Design inspirations
We help you find inspiration for your interiors in the most unexpected places
Find out how sunshine in Soho Square, reflections in an evening puddle, a 1970s children’s book, and the most gorgeous holidays can inspire your decorating.
Fireworks
Put a spark in your decorating Fireworks This November 5th we braved the rain on the streets of Lewes for the magical mayhem that is Lewes bonfire night. Lewes bonfire features thousands of otherwise ordinary locals who once a year don candy-striped jumpers or more exotic costumes (zulus, romans, vikings, the cast of Star Wars … Read more
Orange on black
Pumpkin orange on binbag black for Halloween Orange on black Halloween comes but once a year, bringing with it black cats, witches’ hats and pumpkin orange. For one night only bright orange pumpkins adorn the windowsills of trick or treat friendly houses all across the land, grinning their devilish greetings to a procession of fancy-dressed … Read more
Vintage van fan club
A wd Layla Faye vintage makeover for a none to classy caravan Vintage van fan club Dr Who’s Tardis is famously hundreds of times bigger on the inside that it looks on the outside, as any of its many fans will tell you at great length… It was also designed to travel through time (wake … Read more
Hunker down time
The nights are drawing in, the days are cooling down, it’s hibernation time. Hunker down time Once in a while, luxuriating under the Summer sun on holiday I close my eyes and imagine what it might be like to be a soaring eagle, a majestic lionesses, or a happy dolphin free and fearless in the … Read more
Fondant fancies
Tea and cake. It’s all you need. Fondant fancies So the Great British Bake Off has come to a delicious end. Nadiya’s remarkable jewel-encrusted wedding cake has inspired a bit of an appetite amongst the wallpaperdirect team, so this week we thought we’d take a Wonka-style tour of the magical world of tea shops. BUTTER … Read more
Dazzling deco decor
A visit to Eltham Palace – London’s best-kept deco interior secret Dazzling deco decor It’s Spring Bank Holiday weekend. With an eye on the weather (rain on a bank holiday – surely not?) I’ve got a trip up my sleeve that will make any day fabulous. A visit to London’s best-kept interior secret… Eltham Palace. … Read more
Decorex 2015
A visit to Decorex reveals the hot trends Decorex 2015 We took ourselves off to Syon Park (Kew Gardens’ West London next door neighbour) this week. Once again it was the lovely alfresco venue for Decorex – one of the trade’s most important events of the year. There were hundreds of new designers with thousands … Read more
Dr Who villains through time
Graphic showing Dr Who villains through time Dr. Who Villains through Time Dr. Who has graced our screens for over 50 years. The iconic British science-fiction programme has built up a tremendous cult following, completely shifting the direction of British television and heavily influencing broadcast professionals in the process. The role of The Doctor has … Read more
All India Wallpaper
A taste of Indian design for your walls All India wallpaper Aunty Beeb has been keeping us glued to the telly, assaulting our senses with the mesmeric sights and sounds of incomparable India, sampling the rich texture of a billion lives in vivid colour and immersive sound. In time honoured wallpaperdirect blog style, here’s a … Read more
Post-holiday blues
Our all year round wallpaper cure for the holiday blues. Post-holiday blues August has shed its Summer shorts and September has packed them away in the bottom drawer for another year. The holidays are over, the kids are back to school and we’re all back to work – boo! In a search for a cure … Read more
Women in action
The Womens’ Institutes turned 100 years old in 2015 Women in Action The British Womens’ Institutes turned 100 years old in 2015 and baking, bunting and Jam are everywhere you look. The Great British Menu has presented its competitors with the daunting TV challenge of preparing a feast for a huge WI event, where their … Read more
Flying the nest
The A level results are in, and the kids will soon be off… Flying the nest The A-Level results are out, and all over the country big plans are being hatched… Some will be off to the hallowed corridors of university, some straight to the coalface of work, and others will be indulging in a … Read more
Fireworks
Put a spark in your decorating Fireworks This November 5th we braved the rain on the streets of Lewes for the magical mayhem that is Lewes bonfire night. Lewes bonfire features thousands of otherwise ordinary locals who once a year don candy-striped jumpers or more exotic costumes (zulus, romans, vikings, the cast of Star Wars … Read more
Orange on black
Pumpkin orange on binbag black for Halloween Orange on black Halloween comes but once a year, bringing with it black cats, witches’ hats and pumpkin orange. For one night only bright orange pumpkins adorn the windowsills of trick or treat friendly houses all across the land, grinning their devilish greetings to a procession of fancy-dressed … Read more
Vintage van fan club
A wd Layla Faye vintage makeover for a none to classy caravan Vintage van fan club Dr Who’s Tardis is famously hundreds of times bigger on the inside that it looks on the outside, as any of its many fans will tell you at great length… It was also designed to travel through time (wake … Read more
Hunker down time
The nights are drawing in, the days are cooling down, it’s hibernation time. Hunker down time Once in a while, luxuriating under the Summer sun on holiday I close my eyes and imagine what it might be like to be a soaring eagle, a majestic lionesses, or a happy dolphin free and fearless in the … Read more
Fondant fancies
Tea and cake. It’s all you need. Fondant fancies So the Great British Bake Off has come to a delicious end. Nadiya’s remarkable jewel-encrusted wedding cake has inspired a bit of an appetite amongst the wallpaperdirect team, so this week we thought we’d take a Wonka-style tour of the magical world of tea shops. BUTTER … Read more
Dazzling deco decor
A visit to Eltham Palace – London’s best-kept deco interior secret Dazzling deco decor It’s Spring Bank Holiday weekend. With an eye on the weather (rain on a bank holiday – surely not?) I’ve got a trip up my sleeve that will make any day fabulous. A visit to London’s best-kept interior secret… Eltham Palace. … Read more
Decorex 2015
A visit to Decorex reveals the hot trends Decorex 2015 We took ourselves off to Syon Park (Kew Gardens’ West London next door neighbour) this week. Once again it was the lovely alfresco venue for Decorex – one of the trade’s most important events of the year. There were hundreds of new designers with thousands … Read more
Dr Who villains through time
Graphic showing Dr Who villains through time Dr. Who Villains through Time Dr. Who has graced our screens for over 50 years. The iconic British science-fiction programme has built up a tremendous cult following, completely shifting the direction of British television and heavily influencing broadcast professionals in the process. The role of The Doctor has … Read more
All India Wallpaper
A taste of Indian design for your walls All India wallpaper Aunty Beeb has been keeping us glued to the telly, assaulting our senses with the mesmeric sights and sounds of incomparable India, sampling the rich texture of a billion lives in vivid colour and immersive sound. In time honoured wallpaperdirect blog style, here’s a … Read more
Post-holiday blues
Our all year round wallpaper cure for the holiday blues. Post-holiday blues August has shed its Summer shorts and September has packed them away in the bottom drawer for another year. The holidays are over, the kids are back to school and we’re all back to work – boo! In a search for a cure … Read more
Women in action
The Womens’ Institutes turned 100 years old in 2015 Women in Action The British Womens’ Institutes turned 100 years old in 2015 and baking, bunting and Jam are everywhere you look. The Great British Menu has presented its competitors with the daunting TV challenge of preparing a feast for a huge WI event, where their … Read more
Flying the nest
The A level results are in, and the kids will soon be off… Flying the nest The A-Level results are out, and all over the country big plans are being hatched… Some will be off to the hallowed corridors of university, some straight to the coalface of work, and others will be indulging in a … Read more