WALLPAPER SHOWROOM
by Parfait

V The Journal

Field notes
from the showroom.

A working journal on wallpaper — measurement, material, wall preparation, and the day of install. Written for clients, but read most often by designers and architects planning their next project.

N° 01
Measurement

Reading a wall before you order.

A short guide to measuring a room for wallpaper — with attention to seams, repeats, and the geometry of trim.

N° 02
Materials

Choosing paper for the room.

How to read a specification sheet, and when to prefer paper over vinyl, grasscloth over silk.

N° 03
Preparation

The wall beneath the wall

Substrate, sizing and skim — the invisible work that decides how paper reads on the finished wall.

N° 04
Quantity

Why square footage is a lie.

How wallpaper is really calculated — drops, pattern repeat, and the layout that shapes what you order.

N° 05
Installation

The day the paper goes up.

How to prepare a site — access, dust, ambient conditions, and the trades that must be complete first.

N° 06
Questions

Answers to what clients ask.

Lead times, dye lots, damage, repair, longevity — the questions every project rehearses. 

WALLPAPER SHOWROOM
by Parfait