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International Wallpaper Week
Every autumn, the wallpaper world comes together to celebrate something we’ve loved for the best part of a century: the way a beautiful wallpaper can transform a room. International Wallpaper Week begins 5 October 2026, and this year it feels especially significant for us. 2026 marks our 80th anniversary ~ eighty years of helping customers create loving homes ~ which makes it a fitting time to celebrate the craft behind it, along with the community and industry that have grown around it.
Part of what we’re celebrating this week is something quietly remarkable: the way a wallpaper can change how a room feels. A beautiful design does far more than decorate ~ it sets the mood of a space, and that’s much of the joy of wallpaper.
Colour leads the way. Warm shades ~ terracotta, ochre, soft reds ~ bring energy and a cocooning warmth, well suited to a sociable living room or dining room. Cooler tones, from blues to greens and soft sage, tend to feel calming and restful, which makes them a natural choice for a bedroom or a quiet corner. Deeper, richer shades wrap a room in a sense of drama and intimacy, while soft neutrals create a calm, grounding backdrop that lets everything else breathe.
Design plays its part, too. A botanical or floral design brings a little of the outdoors in, for a room that feels fresh and restorative. Stripes add rhythm, and can make a wall feel taller or a space more expansive. A bold geometric brings order and a contemporary energy, while a classic damask lends a sense of heritage and quiet grandeur. And texture ~ a woven grasscloth, a softly marbled finish ~ adds a warmth and depth you can almost feel.
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"Wallpaper is where our story began. Graham & Brown was founded in 1946 in Blackburn, Lancashire, by my great-grandfather Harold Graham and his best friend; Henry Brown, with a shared passion and ambition. Eighty years and four generations later, we’re still a family business with creativity and innovation at the heart of what we do.
Every design still begins by hand in our Blackburn design studio, drawn and painted by our team of artists before it’s carefully brought to print. We draw on an archive of more than 50,000 original designs, built up over eight decades, and we bring the same care to every roll we make today. It’s a story of craft, refined over generations ~ and a story we’re still writing today."
IONA GRAHAM
Wallpaper has always been about more than design. It’s really about home ~ about the people who make it, and the people who enjoy it. We’ve built a very special community over the years, from the skilled makers in our studio and factory to the customers who welcome our designs into their homes and share them with us.
Creating the Graham & Brown community is at the heart of what we do. International Wallpaper Week is a lovely reminder of that connection ~ a chance to celebrate the wallpaper and everyone who plays a part in its story.
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Eighty years on, our belief is the same as it was in 1946: that a beautiful wallpapers create loving homes. This International Wallpaper Week, we’re celebrating the craft, the community and the industry we’re part of ~ and looking ahead to the next eighty years.
Inspired by the outdoors, our leaf wallpapers span soft neutrals and vibrant shades, bringing fresh tones and natural texture to any room.
Bold and considered, our geometric wallpapers range from subtle repeats to striking statement patterns, adding structure and contemporary edge.
Clean and versatile, our stripe wallpapers move from soft pastels to bold contrasts, offering timeless structure and effortless style to any room.
Rich in detail, our motif wallpapers weave together intricate patterns and repeating forms, adding artistry, rhythm and character to your walls.
