Wallpaper of the Week - This isn't just wallpaper, this is Marks and Spencers wallpaper !

As you would probably expect, I have my favourite haunts that I return to in search of that next wallpaper design. Some places are like the Topshop of the wallpaper world, no matter what it is that you go in looking for you will come out with something. Some days its exactly what you went in for, other days its the complete opposite. But this morning, I thought I'd open my eyes a bit wider in search of the wallpaper of the week.

I thought I'd do the most basic of googles and see who pays the most for their advertising slot - there were two sponsored links, Laura Ashley - lovely, not very user friendly to hang, so I'm reliably informed, but lots of great choices in a massive number of colourways. The second one threw me a bit - Marks and Spencers. Now I'm in there pretty much every other day and I had been completely unaware of this range - OK so they are probably not going to stock it in their petrol station branches but I think you could say they haven't been telling the world about it.

Its quite a good little range actually. There are 9 designs with a few colour options on some of the styles. Pricing is from £15 to £20 per roll so where you would expect really. Their target, as you can see from the images above is clearly to have a go at Laura Ashley. The traditional damasks and neon colours, alongside a bold stripe and more traditional floral trailing designs and the high street pricing strikes of "well lets guess what their best sellers are, dip our toes in and see how it goes".

Good luck to them, I'm all for making beautiful wallpaper accessible to all and although I would expect it to be a niche sales area for them (are they going to do pastes etc ?) I would think if anyone could give it a go then it would be M&S. Can't wait for the TV ad...Take That doing a bit of decorating perhaps ?

Wallpaper of the Week - Clean and Crisp Romo

http://www.romo.com/collections/wall-coverings/kenzan-wallpapers/simonii-wallpaper.html

You will no doubt have seen this wallpaper around over the past few years, however, its one of my personal favourites that I thought would be worth a mention. Its fresh and crisp and I would probably describe as a non fussy, non feminine floral.

From Romo, its become a bit mass market with the fabric being used for ready made cushions that are available on the high street. However, there are 12 colourways available so using one of the not-so-mass-market options alongside the complementing fabrics from the same collection (as shown above) will enable you to create your own individual scheme.

The image shown above is the linen/charcoal option that I came across when short-listing designs for a dining room scheme. The room is to retain its existing traditional dark oak furniture, with the chairs upholstered in a dark red leather. I believe that the use of this linen paper will keep the room quite formal but will make the room appear more modern in styling and more welcoming.

Its a very versatile design and yet again is one that I would recommend in one of the paler colours as a great paper to choose if its your first attempt at feature wall wallpaper. Its not going to take over a room and yet will add character and personal style. The other room that I would suggest this paper is ideal for is the bedroom, highlighting the wall behind the headboard.

Wallpaper of the Week - Masquerade Collection

http://www.wallpaperdirect.co.uk/collections/vymura/masquerade/565

Such a lovely vibrant (aka loud) collection to brighten things up on this cold, grey February morning. New from Vymura it the Masquerade Collection. The image above is of a pattern called Orianna available in three stunning colourways, deep purple, hot pink and silver. All of them laced with iridescent inks and glitter for stunning visual effects.

They are classic in design just brought bang up to date with the colour choices, enabling them to be used to maximum effect in both a traditional or modern setting.

Other papers within this collection include a large scale intricate damask, Adalia, a bold stripe version of Orianna and a Filigree which I have to admit that I personally question its cohesion.

All very reasonably priced at £16.99 a roll, if you are looking for a feature wall to add a bit of life to a drab grey day then this is definitely a collection to consider.