by the doyenne of interiors journalists Barbara Chandler. She worked with the company for a year to select designers from a variety of fields, including textiles, illustrations,
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New Wallpaper from Romo by Jessica Zoob

Jessica's Zoob's paintings have been turned into wallpaper and fabric for Romo The contemporary impressionist, Jessica Zoob has launched a range of wallpaper and fabrics based on her paintings. Jessica's paintings have been recreated into wallpaper and fabric for the Romo Black Edition, one of six design studios run by Romo. wallpaper, linen and velvet
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Magnetic Wallpaper

grey dinosaur wallpaper with magnetic animals to attach and play Yesterday we looked at some very cool lights that you can find on a website which says it's for children. Today, we're continuing that theme with this very cool wallpaper, which again, I know is technically for children, but which I would very happily use
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(Still) Mad About … Wallpaper

Just when I think I've seen all the fabulous wallpaper there is to see and starting to wonder if, perhaps, wallpaper is a little bit over and it's really all about paint, something new comes along and I fall in love all over again. When I saw this chipped plasterwork in the new issue of
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Objects of Design #208: Picture Frame Wallpaper

family wallpaper by Lisa Bengtsson Yesterday we looked at the colour in wallpaper by mini moderns  and today I wanted to show you another variant on what you might loosely call interactive wallpaper. display your family photos This is by Swedish designer Lisa Bengtsson and I love it so much that I used it in
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Objects of Design #207: Colour Me In Wallpaper

In Town wallpaper by mini moderns Today I wanted to bring you some fabulous wallpaper ideas. Both, with their strong graphic designs, would be perfect in any room of the house, both would also work well in children's rooms as they have a slight, shall we say, interactive element to them. mini moderns do you
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Objects of Design #200: Aeronaut Wallpaper

up up and away; aeronaut wallpaper from Kate Usher Studio It may not seem like it when you're deep in the land of nappies and no sleep, but they really do grow up so fast and it's bad enough having to buy a constant stream of new beds/prams/shoes and clothes without feeling that the nursery
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Objects Of Design #228: Young and Battaglia Wallpaper

no panelling? no problem As a huge fan of wallpaper, I had to bring you some of the latest designs from Young & Battaglia. This was, unsurprisingly inspired by Georgian wall panelling but, instead of creating a pastiche effect with modern reproduction panels, you can use this for a trompe l'oeil effect. Regulars readers will
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Objects Of Design #220: Woods and Pears Wallpaper

Regular readers will know that I'm a huge fan of wallpaper and this seems like a perfect choice for autumn. The classic charcoal and white palette of  trees has been updated with the addition of shining golden pears. Perfect in an alcove or just on one wall. It comes in several colourways, although they are
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Objects Of Design #190: C’est Magnifique Wallpaper

Perfect for tween or teen The design will grow with a teenage girl Some time around the end of primary school and the start of secondary, those young girls start to become very sophisticated and often want to redecorate their bedrooms as a first step towards young womanhood. This wallpaper is perfect for a fashionable
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Objects Of Design #183: Bathroom Wallpaper

Why not use wallpaper in the bathroom? Splashproof wallpaper from Graham and Brown It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of wallpaper and in a bathroom, which is traditionally an area of stark white lines and little colour, a wall of paper is a great way to add some drama. These flamingoes are fun,
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How Do I Coordinate Patterned Wallpaper And Paint?

Anita contacted MadAboutTheHouse to ask for help with choosing paint to co-ordinate with her wallpaper. Q: We have chosen Harlequin Camille Delphine Collection pattern number 110125 for two of the walls in our two daughters' playroom. I love the bright colours and the stripes but can't decide how to paint the other two walls. I
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Which Wallpaper Shall I Buy?

Emma contacted MadAboutTheHouse to ask about choosing wallpaper. Q: We are looking for some wallpaper for behind the bed in the master bedroom. The walls, floorboards and bedspread are white, and there are accents of canary yellow in the room (bedside tables, photo frames). The vanity unit is black, and the velvet headboard is grey. So
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Mad About . . . Stag Head Wallpaper

Moving on from hanging a single stag's head on your wall, now it's about plastering them all over. This gorgeous teal wallpaper is from the debut collection of Lisa Bliss and you can buy it at www.graduatecollection.co.uk. It comes in plum too and costs £125 a roll. Or, if you don't fancy the stags, she
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How to Hang Wallpaper

I love wallpaper. Always have. The bolder the better. In every house we have owned, and we are serial movers, there has always been at least one wall of the stuff. From big splashy flowers to flock or metallic and monochrome, wallpaper is the way to bring a room to life. It's not for everyone
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Bloom! My Floral Carpet launches at Decorex

kws for alternative flooring quirky bloom in polenta at decorex 2023
A couple of months ago I shared with you the news that I had designed a floral carpet with Alternative Flooring and, as it formally launches at Decorex this week, I'm excited to tell you that such was the amazing response from retailers that it has moved from being an online exclusive to one that
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