Wallpaper - keeps on rolling

From Habitat plus - decorating and colour trends 2019

Wallpaper just keeps on… well, hanging around

Wallpaper returned to our homes recently in a flurry of stylish designs and colour, and its presence shows no sign of abating. The range of styles and colours seems endless, from lush tropical leaf designs, oversized mural styles and faux looks to whimsical botanicals, quirky graphics and luxe metallic finishes. There is something for every taste and every room.

Left: Quirky and fun with design 384605 from the Resene Wallpaper Collection. Right: A French Impressionist look with Resene Wallpaper Collection design FI70814. All wallpapers available from Resene ColorShops.

New printing technologies and digital production have made it all possible, adding depth and dimension and the ability to add layers of interest through treatments such as embossing, texture, sheen or added materials like diamantes and grit.

Heavily faux styles that mimic brick or timber have been replaced with more subtle styles with echoes of roughened concrete, washed paint effects or tiles. Quirky patterns are designed to delight, where lemurs peek out from behind plants, parrots perch on palms, or the wall looks like a page of an antique botanist’s scrapbook.

Left: Lush tropical good looks with Resene Wallpaper Collection design 384504. Right: Subtle faux looks with a paint-effect style wall in Resene Wallpaper Collection design FI72104.

Arthouse styles include painterly scenes a la Monet, or the finesse of an old Japanese master. Digital printing turns stunning photographs into an all-wall mural.

Wallpapers with bold designs are being used as an all-room treatment, not just as a feature wall. We’re taking wallpaper off the wall and using it to decorate furniture and smaller accessories and ornaments.

Today’s wallpapers are rich, colourful and interesting. They are also easier to apply and easier to remove once you want a new look. For the cost of a few rolls of wallpaper you can transform a room.

Did you know...

That new wallpaper collections are regularly launched and older collections are usually deleted after three years, sometimes sooner? If you need to patch or replace any damaged paper, you may not be able to buy it any more, so it's a good idea to order more wallpaper than required just in case you need more later.

Top tip:

For more wallpaper ideas see the habitat plus – wallpaper booklet (online) or available free from Resene ColorShops.

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