Interior designers know that nothing can transform the look and feel of a room as quickly as wallcoverings. From pastoral toiles to avant-garde contemporary abstracts — exquisite hand-painted Chinoiserie floral panels to trendy banana leaf prints that feel like living inside a tropical vacation — wallpapers have the power to create a vibe instantaneously.
And luckily for both you and your clients, there have never been more options for quality wallcoverings. Here are some of our favorite wallpaper sources for every style, type of client, and price point.
Schumacher
One of the leading names in wallcoverings began in 1889, when Frederic Schumacher opened his home decor store on New York’s fashionable Fifth Avenue. 135 years later, this respected fabric and wallcoverings designer proves that good taste never goes out of style with iconic prints like Josef Frank’s 1947 Citrus Garden, cult favorites like the Art Deco-inspired Chiang Mai Dragon, and collaborations with top designers like Celerie Kemble.
Phillip Jeffries
We love the way this self-described “world’s leader in natural, textured, and specialty wallcoverings” organizes their vast array of options. Sure, there are broad categories like prints, grasscloths, silks, linens and wovens, and raffias. But PJ’s more niche collections like large-scale digital murals, durable performance vinyls, gold-studded rivets and reliefs, contemporary wood veneers, and metallic leaf options feel especially fresh and unique.
Secondhand Rose
This NYC-based vintage wallpaper source has been a favorite of film and TV set designers, magazine and prop stylists, and decorators alike for 45 years. If you’re looking for something truly special for a client, check out their singular stock of kitschy florals, mid-century mod geometrics, and rare and unusual vintage papers from the last hundred years.
Eskayel
Using water-based pigment inks and sustainably sourced materials, this eco-minded luxury textile and wallpaper designer uses original fine art paintings created by its artist founder as the basis for its dreamy contemporary patterns.
Morris & Co.
With romantic style names like Strawberry Thief, Pimpernel, and Spring Thicket, this U.K.-based historic design house has been producing fairytale-like botanical prints using wooden printing blocks since 1860.
Rebecca Atwood
RISD-trained Rebecca Atwood brings her experience as a painter and former product designer for Anthropologie to her studio in Charleston, South Carolina, where she creates contemporary wallpapers with small-scale patterns, soft color palettes, and a sweet, painterly vibe.
The House of Scalamandre
This Milan-meets-Manhattan fabric and wallpaper house has been known for its showstopping Chinoiserie panels and unforgettable animal prints like the iconic Zebra pattern since 1929. But it’s really outdone itself with wallcoverings designed in partnership with New York City’s Met museum. The exquisite collection includes a Millefleur Velvet inspired by the famous medieval unicorn tapestries that hang in The Cloisters. There are also stunning metallic papers that borrow design elements from 17th-century Italian armor, like the Knight Wallcovering (made of handcrafted textured Mylar), and Milan Diamond grasscloth, with metallic cork appliqué embroidered on grasscloth.
St. Frank
Thanks to partnerships with talented artisans around the world, St. Frank’s fabrics and wallpapers inspired by suzani textiles, kilim rugs, and other globetrotting treasures will add a patina to any rooms they grace.
Graham & Brown
This British heritage brand is beloved for its array of bold florals, geometrics, animal prints, and period-inspired designs like Art Deco. Helpful online search tools allow you to search by trending colors, styles, or by room — making it easier to find, a rose gold option for a bedroom or bath, an unforgettable dining room floral, or a fun print for a kid’s room. Also be sure to check out their online tool for custom murals, which allows you to play around with dimensions, cropping, positioning, and scale to create the perfect bespoke paper for clients looking for something one-of-a-kind.
Tempaper & Co.
Maybe you’ve got a client who needs a nursery decorated before the baby arrives in a few weeks. Or perhaps you’re tasked with redoing a teenager’s room…knowing that they’ll want a totally different look in another year or two. Tempaper offers high-quality and budget-friendly wallcoverings without all the labor, and with none of the wallpaper paste. Choose from peel-and-stick wallpapers, gorgeous murals, and fun and playful collabs with tastemakers including alice + olivia, Cynthia Rowley, the Novogratz, and Bobby Berk.
Farrow & Ball
While you likely think of F&B primarily as a paint source, the U.K.-based brand handcrafts about 50 styles of wallpaper using bespoke equipment and time-honored techniques from their studio in Dorset.
Les Indiennes
Fans of Les Indiennes’ block-printed fabrics will love the brand’s collection of wallpapers in simply chic paisley, floral, butterfly, and elephant patterns. Their statement-making wall hangings are also great options for small spaces, renters, and commitment-phobes!
Cole & Son
From their iconic birch trees to dreamy cloudscapes, you know a Cole & Son design when you see one. The historic London fabric and wallpaper house even has a collection of statement-making “conversational” wallcoverings that can single-handedly make a room. We also love C&S’s chic crossover collabs with everyone from the storied Milanese Atelier Fornasetti to the upcoming launch with fashion designer Stella McCartney.