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Bursting with wonderful wallpaper trends that the world of interior design just can’t keep to itself.
The wallpaperdirect team keep a keen ear to the very smartest walls so we can bring you the inside track on the very latest wallpaper trends exploring, design, colours, patterns and styles.
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Super greens
Super greens Green is good for you. Not just the veggies, I’m talking lush green interiors. Nature’s very own green brings balance and harmony to your space. Gorgeous green offers a classic counterpoint to any other colour as it does in your garden. Houseplants are back in a big way (the more the merrier) reconnecting us with nature and … Read more
Mr Blue Sky…
Mr. Blue Sky… I’m looking out of my office window at the most glorious blue sky. It’s so uplifting to see some sunshine at last and makes me think of the feel good 1977 Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) song Mr. Blue Sky. Sun is shinin’ in the skyThere ain’t a cloud in sightIt’s stopped rainin’ … Read more
Couture for the home
Having fun in Chelsea, checking out new collections at Design Week… Couture for the home London Design Week 2018 We’re having an interiors reboot this week at the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour.It’s the place to go to see the best in design and decoration for the home all under one roof. The showrooms are looking suitably bright and … Read more
Baby it’s cold outside…
Baby it’s cold outside… Sometimes it doesn’t really matter how cold it is outside, as long as you have a few key ingredients – a nice bowl of warming soup, an old black and white film to watch while snuggling up on the sofa by a log fire. A good book, some favourite magazines and Billie Holiday crooning softly … Read more
The look of love
Not so sugary sweet dusty pink for grown up girls & boys! The look of love Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and as we’re celebrating Valentines day today, I thought I’d choose the colour crush of the moment, blush pink. I’ve never really been a pink person myself but have always liked … Read more
Get in line…
Humbugs Tigers Pyjamas Stripes are a timeless chic design classic in clothing as well as in interiors and it’s true to say that vertical stripes give an illusion of height to you or your room! We love the simplicity and the enduring appeal of the stripe. Make a statement with a wide black and white wallpaper … Read more
Making their mark!
Making their mark! Anima is an exciting, colourful wallpaper collection from Coordonné by a callaboration of artists united by their passion for the natural world. Let’s find out more… Andrea Zarraluqui devours books about plants and botanics, and has turned her passion into her profession and from there we can see her colourful world filled with flora and fauna. … Read more
Discover ‘the bluebellgray way’…
Bluebellgray founder Fiona Douglas tells us more… The ‘bluebellgray way’… Q&A with founder Fi Douglas. Fiona, a graduate of the prestigious Glasgow School of Art, set up bluebellgray with a clear vision and style in mind; her love of colour and all things floral combined with a desire to create unique painterly pieces. We find out … Read more
Celebrating international wallpaper week
international inspiration International wallpaper week To celebrate this year’s international wallpaper week, I’ve decided to pick some favourites from our far flung collections to highlight the depth and breadth of our wonderful world of wallpaper! Dutch Drama from Carlucci-di-Chivasso. Far East inspired designs from Thibaut, the USA’s oldest wallpaper company. Grand Chinoiserie patterns from antique documents. … Read more
Precious Metals
a quick look at a warm and shiny metallics Precious Metals After the inspiring haul of gold bronze and silver medals in Rio this Summer I’m ready to keep the warm glow going in my choice of Autumnal interiors. My favourite way to use metallics is to combine them, the mix of shiny along with … Read more
Mini dramas
Mini Moderns launch Saturday Night and Sunday morning Mini dramas This week we were delighted to be invited to London’s Geffreye Museum to the launch of Mini Moderns‘ latest wallpaper collection, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. It’s ten years since Mini Moderns introduced their Playtime wallpaper collection, inspired by 1960s children’s programme Mary, Mungo and Midge. Since … Read more
Discount delights
