Why suffer through the shorter, darker days of autumn with bland solids when an energetic motif can provide an instant mood boost? From abstracts to graphics to florals, each of these patterns promises to perk things up.
Courtesy of Kravet
SWAMI WALLPAPER AND FABRIC IN MULTI — KRAVET COUTURE Impressionistic? Pointillistic? Colorful Morse code? However you choose to describe them, the lively, fluid dashes and lines of this undulating pattern bestow a painterly flow wherever they’re placed.
Courtesy of The Tile Shop
MARTINI OLIVES PORCELAIN TILE BY LAURA PARK — THE TILE SHOP Raise a glass to this dreamy, tie-dye-like porcelain tile, adapted from one of Park’s most popular artworks. The lush watercolor look in taupe, gray and blue will leave you not shaken, but stirred.
Courtesy of Romo
RUHANI WALLCOVERING IN BRONZE BY BLACK EDITION — ROMO
Not quite a tiger stripe, but absolutely fierce: Printed on a textural fil posé ground, this seismic spin on an oversize moiré roars across walls in warm, burnished bronze.
Courtesy of Morris & Co.
SIMPLY SEVERN FABRIC IN SAGE LEAF/TAN — MORRIS & CO.
Evoke the cozy atmosphere of an Arts and Crafts study with this ornate yet muted botanical, based on an 1880 John Henry Dearle design of acanthus leaves and frilly flower heads.
Courtesy of Harlequin
AKARI FABRIC IN PINE/AZUL — HARLEQUIN
Zigga-zigga-zig-ahhh! You’ll wannabe in any room where this zesty chevron weave in refreshing green makes an appearance—here, it takes center stage, upholstering a contemporary chair.
Courtesy of Perennials and Sutherland
WEATHERED STRIPE FABRIC IN CAMEL BY VINCENT VAN DUYSEN — PERENNIALS AND SUTHERLAND Crisp and tailored as lined penmanship paper yet tactile as plush chenille, this two-toned stripe not only makes a great basic, it performs like a workhorse too: Its 100 percent solution-dyed acrylic composition resists fading, moisture and more.
Courtesy of York Wallcoverings
SHELL WOOD VENEER NAVY METALLIC WALLPAPER BY RONALD REDDING DESIGNS — YORK WALLCOVERINGS
There’s a decidedly art deco vibe to the scalloped demi-lune veneer silhouettes of this lavish vision, made even more glam by a gold metallic ground.
Courtesy of Porter Teleo
MIRAGE WALLCOVERING IN VIRIDIAN — PORTER TELEO
Rise and shine! Gloriously florid, graphically grand, with a hint of midcentury in its loosely sketched lines, this verdant field of hand-painted petals and leaves recalls blossoms bobbing on the surface of a pond, their vivid shades of green waking up the space.
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