CLEVER DECORATING
SIX STYLISH AND UNEXPECTED WAYS TO USE WALLPAPER, FROM THE DELICATE TO THE DRAMATIC
FEATURE NICKY PHILLIPS
Choose a mural that wows
Start with a bold wallpaper and use it as a guide to select colours for upholstery and accent cushions.
Give it a twist...
Wallpaper the ceiling with a statement mural, leaving the walls plain, to create a perfect gallery space for artwork and open shelving.
SUBTLE BLEND
For curtains, find a toneon-tone fabric that sits easily alongside an intricately patterned paper
Give your staircase personality
Apply wallpaper to the risers of your stairs for a striking visual effect.
Give it a twist...
Choose three or four different wallpapers in the same colourway, but a different pattern, and repeat them.
STEP UP
Give the papered risers a covering of clear varnish to protect them from scratches
Line the back of open shelves
Cover the inside of wall mounted cube shelves to give the illusion that they are floating, creating a seamless backdrop for displaying items.
Give it a twist...
Choose a contrasting paper to make the shelves and their contents really pop.
BRIGHT SPARK
A simple, naked bulb feels both romantic and contemporary
PAINT CHEAT SHEET
Create unique panelling
Break up a painted wall with graphic wallpaper framed by mouldings. Try mixing different patterned papers along the panels for a statement scheme.
Give it a twist...
Frame up smaller sections of wallpaper to create unique wall art and hang them centrally within each panel.
SOFT EDGES
Contrast pale green with a deeper green to ground the space and so
