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The latest trend in home design is the revival of wallpaper. Plain painted bare walls are now out of fashion and everyone is crying out for unique, original wallpaper designs that can be used as a feature in a room. Wallpaper is the ideal furnishing tactic for adding colour and texture to a room.

Wallpaper has been used to decorate the walls of homes for centuries, in the seventies everyone had geometric and psychedelic prints on their walls and the house was a busy mural of colours and designs, even the suburbs of Australia were filled with bold beautiful patterns. During the 1980’s wallpaper was definitely out and people slaved away with steamers trying to eradicate every last little piece of garish paper from their rooms. Then it was time for the monochrome interiors, which then of course led into the feature wall era.

In the last few years however wallpaper trends have been creeping back into fashion and interior decorator magazines and anyone who knows about design these days is re-decorating with wallpaper in the forefront of their minds.

There are many contemporary homes that are again enjoying the psychedelic patterns first introduced in the 60's, whilst others prefer more traditional styles and colours.

Rene McIntosh, William Morris and Florence Broadhurst were all well-known designers of wallpapers and as you look around for your wallpaper choice you are very likely to see many of their designs used in both modern and traditional interior styles.

Florence Broadhurst has a range of 4 collections known as the Glamour Collection, Flora Collection, Blueprints Collection, and Concepts Collection. An eccentric and talented Australian designer famous for her handprinted wallpapers, Broadhurst’s designs has been matched by no other designer. Her furnishings and wallpapers are also in high international demand due to their unique and luxurious patterns.

Broadhurst combined fuscia pinks, lemon yellows, lime greens, vivid oranges, turquoise, blacks, metallic silvers and gold – all perfectly matching her own flamboyant personality. She was also renowned for printing onto transparent mylars, foils and metallic papers. She named her revolutionary handprinted creations, ‘Vigorous designs for modern living’.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rennie_Mackintosh : Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Glasgow born architect, and a designer and artist celebrated around the world as one of the most creative figures of the early 20th century. Mackintosh's contribution to modern architecture and design is without a doubt one of the most impressive in the world of art and fashion.

William Morris patterns have been popular since the end of the 19th century and have never lost their popularity. Celebrated for his patterns and wallpapers, William Morris led the Arts and Crafts movement and designed some of the most exquisite patterns of wallpaper, many which are still reproduced today to decorate homes.

A popular look to a room is to leave all of the walls a plain colour whilst adding particularly striking wallpaper as a feature; this is normally using the fireplace wall and can make it look as effective as a piece of art.

Don’t decide to hang expensive wallpaper if you have never done it before. Hanging it correctly takes a lot of time and patience, something many of us do not have! There are professionals who will do the job for you, and once it is hung it should last you as long as 10 to 15 years.

Search online for http://www.designbible.com.au/ : upcoming design, you will be surprised at the quantity of choice available. Adding wallpaper to a room can really make a difference to your home and will be admired and praised by everyone who sees it. Really lift the look of your home today.
About Author Michiel Van Kets :

Michiel Van Kets writes articles about interior decorating. Explore the latest trend and upcoming design ( http://www.designbible.com.au/ ) from brands and designers such as Nina Campbell and Harlequin. ( http://www.wallpapersonline.com.au/ )


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Article Added on Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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