Wallpaper and Interior Design

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 ...

Grasscloth or Vinyl for a Powder Room or High-Use Wall—Which Actually Holds Up?

TL;DR: Grasscloth brings texture and warmth, but it stains, absorbs moisture, and can’t be scrubbed clean. For powder rooms and high-traffic walls, the trade reaches for commercial-grade vinyl—and ...

How Do I Estimate Yardage and Cost for a Custom Wallpaper Feature Wall?

TL;DR: To estimate a wallpaper feature wall, measure the wall's width and height, divide the width by the roll width to get the number of vertical drops, multiply each drop by the height plus a pat...

Is Artist-Designed Wallpaper Durable Enough for a Hotel or Restaurant?

Is artist-designed wallpaper durable enough for a hotel or restaurant? Yes — on a commercial-grade substrate. A 20 oz Type II vinyl that looks like raw silk, scrubbable and built for high-traffic w...

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.

Wallpaper-Drenched Rooms: The 2026 Trend Toward Painterly Walls

2026 wallpaper trends point to wrapped, painterly rooms: the fifth wall, jewel grounds, and artist-designed pattern. Named designers on what's next.

2026 Wallpaper Trends: Why Designers Are Choosing Artist-Made Patterns

TL;DR — The 2026 wallpaper trends designers keep naming are texture and dimension, big botanicals, stripes, marbled and organic movement, and a quiet metallic sheen — all pointing the same directio...

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.