Wild Rose wallpaper - peridot

£200
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Sophie was thrilled to create this special wallpaper to Celebrate 40 years of Alex Monroe jewellery. As two artisans who draw from nature and make by hand, the collaboration between Sophie and Alex was a natural partnership. 

For their 40th year Alex Monroe are celebrating the motifs that shaped their journey - the humble bumblebee and the wild rose. These icons of the British countryside conjured the idea of a hedgerow pattern, intertwined with honeysuckle and rosehips, bringing a fresh twist to the arts and crafts aesthetic. 

The wallpaper, printed in Lancashire using methods unchanged since the 1800s - brings to life the spirit of nature and craft that so inspires us both - and brings fresh life and tactility to beautiful homes.

 

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DETAILS
Surface printed in Lancashire, England using traditional rollers pioneered in the 1800s. The result is beautifully tactile and painterly.

Roll measures: 10 meters x W52cm
Vertical repeat: 53.5cm
Pattern kind: straight match

USAGE & CARE
Paste-the-wall wallpaper.
For kitchen and bathroom use, apply decorators' varnish to seal. Installation instructions: sophieharpley.co.uk/pages/useful-details

COLOUR NOTES
Light fresh greens are the focus of this paper and they work well with so many paint schemes. To match the background try Edward Bulmer's 'Granite Green' at 40%. I also love 'Green Ground' by Farrow & Ball and 'Acorn' by Little Greene for some pale options.

To pick out the reds, pinks or yellows try: 'Picture Gallery' (F&B) or Tuscan Red (LG). Lovely pinks are Edward Bulmer's 'Nicaragua' or 'Roben's Honour' by Paint & Paper Library. Various deep yellows could compliment the honeysuckle and bees but I love 'India Yellow' (F&B) or Little Greene's 'Yellow-Pink'.

Lastly, if you'd prefer to pull out one of the darker greens, I recommend an Olive - all the paint brands have various shades and options but an olive will have the right tone overall.

Useful details

Made-to-order delivery times

Fabric and wallpaper orders are printed on receipt of your payment and dispatched within 2-4 weeks. We will email tracking details once your order is on the way to you.

Swatches, cushions and lampshades are kept in-stock and sent in 2-5 working days.

Custom requests will vary, please email for details.

If something you love is showing as 'sold out' please contact us to ask if this can be made to order for you.

How to wash and care for linen

Pure raw linen is always recommended as dry clean only because shrinkage and fading will occur with machine-washing. This is an especially important consideration once your fabric has been 'made to measure' as curtains, cushions or similar; because the finished item dimensions may alter.

We can offer a range of sustainable pre-treatments for our raw linen, to increase softness and reduce shrinkage. Please contact us for further details or a quote.

As you live life alongside our pure linen, we recommend you sponge clean any spills and use gentle soaps if necessary. Repeated or aggressive washing may cause colours to fade or fabric to misshapen.

If you do choose to wash raw pure linen, we would urge you do so by hand using on a very cool temperature. The first wash incurs the most shrinkage (5-10%). If you plan to sew fabric into curtains or homewares and want to wash it, do so before you measure and cut your cloth.

Note that washed fabric is non-returnable. Please follow our advice for the best longevity.

Linen is a very durable natural material that will gently soften over time and take on a beautifully 'lived' look that we love. A household steamer or gentle iron helps to reduce creases.

Please contact us with any additional queries.

Who can make my curtains?

Read Sophie's guide to having curtains made, including options for both UK and international customers.

How to calculate wallpaper

Our wallpaper rolls measure 52cm x 10 metres. This means each roll covers approximately 5 metres square.

To work out how much you need, measure the width and height of each wall, one at time. Multiply the two dimensions. (Ignore doors and windows because it's always better to have some paper spare than not enough, especially when working around features like these).

So for example, the first of 4 walls in a room is H3m x W5m = 15m square. Then divide that by 5 and discover you need 3 rolls for this wall.

Continue this for each wall until you have a total for the room.

Now! This part is vital - you now need to add on an extra 20%. Let's say the room was 60m square in total. You calculated 12 rolls of wallpaper required - and now you need to add another 2-3 rolls to this total.

Why? There is quite a bit of room for error with wallpapering and it's much better safe than sorry. Some paper it lost while matching up the pattern or papering around architectural features.

We hope this helps and please contact us with any questions.