Exquisite and eclectic

Have you noticed all of the gorgeous wallpapers available to us lately? It can be a tough decision when it is time to design a room. I seem to lean towards the hand painted wallcoverings. What about you?

Here are some that I've earmarked:

Marrakesh, Surfaces by David Bonk

Printed Metal Leaf  Surfaces by David Bonk

This is fragment of a wallpaper printed in England in the 1500's. It still looks like a current damask.

Wallpaper by Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz

I think this is an exquisite damask. I love the background texture along with the gold design on top.

Abbeywood Damask by Ralph Lauren

Porter Teleo produces some wonderfully funky designs. Fromental, a relatively new company in London, offers "papers" that are actually a combination of hand painted and embroidered designs.

Cherry Blossom from Fromental

Cherry Blossom close up

This is a color sketch for the Vermicelle pattern
produced by Emile Jacques Ruhlmann, a French designer and decorator whose company was a major force in the Art Deco movement. This looks so modern even now!

 

Wallpaper by Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz

Of course, it goes without saying that the papers from Phillip Jeffries, Maya Romanoff and Ronald Redding are amazing.

I liked this idea of framing this 1925 art deco wallpaper. Perfect in this contemporary setting.

Wallpaper by Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz