• Strawberry Thief Red wallpaper by William Morris, peel and stick, room view
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William Morris Strawberry Thief Red Wallpaper

William Morris Strawberry Thief Red Wallpaper

Peel and stick or traditional, printed to order in the USA

Designed by William Morris in 1883 · Read the pattern’s story ↓

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William Morris Strawberry Thief Red is a red bird and berry wallpaper. The same facing thrushes carry strawberries through white daisies, slate-blue thistle heads and olive leaves, all drawn over a deep tomato red ground. That saturated red pushes the cream birds forward and gives the design a lacquered, almost jewel-box warmth. Reads well in a sitting room, a small dining room or a landing you want to feel enclosed.

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Colourway: Red
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Panels are 19 inches wide, printed to order in heights from 2 to 12 feet. Enter your wall size and we will set the size and quantity for you.

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About this pattern

William Morris designed Strawberry Thief in 1883, as a printed cotton for curtains, wall hangings and loose covers. The name came from the thrushes that kept raiding the strawberry beds in the kitchen garden at Kelmscott Manor, his Oxfordshire house. It was the first of his indigo discharge prints to bring red and yellow in alongside the blue, and it ranked among the most expensive fabrics he sold. An original length is in the V&A (T.586-1919).

Here the thrushes and their stolen fruit sit on a deep tomato red, threaded with white daisies, slate-blue thistles and olive leaves. The cream birds jump forward against all that red, so the wall glows warm and glossy. Wrap a small dining room in it and candlelight turns the ground almost garnet. It also suits a sitting room where you want evenings to feel close, or a landing you would like to feel enclosed.

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How to Measure

How to measure your wall: measure the width corner to corner, measure the height floor to ceiling, and include doors and windows in the total.

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Material Info

Our two materials: repositionable peel and stick vinyl, and a PVC-free paper that is pasted to the wall.

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Install Guide

Install guide: prepare and clean the wall, mark a plumb line 18.5 inches from the corner, hang the first panel, then match the pattern and trim.

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Material Differences

  • Luxe Traditional

    Luxe Traditional

    Premium Feel Non-Woven
    Paste-The-Wall Application
    Easy Slide-In-Place Alignment
    Ideal for Textured Walls
    Butted Joint (No Overlap)
    10.2 Mil Ultra-Thick Profile
  • Peel & Stick

    Peel & Stick

    Self-Adhesive Vinyl
    Removable Sticker
    Renter-Friendly
    Wipeable
    Easily Removable
    Overlap Seam
    Matte Coating
    4.5 Mil Slim Profile
  • Luxe Peel & Stick

    Luxe Peel & Stick

    Self-Adhesive Backing
    Butted Joint (No Overlap)
    10.2 Mil Ultra-Thick Profile
    Matte Luster Finish
    Easy Install & Clean Removal
    Ideal for Smooth or Lightly Textured Walls
    Designer Finish for Elevated Spaces

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