{"id":10716,"date":"2013-05-16T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/?p=10716"},"modified":"2025-01-23T13:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T18:15:13","slug":"a-quick-synopsis-of-wallpaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casartcoverings.com\/casartblog\/a-quick-synopsis-of-wallpaper\/","title":{"rendered":"A Quick Synopsis of Wallpaper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houzz had a great ideabook this week by Gabrielle de Stafano <\/a>about the history of wallpaper with wonderful illustrations of types of wallpapers through the ages.\u00a0 It struck me that many of our designs could also be used as illustrations.\u00a0 Here are a few quotes from Gabrielle’s ideabook, and our examples.<\/p>\n

During the 1500s more ornate designs mimicking fabric patterns \u2014 such as brocade\u00a0 and damask \u2014 covered the walls and lined the armoires and chests of the gentry.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Casart coverings’ French Peacock Damask<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(Chinoiserie) This\u00a0 style became popular with European designers during the 1600s, who used rice paper panels to depict landscapes with delicate flowers and birds.<\/em><\/p>\n

Our Birds and Birch <\/a>uses vinyl, not rice paper, and there are no delicate flowers in the landscape.<\/p>\n

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Casart colored version of Birds and Birch colored in a Dining Room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wallpaper in the 18th century <\/em>was all about color and pattern.\u00a0 During this era artists translated pictorial depictions from tapestry design onto papers. <\/em>Scenic, large-scale papers were very popular in France.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kristin Nicholas’ Garden of Family Farm Life<\/a> is definitely\u00a0 all about color and pattern.<\/p>\n

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Kristin Nicolas’ Garden of Family Farm Life Mural<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This scenic large-scale custom mural was done for two designers’ weekend retreat.<\/p>\n

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Casart custom mural installation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wallpaper in the 19th century included many distinctive wallpaper patterns designed by William Morris, father of the Arts and Crafts movement.<\/em><\/p>\n

Using stylized forms and motifs from nature, Morris created flat but intricate patterns…<\/em><\/p>\n

I think our Flower Power<\/a> fits that description.<\/p>\n

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Vinyl and prepasted papers also appeared in the ’50s, making wallpaper even more accessible.\u00a0 The peacock design… is reminiscent of the art nouveau revival design that emerged during the middle of the century.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Casart’s Peacock Pattern-Quill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our Quill <\/a>pattern colorways, above, and installed, below.<\/p>\n

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Casart Quill Pattern in Indigo \/ White<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wallpaper today is alive and kicking. Besides the traditional wallpapers we know and love, contemporary geometric patterns have become extremely popular.<\/em><\/p>\n

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MoRockAnSoul Designs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Amy Finkle’s MoRockAnSoul’s <\/a>array of designs and colorways above, and a more subdued example below.<\/p>\n

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Amy Finkle’s MoRockanSoul XOXO Design for Casart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gabrielle, thank you for providing the research and the quotes which allowed me to have the fun of finding similar examples in Casart’s collection of removable, and reusable wallcoverings.\u00a0 We’ve come a long way since wallpaper’s beginnings!<\/p>\n

Here is Gabrielle’s ideabook for Houzz so you can see the entire article and all of her illustrations.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0 Lorre Lei<\/em>
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