Wallpaper and Interior Design

A Painter's First Wallpaper Is Still A Painting

Christopher Farr Cloth's first Olaf Hajek wallcovering collection tests what a fine artist's pattern promises over a career pattern designer's — and where Angela Simeone's own line sits on the same...

Wallpaper Doesn't Need To Be Hand-Printed To Feel Handmade

A wallcovering doesn't have to be hand-screen-printed to feel made by a person — why the source painting, not the printing method, is what carries the human hand.

This Season's Wallpaper Wraps The Whole Room, Not Just One Wall

In short: This season's wallpaper trend isn't a feature wall — it's the whole room. Designers are wrapping ceilings, moldings, and every wall in one continuous pattern to make a space feel envelo...

Heritage Wallpaper Is Getting A Contemporary Read

Designers say 2026's wallpaper comeback isn't nostalgia — it's heritage craft rebuilt in bolder scale and richer color. Where an artist-made pattern fits.

A Painter's Hand Still Beats An AI Prompt

AI can generate a wallpaper file in a weekend. Here's why wallpaper drawn from a real, hand-made painting still holds an edge the trade can defend to clients.

How to Pick the Right Wallpaper Pattern Scale for Any Room

TL;DR: Wallpaper pattern scale is determined by the largest uninterrupted wall in the room — not by square footage. In small rooms with a tight wall, a large motif often reads cleaner than a small ...

2026 Wallpaper Trends: Pattern's Big Return and the Rise of Artist-Made Walls

2026 wallpaper trends per named designers: pattern's big return, heritage with a modern lift, texture, metallic sheen — and why artist-made walls lead.

The Plot Twist: How One Original Artwork Transforms a Room

How original art transforms a room: why one painting becomes the focal point, with placement lessons from designers and Angela Simeone's own installs.

Where Every Painting Begins: Buying Art Directly From the Artist's Studio

Buying art directly from the artist means the work reaches you straight from the studio it was made in. Every Angela Simeone painting and wallpaper pattern begins in one Nashville studio.

The Last Thing You Hang: Why a Room Isn't Finished Until the Art Goes Up

An artist on why original art — not the stone or the millwork — is what finally finishes an interior, and the designers and architects who have always known it.