Wallpaper has, through time, been considered the height of chic and the object of loathe and detest. From its start in the early 1600’s it was a status symbol for Colonial Americans who imported it from France. But China has been making it since 200 B.C. For 2022 wallpaper is a key trend and consumers have an insatiable appetite that’s not ending anytime soon. Whether it’s a traditional floral or l’oeil to a contemporary geometric or tropical pattern …or just some texture!

WEIRD FACT– A killer was lurking among the flowers and the leaves: Morris & Co used large quantities of arsenic in their dyes – particularly for the greens in wallpaper. In the 1860s when a number of child deaths were attributed to wallpaper, changes in making the paper had to happen.

Maybe my obsession for wallpaper really started when I was a child. Typical of the 70’s my mother decorated our kitchen with this popular “orange” floral and my bathroom had the very trendy metallic meets nature pattern. Wallpaper designs remained colorful and patterns became large-scale. Elements of Art Deco and Baroque were meshed.

POPULAR COLORS- Orange, Green, Brown, Yellow and White

These pictures are a great representation of what your home may have looked like back then. I am totally vibing with that living room! Something I could totally see doing now.

It wasn’t just the fashion that went beyond the boundaries of good taste, so did architecture and design. However, this was a struggling time for wallpaper. Increased trends towards white walls, and also the price increases resulting from the oil crisis and the bad press PVC and other man-made substances received in terms of environmental protection ultimately led to a new low for the wallpaper market.

Although floral definitely doesn’t fall into the bold, geometric wallpaper designs as above, floral was definitely a staple feature in most 80’s homes, including ever so popular wallpaper boarders.

Well after the 90’s I was well into my adulthood and already working in my career. So I will speak from personal experience. 🙂 I think many of the wallpaper end users of the 90’s, kept it a LONG time. Let’s be honest, it was a bitch to get off back then.

But really I think what we see these days is personal style leading the way for trends on wallpaper. From Boho to Farmhouse, Modern to Art Deco and Traditional. There is a paper for YOU! No matter what your style is.

Novelty wallpaper sure is a great way to bring the FUN to your space!

So whatever your style may be, one thing is for sure….WALLPAPER is here to stay! So why not?!

Xoxo, Stephanie