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Esspee Sat 09-Jul-22 07:20:13

wallpaper for a hallway?

FannyCornforth Sun 10-Jul-22 15:52:11

Amber - oh, I know! It’s fab isn’t it!
I’m intrigued by your decor choice that would make Liberace blush!
Tell me more!

AmberSpyglass Sun 10-Jul-22 14:15:29

Fanny That pattern is very in now - lots of (younger) women’s clothes esp dresses use it!

maddyone Sun 10-Jul-22 11:14:28

Yes, you’re right Joseanne

maddyone Sun 10-Jul-22 11:12:50

Fanny
I was responding to an earlier post about patterned dressing gowns smile

FannyCornforth Sun 10-Jul-22 07:25:08

Joseanne oh, I see, thank you!
I looked at the wallpaper on the Soane website, and I immediately thought of Laura Ashley too.
But in my experience LA wallpaper is terrible quality - really thin and tips easily.

Joseanne Sun 10-Jul-22 07:17:12

Very 60s Fanny.
I think Maddyone was referring to the picture of the dressing gown that looked like Carrie's wallpaper and cost the same!
Laura Ashley often has prints with a trellis effect and a geometric style. Not too pricey either.

FannyCornforth Sun 10-Jul-22 06:45:10

This is it! It was from Marks, no surprise there. I don’t think that my family ever bought anything that wasn’t from M&S

FannyCornforth Sun 10-Jul-22 06:39:24

This is the nearest that I can find

FannyCornforth Sun 10-Jul-22 06:32:49

I meant to add a smile to my comment to Maddy - I hope that I didn’t sound rude. I didn’t mean to blush

FannyCornforth Sun 10-Jul-22 06:31:56

Maddy sorry, am I missing something?

I’ve recently been thinking about a wallpaper and fabric which was really popular in the 70’s.
It was huge pink and white 60’s type graphic flowers.
I think it also come in orange.
My Nan had it in her spare bedroom where I slept.
It was on the walls, curtains and bedspread.

maddyone Sat 09-Jul-22 23:00:49

I think I’ll stick to my M+S fleecy dressing gown for winter, and M+S cotton dressing gown for summer.

AmberSpyglass Sat 09-Jul-22 17:17:40

My interior design taste would make Liberace roll in his grave, and even I think that’s hideous.

NotSpaghetti Sat 09-Jul-22 15:13:24

Here it is:
www.soane.co.uk/fabrics-wallpapers/espalier-square-wallpaper-emerald

NotSpaghetti Sat 09-Jul-22 15:03:57

Esspee

wallpaper for a hallway?

It's SO much nicer on the "Soan Britain" website to be honest.

SueDonim Sat 09-Jul-22 14:31:22

I’d spend my life counting the squares on that! ??

TwiceAsNice Sat 09-Jul-22 13:50:20

I’m afraid I hate all wallpaper whatever it costs. I’m sure you can buy wallpaper that looks good and is much cheaper and still get what you want. However each to their own, it’s not my taste at all.

Blossoming Sat 09-Jul-22 13:43:49

I don’t share Carrie Johnson’s taste in wallpaper or husbands.

FlexibleFriend Sat 09-Jul-22 13:37:29

I prefer paint tbh but also think it's down to personal taste and who am I to criticise I'd certainly get pretty peeved if people criticised my taste. You decorate to please yourself not the masses.

MaizieD Sat 09-Jul-22 13:12:08

Here's the Tatler piece. With examples of her work

www.tatler.com/article/lulu-lytle-interior-designer-no-10-downing-street-carrie-symonds

Dinahmo Sat 09-Jul-22 12:31:43

There's a much better example of the colourful ethnic look in the latest Homes and Antiques. The room shown in the Mail Online article should have more stuff in if one is going for that look.

There has been a backlash against the greige look so one could argue that Lulu Lyttle was in advance of the crowd when she was hired by the Johnsons to decorate their flat. Let's hope that someone takes photos before the decor is changed.

Nandalot Sat 09-Jul-22 12:06:39

We had similar trellis style wallpaper in the fifties.

nanna8 Sat 09-Jul-22 11:16:45

Most houses here don’t have wallpaper at all. Just paint. When we went to Norway I was amazed at the awful colours they used, purples, dark greens, very fussy. I always thought Scandis had good taste until then.

Bignanny2 Sat 09-Jul-22 11:10:30

Love it ?

Joseanne Sat 09-Jul-22 11:06:06

Similar available as a dressing gown for about the same price as a roll of the paper! Don't all rush!

Philippa111 Sat 09-Jul-22 10:55:37

Horrible. I think I'd feel a bit hemmed in and dizzy. Certainly not a restlful vibe.