Inspiration for your bedroom

This extravagant, vibrant peacock design is a beautiful example of late 19th century wallpaper printing. It was found on a wall of a lobby at Erddig Hall in Wales, installed there in the 1870s, and has the painterly finish of traditional Chinese silk. The pattern features peacocks on branches as well as flowers, leaves and other birds and is typical of wallpapers and fabrics made for the Western elite and their enthusiasm for Chinese design. This wallpaper is available in eight vibrant colorways, including elegant pale and more intensely colored, with a dark base and even shimmering gold.

The color matches:

Royal Navy 257

In the late 18th century, Erddig in Wales was the family home of Philip Yorke and his wife Elizabeth. You may have chosen this hand-painted Chinese wallpaper, lavishly decorated with exquisite birds and flowers, for the property's guest room. The original painting was delicate and delicately designed with birds appearing in pairs - a subtle reference to the Chinese concept of yin and yang. Flowers shown here include magnolias and peonies. Numerous elements of the original have been taken and transformed into a versatile and contemporary bird and floral pattern in five special color variations.

The colors match:

Slaked Lime 105

French Gray - Dark 163

A classic interpretation of this pattern, so typical of French wallpaper panels produced by the manufacturer Réveillon from the end of the 18th century. The design was block printed in eighteen colors on 47cm narrow paper and repeats vertically every 67cm. The size, style and finish of the original design have been retained, depicting floral bouquets and arrangements with decorative draping and arabesques.

The popularity of screen printing among designers and artists in the mid-twentieth century was a testament to the quality of printing, the versatility of patterns, and their subsequent color implementation that was suddenly feasible. Decorative silhouettes were particularly effective, and designs based on ferns or other ornamental plants can be found in a number of sources.

The appropriate color would be:

Middle Buff