Kelly Wearstler wallpaper

Kelly Wearstler wallpaper was drawn for walls that carry a pattern rather than hide one, so it settles easily into American floor plans with long sightlines and high ceilings.

Choosing these designs for an open floor plan

An open living-and-dining area rarely offers a small, contained wall; it offers one uninterrupted plane, often two stories high alongside a stair. That is where a graphic print belongs: the pattern repeats often enough to read as texture, not as a cropped motif. A powder room reverses the logic — wrap all four walls. In an entryway, paper the wall you face from the front door and leave the rest quiet.

Pattern repeat, ceiling height and the number of rolls

The repeat on each product page tells you how much length is lost each time a strip is matched to its neighbor; with a ceiling at 9 or 10 ft (2.74 or 3.05 m) that waste adds up across a wide wall. Measure wall by wall, then order a sample: on screen a design reads smaller than it will on your wall.

Groundworks at Lee Jofa: where the designs come from

Kelly Wearstler was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 1967 and opened her Los Angeles studio in 1995. Her interiors for the Viceroy in Santa Monica and the Avalon in Beverly Hills set the public tone: bold and graphic, with a Californian sense of atmosphere. The wall coverings appear under the Groundworks label of Lee Jofa, developed alongside a fabric range rather than after it.

Color, texture and the surface of Kelly Wearstler wallpaper

Palettes run from quiet neutrals to deep, expressive color, with metallic accents in the same range. Line work vibrates and overlaps, and geometric shapes slide toward the abstract, so on a large drywall plane the handcrafted character and the crisp linework read in equal measure. Much of this luxury wallpaper sits on a contract-grade backing that is durable and natural in appearance, useful in a hallway or stairwell. See also textile wallcovering and metallic wallpaper.

Pairing the range with fabric

Because wall and cloth are drawn together, a motif can move onto a sofa or a drape without matching twice. The Kelly Wearstler fabrics speak the same graphic language, while plain upholstery fabrics stop a room tipping into pattern on pattern. Compare designs in the full Kelly Wearstler wallpaper collection, or widen the search through graphic wallpaper and geometric wallpaper.

Ordering the collection from a European specialist

We ship across the United States from Europe with duties and taxes settled up front, so nothing is charged at your door. Samples travel the same route. Questions about a repeat or a colorway? Ask us; the answer comes from someone who has handled the roll.