Blog posts: Wallpaper

Not too long ago, metropolitan living was all about infusing the big bad city into your home décor. People brought the hustle and bustle of the urban jungle right into their living rooms and bedrooms, using big bold interior designs to break down the barrier between the streets and the sheets. Today people are looking to take refuge from all that commotion, softening their approach to home living as they take a brief respite from conquering the world. But how do you move from overdrive to oasis? Well you can make a great start with the cleverly designed Queens Collection by Rasch.

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You rise from your chaise longue, whack on some Givenchy and clamber into your purring Peugot, scooting down the road to the Matisse exhibition before picking up a Brie de Meaux that can be washed down with a cheeky Krug NV Grande Cuvee. Stop right there – you may be a Francophile! If you embrace all things French – or just admire their natural affinity for style – it’s time to introduce your walls to the stunning collection known as ‘Un Jour A Versailles’ (A Day In Versailles). Meticulously designed by Brigitte von Boch, the collection is a truly beautiful selection of wallcoverings reminiscent of 18th Century Versailles.

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What’s our most precious resource? Is it iron ore, uranium, old growth forest or our native ecology? Could it be economic prosperity, a flourishing banking system or stable politics? No, surely it’s our children. It all falls to them, those little cherubs with a flower in one hand and a mud pie in the other. We are the custodians of their future, so it’s important that we give them every opportunity to thrive. In a small way, we can start by giving them a comforting and creative space in which to grow. Kids don’t need stark walls, they need visual stimulation and a splash of colour. If you want to get your hands on a safe and engaging wallcovering solution for kids, you’ve found it in Jacky Joe.

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OK, it’s 1974. Your world is a spinning whirlwind of mauve shirts, wide ties, beehives, cork shoes and unisex hairspray. The boom box pulsates to the rhythms of Grand Funk Railroad and Wings. The nature strip is home to a beige Kingswood, a purple Valiant and a burnt orange Charger. The wallpaper inside your house is about to go into stasis for 40 years, emerging victorious in the new millennium as the ultra-cool and up-tempo PLAISIR Collection by Rasch.

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Wallpaper – the maligned millstone that refused to move with the times – that dodgy peeling relic cast to the wind a few decades ago – has made an astonishing comeback in modern times. How could this crusty souvenir of the sixties and seventies claw its way back from obscurity? How did this granny flat icon come back from the dead? And what is the world saying about wallpaper today?

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It was kooky, it was innovative, it was absolutely fascinating. When Polish designer Oskar Zieta put on a show at Sotheby’s, he wanted to challenge his audience to use a fresh perspective. But how? In a stroke of brilliance, he placed a number of carefully selected furnishings inside boxes lined with geometric wallcoverings. He then carved peep holes in the boxes, using various angles to throw off the senses and create reflective surfaces that bucked traditional notions of furniture plus four walls. Oskar Zieta shows how the clever use of wallcoverings, together with selected furniture pieces, can create a lasting impression on your guests, employees or clients.

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The chandelier hangs low and the bees wax candle flickers by the crystal decanter, silently embracing its precious cargo of vintage Chateau Lafite. The fireplace casts a warm glow on the Rembrandt, whilst the mahogany table is resplendent with a surfeit of wagyu steak and matsutake mushrooms served on 18th Century Wedgewood. Life’s good, but your classic home is longing for some special attention. The walls are listless and tatty - they are crying out for a collection that’s sophisticated but comfortable, tasteful but energetic, fresh but imbued with period charm. Jeeves the Butler interjects with a timely and wise observation… just go for the Astor Collection by Marburg.

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When driving down the road, do your knuckles go white on the wheel as you turn into your street? Does thunder clap as you approach the dark and brooding abode you call home? Can you hear the wolves howling as you creep up the crow-lined driveway into your garage? If you have a haunted house, then it’s time to clear the bats from the belfry, sweep the cobwebs from the cornices and cut the crabgrass to a nice neat stubble. Your menacing mansion can be saved. How? It’s easy - just freshen up your interior with the crisp, contemporary designs featured in the Studio Collection from Marburg.

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When it comes to dessert, would you rather a flat bowl of custard - or a spectacular fusion of chocolate, honeycomb, grenache and brittle toffee stacked high on a raspberry coulis? Fat content aside, desserts are meant to be celebrated – and so is your feature wall. That’s why it’s called a FEATURE wall. So why splatter it with custard? Why smother it in a bland coat of uniform paint? These days, you don’t have to settle for a ‘bald wall’ because there’s been a revolution in wall murals. Give your feature wall the attention it deserves by tapping into our range of captivating and innovative wall murals.

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The FLOOR – it’s the forgotten showpiece in almost every commercial space. Take a close look at your floor, is it a drab slab just aching for some artistic treatment to bring it back to life? Whilst decorators devote a lot of time and energy to walls and lighting, the floor has traditionally been left to its own devices. Now all that has changed, thanks to an amazing product that brings unbridled creativity and impressive durability to your floor space. Welcome to the wonderful world of RAPOXY.

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The urban jungle is not for everyone, it takes a special breed of cat to build an island of serenity amidst the swirling maelstrom of metropolitan living. The exotic charms of inner city life can be truly intoxicating, but your abode has to keep pace with its surroundings. You’ll need a décor that’s capable of matching your lifestyle, one imbued with chic elegance and a sultry sophistication. Hume Internationale can give your walls the right kind of attributes, an intoxicating blend of modish design and sensual touch. It’s all been built into the exciting Villanova Collection by Marburg.

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You know, sometimes great things just come in pairs. Take your slippers, for instance, or table tennis paddles. Sure, you could play hide and seek by yourself - but wouldn’t you lose some dramatic tension? Wallpaper, it seems, also breaks new ground when two great minds come to the party. The Zuhause Wohnen Collection is a great example, the birth child of an inspired collaboration between a leading interior design magazine and a world class manufacturer of wallcoverings. Together, they’ve produced a vivacious collection that will bring vitality to any room inhabited by the young at heart

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