We delve into our 2016 Summer SALE to unearth five fantastic wallpapers at grab it while you can prices Discount delights When I looked this morning, there were 5,109 products in the wonderful wallpaperdirect Summer SALE. Around half of these are wallpapers, with the rest made up of rugs, bedding, fabrics and much more besides. … Read more
Super greens
Super greens Green is good for you. Not just the veggies, I’m talking lush green interiors. Nature’s very own green brings balance and harmony to your space. Gorgeous green offers a classic counterpoint to any other colour as it does in your garden. Houseplants are back in a big way (the more the merrier) reconnecting us with nature and … Read more
Mr Blue Sky…
Mr. Blue Sky… I’m looking out of my office window at the most glorious blue sky. It’s so uplifting to see some sunshine at last and makes me think of the feel good 1977 Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) song Mr. Blue Sky. Sun is shinin’ in the skyThere ain’t a cloud in sightIt’s stopped rainin’ … Read more
Couture for the home
Having fun in Chelsea, checking out new collections at Design Week… Couture for the home London Design Week 2018 We’re having an interiors reboot this week at the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour.It’s the place to go to see the best in design and decoration for the home all under one roof. The showrooms are looking suitably bright and … Read more
Baby it’s cold outside…
Baby it’s cold outside… Sometimes it doesn’t really matter how cold it is outside, as long as you have a few key ingredients – a nice bowl of warming soup, an old black and white film to watch while snuggling up on the sofa by a log fire. A good book, some favourite magazines and Billie Holiday crooning softly … Read more
The look of love
Not so sugary sweet dusty pink for grown up girls & boys! The look of love Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and as we’re celebrating Valentines day today, I thought I’d choose the colour crush of the moment, blush pink. I’ve never really been a pink person myself but have always liked … Read more
Get in line…
Humbugs Tigers Pyjamas Stripes are a timeless chic design classic in clothing as well as in interiors and it’s true to say that vertical stripes give an illusion of height to you or your room! We love the simplicity and the enduring appeal of the stripe. Make a statement with a wide black and white wallpaper … Read more
Making their mark!
Making their mark! Anima is an exciting, colourful wallpaper collection from Coordonné by a callaboration of artists united by their passion for the natural world. Let’s find out more… Andrea Zarraluqui devours books about plants and botanics, and has turned her passion into her profession and from there we can see her colourful world filled with flora and fauna. … Read more
Discover ‘the bluebellgray way’…
Bluebellgray founder Fiona Douglas tells us more… The ‘bluebellgray way’… Q&A with founder Fi Douglas. Fiona, a graduate of the prestigious Glasgow School of Art, set up bluebellgray with a clear vision and style in mind; her love of colour and all things floral combined with a desire to create unique painterly pieces. We find out … Read more
Celebrating international wallpaper week
international inspiration International wallpaper week To celebrate this year’s international wallpaper week, I’ve decided to pick some favourites from our far flung collections to highlight the depth and breadth of our wonderful world of wallpaper! Dutch Drama from Carlucci-di-Chivasso. Far East inspired designs from Thibaut, the USA’s oldest wallpaper company. Grand Chinoiserie patterns from antique documents. … Read more
Precious Metals
a quick look at a warm and shiny metallics Precious Metals After the inspiring haul of gold bronze and silver medals in Rio this Summer I’m ready to keep the warm glow going in my choice of Autumnal interiors. My favourite way to use metallics is to combine them, the mix of shiny along with … Read more
Mini dramas
Mini Moderns launch Saturday Night and Sunday morning Mini dramas This week we were delighted to be invited to London’s Geffreye Museum to the launch of Mini Moderns‘ latest wallpaper collection, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. It’s ten years since Mini Moderns introduced their Playtime wallpaper collection, inspired by 1960s children’s programme Mary, Mungo and Midge. Since … Read more
Discount delights
We delve into our 2016 Summer SALE to unearth five fantastic wallpapers at grab it while you can prices Discount delights When I looked this morning, there were 5,109 products in the wonderful wallpaperdirect Summer SALE. Around half of these are wallpapers, with the rest made up of rugs, bedding, fabrics and much more besides. … Read more