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The Pattern That Really Ties the Room Together: Making Abide
We're excited to dive into the making of our newest Universal pattern, Abide. Inspired by The Big Lebowski’s singular characters, "striking" imagery, and oft-quoted dialogue,...
At Home With Alykhan Velji Designs: A Study in How Wallpaper Creates Cohesiveness
Alykhan Velji and his husband, Jason, recently renovated a charming fixer upper putting thought into every detail. The interior design scheme was to end...
Meet Vikki Chu: How she tells stories through pattern in our latest H&W Gives Back collection
We are delighted to collaborate with Vikki Chu on this very special collection. Vikki is an illustrator and designer based in Brooklyn, NY. An...
Schoolhouse in the House: See Three Unique Ways this Wallpaper Collection was Brought to Life
Photo by Kate Pearce We're delighted to be able to chat with three H&W customers about their projects using our Schoolhouse wallpaper collection. Kate...
Universal + Hygge & West: Meet Rose Jocham, the Artist Behind Life Finds a Way
London-based illustrator and designer, Rose Jocham, is the perfect artist to bring our Jurassic Park-inspired pattern to life. Rose hand paints everything often with...
Meet the Artist: How Nathalie Lete's Country Home Influenced Our Newest Collection
Photo by Marianna Troiani One of the things that we love most about what we do is getting the opportunity to collaborate with people...
Interior Designers Share Their Tips for a Successful Bathroom Renovation
Photo by Spacecrafting Photography | Design by Katie Kath  If you’ve ever scrolled through our Instagram feed you might start to notice another kind...
Southern Charm: Quirky Meets Classic in This South Carolina Boys' Bedroom
When Mary Lauren Gunn set out to design her young boys’ shared bedroom, she looked no further than the landscape right outside her South Carolina home. Inspired by the piedmonts of the American Southeast, our Piedmont wallpaper feels right at home in this sweet family’s Southern charmer.
How Elsie Larson Created a Pattern-Filled Home Office That Doubles as a Kids’ Creative Play Space
When it came time to design the home office out of which she would run her wildly popular website, A Beautiful Mess, Elsie Larson...
Universal + H&W: Meet Josie Shenoy, the Artist Behind Be Good
Prior to the launch of our Universal collection, we had been closely following the impressive career of London-based illustrator Josie Shenoy. We knew for...
Universal + H&W: Meet Annie Brady, the Artist Behind Hill Valley Toile
When it came time to design the Back to the Future-inspired pattern for our new Universal collection of wallpapers and shower curtains, we knew we...
A Conversation with Aimee Lagos and Christiana Coop About Bringing the Universal + H&W Collection to Life
After 13 years of designing wallpapers, our Universal + H&W collection was an opportunity to learn something new, as it marks the first time...
How Designer Jo Gick Used Pattern to Make Her Hallway a Destination of Its Own
When interior designer Jo Gick of J & J Design Group began the process of decorating the new hallway in her home addition, she knew...
Why H&W Co-Founder Christiana Coop Chose This Schoolhouse Pattern for Her California Farmhouse Bedroom
When you own a wallpaper company and have every pattern in its arsenal at your disposal, it can be difficult to decide which ones...
Schoolhouse + Hygge & West: Meet the Artists Behind the Designs
When we started dreaming up our most recent collaboration with Schoolhouse, we knew they would have exacting standards when it came to selecting the...
How Sarah Fremont’s Scandinavian Roots Inspire Her Pattern-Filled Home (and Her Tips for Filling Your Home With Pattern, Too!)
Sarah Fremont isn’t afraid of pattern. Where others might opt for quiet and neutral, Sarah goes bold. In Sarah’s world, there is no place...
Katie Elliott of Schoolhouse on Entering the World of Wallpapers With Our Newest Collaborative Collection
Four years ago, Katie Elliott packed up her nearly two-decades-long life in Boston and moved across the country to Portland, Oregon, for an opportunity...
Drawn to Nature: Illustrator Lisel Jane Ashlock
Much of Lisel Jane Ashlock’s childhood was spent knuckle-deep in the soil of the family garden or bird watching with her self-proclaimed “naturalist” mother....
Beekman 1802: Living, Working, & Decorating on a 60-Acre Farm in Upstate New York
Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell When Brent Ridge, a doctor specializing in geriatrics at New York City’s Mount Sinai and the head of Martha...
Pattern Players: Martha Dayton
Martha Dayton is a Minneapolis-based designer that creates welcoming, sophisticated, and beautifully balanced residential and commercial spaces. Known for expert space planning and a...
Pattern Players: Elsie Larson
When Elsie Larson of A Beautiful Mess moved into a new home earlier this year, and reached out to us about using one of...