SCENIC WALLPAPERS

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 45, 17 November 1926, Page 17

SCENIC WALLPAPERS

Some charming examples of wallpapers in landscape designs were shown at the Exhibition of Decorative Art held in the Painters’ Hall, London, recently. One of these represents well-known features of Kew Gardens, with its beautiful trees and the famous glasshouses. This is made in three tones—grey and green, sepia tones, and autumn tints in red and gold. “We have a big demand for the aiutumn colourings for Americans,” said an exhibitor. “The paper is particularly effective in a room furnished with feeorgian mahogany. The design extends to a width of 21ft.” Very interesting also is a paper decorated with the hills and dales of Westmoreland in natural colours. The landscape is broken here and there with elm trees, and by clever placing of the trees the design can finish at any convenient length for a room. Another unusual paper is reminiscent of a flower border in spring. It is decorated with daffodils and hyacinths, and interspersed with a little apple tree in full blossom. “These landscape designs are reminiscent of the types of old French papers on which parks, lakes, deer, and so on were portrayed,” the exhibitor continued. "We have a steady trade all the year round for papers of unusual design, many customers preferring to decorate their houses before or after the spring cleaning ‘rush’ season.” Silver wallpaper was among other new season’s novelties exhibited by another manufacturer. This is decorated with a floral design and printed with oil colours. It is washable and fadeless. “Patterned papers are most usually made up with panels,” said the exhibitor. “Plain papers are most popular when the walls are not panelled.” Other new designs in washable and fadeless papers include patterns taken from French cretonnes. These are very attractive, depict dainty figures of shepherds and shepherdesses, and have strong appeal to those who like an old-world effect in furnishing schemes. Persian tiles and Chinese figures have inspired other designs.