The living room asks for durability without sacrifice. Grasscloth, hand-printed textures and quiet murals — materials that flatter furniture, absorb sound, and hold up to a decade of use.
In a room defined by upholstery and rugs, wallpaper reads as ground — quiet, textural, tonal. Choose the paper against the largest fabrics in the room, not in isolation.
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Sunlight over years
Grasscloth and silks can shift tone over time in strong direct sun. We can specify UV-stabilised alternates or line the drapes accordingly.
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Behind the sofa
The wall behind the sofa is rarely seen in full. Save the boldest patterns for a facing wall — over the fireplace, or opposite the entry.
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Sound
Textural papers — grasscloth, cork, felt — soften acoustics. Meaningful in rooms with hardwood floors, glass, and stone.
Recommended
A curated shortlist
for living room.
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Grasscloth & Sisal
Phillip Jeffries — the reference. Warmth, texture, and thirty-plus colourways.
02
Handmade Cork & Felt
Élitis, Arte — dense textural fibres that quiet a room without visual weight.
03
Muted Murals
Calico Wallpaper, Porter Teleo — abstract, painterly scenes in oyster, sand and mist.
04
Silk & Metal-Leaf
For a single feature wall — the fireplace surround, or the wall opposite the entry.
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