Wallpaper Guides
Where the Greek key, or meander, came from, what it might mean, how it differs from a fret, and how to use a Greek key border today.
Where the Greek key, or meander, came from, what it might mean, how it differs from a fret, and how to use a Greek key border today.
Chintz began as hand painted Indian cotton, got banned in France and England, and turned into the glazed English floral that gave us chintzy.
Chintz began as hand painted Indian cotton, got banned in France and England, and turned into the glazed English floral that gave us chintzy.
How Gothic Revival grew from Walpole's playful Gothick into Pugin's Westminster and Carpenter Gothic, and what its wallpaper really looked like.
How Gothic Revival grew from Walpole's playful Gothick into Pugin's Westminster and Carpenter Gothic, and what its wallpaper really looked like.
Art for art's sake in Victorian Britain: Whistler, Wilde, peacock feathers, three-band wallpaper and the road to Art Nouveau.
Art for art's sake in Victorian Britain: Whistler, Wilde, peacock feathers, three-band wallpaper and the road to Art Nouveau.
The traditional Japanese patterns called wagara, from hemp-leaf asanoha to tortoiseshell kikko, with the meaning and origin behind each name.
The traditional Japanese patterns called wagara, from hemp-leaf asanoha to tortoiseshell kikko, with the meaning and origin behind each name.
How a showroom assistant became William Morris's chief designer, drew the Holy Grail backgrounds and Golden Lily, and lost credit to Morris for years.
How a showroom assistant became William Morris's chief designer, drew the Holy Grail backgrounds and Golden Lily, and lost credit to Morris for years.