Project wallpaper

Commercial wallpaper is what you specify when a wall has to look considered on opening day and still look that way after a few thousand people have brushed past it. This collection holds more than 100 contract-grade designs from European mills including Vescom, Elitis, Texdecor, Casamance and Wall & Deco.

Specifying commercial wallpaper by room and traffic

Start with the traffic, not the pattern. An elevator lobby and a private boardroom ask very different things of a wall. Corridors, waiting rooms and stairwells reward the heavier vinyl-faced qualities, which take a scrub without going dull and shrug off a passing cart. Where a wall is looked at more than touched, textile-faced goods hold their own; the vinyl wallpaper section covers the harder-working end.

Roll widths, seams and drywall prep for commercial wallpaper

Width matters more than a spec sheet suggests. Many of these rolls run well beyond the 20.9 in (53 cm) of a standard European residential roll, so a 40 ft (12 m) corridor lands with fewer seams, less matching on site and fewer edges to lift once the HVAC dries the building out in January. On fresh drywall, a skim coat and a wallcovering primer keep the finished wall flat.

Cleaning, abrasion and colorfastness in heavy-use wallcovering

Maintenance is where commercial wallpaper parts ways with residential goods. A damp cloth and a mild cleaner lift most marks, so a housekeeping round takes minutes rather than a repaint. Vescom built its name on that: an abrasion-resistant face and colorfastness that survives strong daylight and years of hands. The Vescom wallcovering range suits drawings that call for a quiet, hardworking plain.

Acoustic wallcovering for open offices and restaurants

Hard floors, glass partitions and exposed ceilings make a room loud, and the walls are the easiest place to fix that. The Texdecor Vinyl Acoustic line is built for the problem, and sits inside a wider acoustic wallcovering selection. In a restaurant where guests already compete with the kitchen, a few absorbing walls do more than another round of soft seating.

The European mills behind this wallcovering range

Each name covers a different part of the brief. Elitis works under the HPC label, where an antibacterial treatment and tolerance for frequent cleaning meet the tactile surfaces the house is known for; Elitis wallpaper shows the wider picture. Wall & Deco brings the graphic, image-led side for a lobby feature wall. Casamance and Masureel fill the quieter middle, and a plain wallpaper often earns its place as a pause between patterns.

Ordering wallcovering samples and shipping to the US

Order a sample before the wall reaches the schedule; texture and color read differently under LED downlights than on a screen. Everything ships from the Netherlands with duties and taxes included in the price shown. For a restroom or powder room, the bathroom wallpaper selection narrows things down.