WALLPAPER - STYLES & TRENDS

 

Times have changed, as has wallpaper. Today wallpaper is one of the leading trends when it comes to interior wall decoration. Similar to there being designers of interior accessories such as designer furniture, designer fabrics and cup coasters - there are designer wallpapers from hand-made prints to Crystal wallpapers. Further, there is a stature connected with wallpaper, that it is used as a sign of wealth, from interiors to a style aspect.

 

There is no need to get carried away with the glamorous benefits and image of wallpaper, this is obvious. What wallpaper is providing us today is a solution to the very minimal and simple interior trends that are being pushed by the greedy and cost driven property developers. Minimalism modern interior styles only work best when there is a fusion of subtle detail, color and textures, not by time and cost reducing finishes.

 

This is where wallpaper has come a long way, with limitless amounts of colors, styles, designs & textures - from modern corrugated iron and concrete looking textures to contemporary designer inspired hand made patterns. There is no longer any excuse to live with plain old white boring walls that we have grown accustomed to and accepted as “normal”.

 

By understanding the vast possibilities of interior solutions wallpaper represents, it quickly becomes evident that it is no longer about wallpaper being behind in the times but the individual.