Several times in the past few weeks, I have been informed by clients that wallpaper is "out." I would hate to see this source of exciting decorating ideas abandoned and suspect that the "out" response is more from fear of the unknown than any kind of practical decorating sense. Of course, decorating is just like fashion, there is a need to have trendy styles that come and go. However, wallpaper has been around since 200 BC so the Chinese must have been on to something with this "trend."

There will always be a demand for wallpaper for those who are decorating historic homes or wish for a period look to a room. The Victorians truly loved wallpaper; and lots of it. There are Art Nouveau and Mission style borders, reproductions of wallpaper from famous historic homes and from antique wallpaper design books. For the rest of us, wallpaper is extremely helpful in creating a unique room.

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