Each roll is cut to your exact 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 San Francisco's cool, damp marine air
San Francisco weather is mild but rarely dry. Fog rolls in over the Sunset and the Richmond, mornings stay cool and damp, and a lot of flats go months without ever running heat. That marine moisture is the thing to account for. In a foggy bathroom or a kitchen that seldom fully dries out, Peel & Stick vinyl is the sensible finish, resistant to damp and easy to reset if a seam ever lifts in the cool air. For a warm, well-ventilated interior room, Luxe Traditional paste-the-wall settles in for the long haul.
The Bay is full of Victorians and Edwardians, and their walls come with quirks. Original plaster, layers of old paint, and rooms that stay cool and slightly humid all slow adhesive down. Let a fresh coat of paint cure fully, wipe the walls, and skim any rough plaster before you hang. In a damp-cornered Berkeley bungalow or a Noe Valley Victorian, giving the surface real drying time is what keeps a seam from creeping open.
Fog and marine damp
In cool, humid rooms that rarely fully dry, Peel & Stick resists moisture and resets cleanly if a seam lifts.
Victorian and Edwardian plaster
Let new paint cure and skim old plaster, since cool damp air slows adhesive in these older homes.
Which Morris patterns suit a Bay Area home
Bay Area Victorians and Edwardians were built for ornament, with bay windows, deep moldings, and high ceilings that give a pattern somewhere to go. This is where Art Nouveau's flowing lines feel right at home, echoing the curves already in the architecture. In a San Francisco parlor, a sinuous Morris-era floral plays off the bay window beautifully, and the soft fog light keeps even a busier print from feeling loud. An Oakland or Berkeley dining room can carry the swirling movement of a peacock or whiplash-vine design against original trim. See the flowing designs in our Art Nouveau wallpaper collection.
Delivery across the Bay Area
Each order prints in two to seven business days at our Mesa, Arizona studio, cut to the size you specify. Shipping is calculated at checkout after printing, based on your real destination, whether that is a San Francisco flat, a house in Oakland or Berkeley, somewhere down the Peninsula, or in San Jose. As soon as your rolls are on their way, tracking arrives by email so you can plan around the delivery.
William Morris Wallpaper in San Francisco, answered
Do you have a William Morris Wallpaper store in San Francisco?
No, we have no Bay Area showroom. We sell online only, printing each roll to order in Arizona and shipping it to you. Order samples first so you can judge colors in that soft fog light.
Does the fog and damp affect hanging wallpaper?
It can. Cool, humid marine air slows adhesive, so let new paint cure fully and make sure walls are dry before hanging. Peel & Stick is the more forgiving finish in consistently damp rooms.
What finish suits a San Francisco Victorian?
For foggy baths and kitchens, Peel & Stick handles the damp and lifts off cleanly. For warm, ventilated rooms you want to keep for years, Luxe Traditional paste-the-wall is the durable option.
Nearby cities
Also serving nearby cities: Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland.