Design inspirations

Dynamic linear patterns inspired by the RA’s wonder staircase Designs on a line Google “RA staircase” and you’re in for a treat, as this screen shot of the results page from Google images shows. It’s the Royal Academy’s staircase, transformed last year into a huge linear graphic by this super-striped installation from artist Jim Lambie, drawing … Read more

A wallpaperdirect walk in the woods. Beyond the bluebells If you go down in the woods today… as the song goes, you could be in for a big surprise. The bluebell woods are carpeted in wild purply blue, and the paths are full of families agog at the spectacle. As gorgeous as the bluebells are, … Read more

Exciting wallpaper ideas from tiny design houses Small is beautiful In the remarkable week when the wonderful Leicester City won the English Premier League title wearing second hand boots tied up with string, and with only ten players… We thought this was the perfect time to celebrate little. And no, this time we don’t mean … Read more

Decorating zen to energise, soothe and enrich. Ding! Walls of wellbeing Holistic hallways, blissful bedrooms, enriching kitchens… Take a deep breath, shake out the tension and tune in to your inner designer as we take you and your walls on a trip into the wonderful world of wellbeing… Energise An invigorating visual pick me up. … Read more

A look at the endless invention of bento boxes Happy meals Lunch is never dull at wallpaperdirect Towers, and this week we’ve been particularly inspired by our Suzie’s scrumptious bento boxes. Ever the creative, Suzie puts a whole new spin on playing with her food, tucking in to lovely little lunchtime stories creatively crafted from … Read more

Anaglypta has emerged from under the dado to spearhead a modern texture revolution. Anaglypta modernista Anaglypta, once a byword for austere Victoriana, may now be set to become the darling of decor modernistas. Look closely at the cover of May’s marvellous Elle Decoration featuring the #EDapartment (the “best show home in the world”) and you’ll find the … Read more

Performance art – fabric flower power Lose yourself in florals We love fabrics as well as wallpaper, and if we can wrap up a little artistic expression with that we love it all the more. So can you imagine our joy at stumbling across the stunning fabric photographs of artist Cecilia Paredes? Thanks to Interlaced-Textile Arts on … Read more

We have a visit from the Farrow & Ball milk float, bearing bottles of colour loveliness Nine new colours on your doorstep Our customers at Brewers have just been treated to a visit from the marvellous Farrow & Ball milk float. Now everybody loves a classic Farrow & Ball cream, and you can imagine how … Read more

We’re even more full of hot air than usual this week, with balloons on wallpaper… We can’t let Maggie go… She flies like a bird in the sky (ay, ay, ay) She flies like a bird and I wish that she was mine… So (way back in the seventies) went the soundtrack to the Nimble TV … Read more

Metallic copper wallpaper means never having to say you’re out of fashion. Thoroughly modern metal In the seventies (so they tell me 🙂 no British holiday was complete without a visit to “Ye Olde Copper Kettle” for tea and buns between the showers. As old-fashioned as in their name, copper kettles (along with horse brasses) … Read more

The biggest walls you’ll never wallpaper! Iconic Walls Visualised Walls are hardly the most exciting discussion point (unless of course they are draped in gorgeous wallpaper), despite serving such an important role. They have marked borders, defended countries and supported the world’s most impressive architectural structures, yet they rarely get the recognition they deserve. We … Read more

Look out your window, what do you see? Maybe a little sunshine’s bringing smiles our way. Sunny with a chance of smiles We’ve just booked an Airbnb to Bergen in Norway for the Summer. Will we see the Northern Lights? Asked the kids. So I Googled it and no, no chance in August (Bergen’s quite … Read more