Attention: This is NOT your Grandma's Wallpaper...

So many times in the design industry have I suggested a wallpaper (verbally, no visual yet) to a client, and countless times, I have received the same ill faced cringe... "Ohhh, umm, no, wallpaper is just not for me." I always dispute this comment with a smile, and push through with fantastic wallpaper samples that they had no idea existed and eventually, usually can't resist.

The truth is, when wallpaper is brought up, they usually have a flashback of their grandmother's home and it's a very dated wallpaper with a small scale lattice work, flowers or some goofy design that is 9 out of 10 times curling in the corners of the wall... those days are long gone my friend. If you have nightmares of horrible wallpapers from the past, let me take you through a land of hand painted luxury, modern twists on the classics, graphic prints, bold statements and colors that extend beyond the rainbow... brace yourself, get ready to be wowed, chances are, you will be wanting some fun patterns on your walls!



Today, I had a trip to the Merchandise Mart and saw some pretty beautiful things....

The following graphic wallpapers are from Dessin Fournir, 

I kept turning my head just to get one last look, they are fantastic! 

You can't go wrong with a classic black and white design:

Or you could punch it up with red and white:

This next wallpaper is a beauty, hand drawn design by Chicago gal Casey Gunschel of Palace Papers. 

This design simply stunned me, from afar it looks like a timeless damask design...

Step a little closer... SURPRISE! It's actually Coy Fish! 

Some of the most beautiful wallpapers I have ever seen come from Cole & Son they have a wide variety of modern, traditional, hand painted, the list goes on and on. The following pattern is one of my ultimate favorites...

In fact, I love it so much I actually re-created this design onto one of my mid century pieces (from the best store ever, Chic Antique Chicago). I hand painted the design in orange and gold, take a looksee...

This wallpaper by Aimee Wilder was recently discovered by my co-worker while sourcing for a child's playroom, so many fun designs... Robots & Sumo Wrestlers. Enough said. 

Yes, the following image is wallpaper covered in Sumo Wrestlers...

Wouldn't this be so fun in a nursery...