The Craze of the Prints

Large prints on wall papers in Interior Design has become quite a craze since 2017. Mediterranean prints with large flowers and deep colours are quite common. Nature based wallpapers are much more popular as there are so many ways to adopt flowers. These prints are majorly used in wall papers but have also been adopted in fabrics.

Flowered wall papers were more common in the 70s and 80s in pastel colours but now pick up all types of colours. These have further developed to geometric and abstract patterns for use in more contemporary Interior Designs style projects.

With modern Interior Design, flower patterns can be adopted as 3 dimension or 2 dimension designs.

Tropical Patterns

Tropical Interior Design is largely characterized by deep pop of colours picked up from tropical forests, flowers, birds, butterflies etc. Wall papers tend to have deep green colour with bright orange, yellow or pink colours.

18^th century inspired wall paper

In 18^th century, pastel colours and water colour prints were quite common. Wall papers inspired by this era are floral with more subtle colour pairings. The entire landscape as a whole can is captured however, part landscape with other elements such as birds can also be included.

Contemporary adaptation

Contemporary designs have picked up more abstracted forms from the flowers. Different parts of plants such as leafs, flower petals, roots or tree bark have been used to make these designs.

Inspiration pour le Journee

Wall paper in a bedroom makeover!

H&H’s Reiko Caron shows us how she turned an out-of-date bedroom into an edgy yet pretty retreat for Kylie Miller, lead guitarist in The Beaches band. The spacious room was featured in House & Home magazine in 2002, and hadn’t been renovated since. Now, 15 years later, Reiko gave it a complete overhaul with versatile furniture from Structube, choosing pieces that Kylie can easily take with her when she eventually moves out into a condo. Reiko started with a dramatic moody floral wallpaper mural, and then centered a glossy black low-profile bed in front of it. As the room has no overhead light fixture, she opted for task lamps, a marble-base table lamp and a modern black floor lamp. A glass console table doubles as a desk and make-up vanity thanks to the arched mirror above it. Reiko also created a chic sitting area complete with a gallery wall, green velvet couch and a cozy arm chair. Accessories like a faux fur throw bring in a Hollywood glam look, and ready-made drapery panels neaten the open closet. Throughout the room, the combination of black, pale blush pink, deep green and creamy white create a sophisticated vibe.

Check out video below for inspiration.