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Considered advice from the Fromental studio on colour, pattern, placement and proportion. Each guide draws on twenty years of hand-painted commissions — written for designers and for those designing their own rooms.
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By Lamplight: Moody Wallpaper for Autumn Evenings
As the evenings draw in, a room is read by a different light — no longer daylight but that of lamps and candles, lower, warmer and illuminated from within. A moody wallpaper uses deep, saturated colour or rich texture to create an enveloping, atmospheric interior — an effect that comes…
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More Than a Backdrop: A Designer’s Guide to Silk Wallpaper
Most conversations about a wallcovering begin with the design. The ground it sits on tends to be settled after. With…
The Uninterrupted Room: A Guide to Panoramic Wallpaper
Often, wallpaper is composed as a repeat. A pattern is set, and it recurs across the wall at fixed intervals,…
Bringing the Outside In: Nature Inspired Wallpaper and Wallcoverings
Ask ten designers what “biophilic” means for their current project and you’ll get ten different answers — a client who…
The Fifth Wall: A Designer’s Guide to Ceiling Wallpaper
The ceiling is the one surface in a room that nothing competes with. No furniture sits against it. No artwork…
Their First Room: Nursery Wallpaper and Wallcoverings for Children
A child’s room is the first world they inhabit. The ceiling they study from a cot. The walls that hold…
Bold by Design: Maximalist Wallpaper for Considered Interiors
Some rooms have an immediate sense of conviction. Every element feels considered, from the palette and furnishings to the treatment…
Why Every Wall Tells a Story: The Art of Hand Painted Wallpaper
The term hand painted wallpaper gets used a great deal, and not alwaysaccurately. For a designer trying to understand the…
Setting the Table with Chinoiserie: A Fine Dining Fusion
At Fromental, we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of creative expression through innovative design and exceptional artistry. This vision…
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