Each roll is cut to your wall measurements at our Arizona studio and sent with tracking. Nothing is pre-printed or sitting in a warehouse; each roll is made the day your order comes in and cut to fit your room alone.
Morris patterns and Chicago's long seasons
Chicago swings hard between two climates, and your walls feel both. Summer comes off the lake heavy and humid, the kind of air that makes a basement or a north-facing bedroom feel clammy, while winter runs long and dry with the forced-air heat going for months. Old plaster in a greystone or a brick bungalow moves through that whole cycle, so priming and sealing the wall before you hang a dense Blackthorn or Chrysanthemum repeat keeps the seams from shifting when the seasons turn.
That said, the classic Chicago interior is a gift for Morris. High-ceilinged front rooms and formal dining rooms give a large repeat room to breathe. In a damp lower level or a bathroom, a heavier finish over a properly sealed wall holds up far better than standard peel and stick, which is happier upstairs in a dry, heated bedroom where it can come off cleanly if you rent.
Humid lake-effect summers
In a damp basement or bathroom, use a heavier finish over a primed, sealed wall and keep the room ventilated so seams never lift.
Long dry heating season
Forced-air winters pull moisture from the air, so seal old plaster first to keep a Blackthorn or Chrysanthemum repeat tight through the cold months.
Which Morris patterns suit a Chicago home
Chicago's housing has real character, greystones and brick two-flats in the city, Prairie and Arts and Crafts homes out in Oak Park, generous Victorians along the North Shore. Those interiors, with their dark stained trim and boxed beams, are exactly where a Blackthorn or an acanthus scroll comes alive, the pattern's density matched by the woodwork's weight. In a brighter Evanston sunroom or a Naperville new build, a block-printed Morris design in a lighter ground keeps that handmade look without darkening the room. Start with the Block Print collection and match the depth of the pattern to how much natural light each room gets.
Delivery across Chicagoland
An order to Chicago moves in two stages. First we print and cut your rolls in Mesa, Arizona, which takes two to seven business days depending on the size of the job. Shipping is then calculated at checkout, after production, based on where in Chicagoland it's going. Evanston, Oak Park, Naperville, Schaumburg, and the North Shore all sit on a similar transit window as the city itself. Winter weather can occasionally slow a truck coming into the region, but the tracking number is emailed the moment your box leaves the studio, so you'll always know where it stands.
Chicago William Morris wallpaper questions
Do you have a William Morris Wallpaper store in Chicago?
No, we don't have a shop or showroom anywhere in Chicago. William Morris Wallpaper is an online studio that prints every roll to order in Arizona and ships across Chicagoland, including Evanston, Oak Park, Naperville, Schaumburg, and the North Shore.
How long does delivery to Chicago take?
Production takes two to seven business days, then transit is added at checkout after your paper is printed. Winter storms can occasionally slow a delivery, but you'll get an emailed tracking number the moment your order ships.
Which finish is best for a Chicago basement or bathroom?
For damp lower levels and bathrooms, choose our paste-the-wall Luxe Traditional or heavier Luxe Peel and Stick over a primed, sealed wall. Standard Peel and Stick is better suited to dry, heated upstairs rooms.
Nearby cities
Also serving nearby cities: Detroit, Minneapolis, Nashville.