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We’ve long admired the work of British artist Georgie Hopton, so we’re very happy to welcome Produce, a collection of 29 of her wallpapers and fabrics, to CommonRoom. Read more...

Studio Visits ~ Making Magic with Fee Greening

Earlier this summer, we visited artist and illustrator Fee Greening at her home and studio, nestled in a valley by the Dorset coast. Read more...

An Easy Guide to Wallpaper ~ Everything You Need to Know to Start Decorating

How to wallpaper when you don't know how to wallpaper. Read more...

Where Artists Go For It

Being brave in hallways and stairwells - and why the spaces between rooms matter Read more...

SHIN-BIJUTSUKAI ~ our archival collection of Japanese wallpapers

Introducing our new collection of archival Japanese wallpapers by artist Furuya Kōrin. Read more...

We won a Homes & Gardens Design Award

Kate Hawkins' Spongeware in Blue wins Best Bold Design in Fabrics at the 2025 Homes & Gardens Design Awards. Read more...

Roll On ~ Ten Ways With One Roll of Wallpaper

How to bring art into your home - on a budget. Read more...

Colour Notes 18

From Farrow & Ball to Edward Bulmer: selections of the very best paints to pair with our Solstice ~ Spring wallpaper. Read more...

Open Letter to Oliver Bonas' CEO

Read our Open Letter sent to Oliver Bonas' CEO Oliver Tress + their response Read more...

COLOUR NOTES 17

Paint picks to match our pottery-inspired wallpaper, Mochaware ~ Clay Read more...

MANIFESTO FOR MOCHAWARE

Grab a cuppa and read Kate Hawkins' words on the process behind her new pottery-inspired collection Read more...

INTRODUCING MOCHAWARE

A new collection of fabrics, borders and wallpapers by Kate Hawkins Read more...

Studio Sourcebook

Inspirations behind Fee Greening's Medieval Magic collection Read more...

COLOUR NOTES 16

Colour Picks for July with Best Buds (Delphinium). Read more...

MEDIEVAL MAGIC

We're delighted to announce our most recent collaboration with artist Fee Greening. Read more...

Colour Notes 15

Blue skies await with our colour pairings for Old Oak Blue wallpaper by William Kilburn. Read more...

A token of our love

Our Valentine's Gift to you, get Love Leaves wallpaper at half price, plus free samples. Read more...

New Fabric from an old Voysey

Our beloved Lioness & Palms (1918) wallpaper by C.F.A Voysey is now available as a jacquard weave. Read more...

Making an Entrance

Ideas for making a great first impression. Read more...

Christopher Wood 'Green Hills' (1901-1930) green and brown oil on canvas painting of Cornish countryside

Colour Notes 14

Paint pairings for Old Oak ~ Green, our autumnal archival wallpaper. Read more...

How to Style Lucky Leaf ~ Large & Small Scale

Some tips for using our green clover contemporary wallpaper in your space. Read more...

Silk Stripe wallpaper by C.F.A Voysey wins Homes & Gardens Design Awards Best Wallpaper

We won a Homes & Gardens award!

Silk Stripe by C.F.A Voysey took Best Wallpaper Design. Read more...

Colour Notes 13

Decoration inspiration for our Curious Creatures ~ Daylight wallpaper. Read more...

Ivy Chaplet wallpaper border in an interior design showroom with brightly coloured painting and patterned sofa and rug

Bordering on Brilliant

Ways with decorative wallpaper borders for the bank holiday. Read more...

Hokusai's Great Wave of Kanagawa Japanese woodblock print

Making Waves

Eschewing the traditional rigidity of stripes for something a little more flexible. Read more...

The Weather Project by Danish artist Olafur Eliasson in the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern in London in 2003

Colour Notes 12

Bring on the sunshine with some paint selections for Solstice. Read more...

Sun and moon mystical folk figures in the Scottish countryside, from short film Daily Dance by contemporary artist Zoe Gibson

'Magic in Moments of Domesticity' ~ Q&A with Zoe Gibson

A chat about all things storytelling, folklore, creativity and inspiration. Read more...

Green and white sun and moon print wallpaper with retro wood and metal chair

Introducing 'Solstice' ~ a new collection by artist Zoe Gibson

Celebrating the launch of our new sun and moon print wallpapers and fabrics. Read more...

On the hills - virgin forest (Croatian: Na bregovima - prašuma) is a painting by Croatian artist Ivan Rabuzin from 1960

2000+ Trees with Ecologi

Read about our sustainability commitment to plant a tree for every roll of wallpaper sold. Read more...

pink ribboned cushion cover on yellow floorboards

Beyond Walls: Creative Wallpaper Uses to Try at Home

Our best tips and tricks for sprucing up your interiors. Read more...

Pink child little girl's bedroom with Love Leaves William Kilburn floral wallpaper, with cosy bed and animal cushion, in country cottage

Cosy Bedrooms

Snuggle down in bed and discover our favourite bedroom wallpaper installs. Read more...

Vanessa Bell's still life with wildflowers painting from 1900s, Arts and Crafts inspired abstract artwork

Colour Notes 11

Vibrant paint picks for Voysey's Arts & Crafts wallpaper, Silk Stripe. Read more...

Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with gold. White and blue traditional Japanese pot with beautiful gold cracks

Perfect Imperfection

How beauty can be found in authentic, unfussy details. Read more...

Yellow dining room with black and white border panelling, David Hicks' St. Leonard's Terrace dining room

On Borders

A brief history of the wallpaper border. Read more...

climbing curios tiles in brown box with flowers, shells and eggs

The Curios Collection ~ Q&A with Fee Greening & Balineum's Sarah Watson

We catch up with illustrator Fee Greening and Balineum founder Sarah Watson to talk all things creativity, design and inspiration. Read more...

floral Fee Greening Twin Flower striped yellow and green wallpaper with mirror and green shelf with houseplant

Twin Flower for Spring

A beautiful bathroom install from the team at Osborne Hodge. Read more...

CommonRoom at the Hepworth Wakefield Print Fair

A weekend at the gallery's fantastic print fair, featuring some of our artists' prints... Read more...

Green clover Lucky Leaf artist wallpaper by Kate Hawkins, in bedroom with striped headboard and wooden bedside table, in a country cottage

Shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day

Bringing to you some of our favourite recent Lucky Leaf wallpaper installs. Read more...

collection of screen printed A4 artworks on drying rack in artist's printing studio, depicting scene of rocks, seaside and beach from Derek Jarman's film Sebastiane, by contemporary artist Giles Round of the Granchester Pottery

Screen printing with artist Giles Round

A peek into the process behind the creation of Cala Domestica, Summer, 1975. Read more...

brown chest of drawers on yellow painted floorboards with ceramic guy of purple tulips, with Arts and Crafts Voysey wallpaper border around doorway on white walls

Introducing Silk Stripe by C.F.A Voysey

Our new wallpaper and border collection by Charles Voysey, a 1918 watercolour found in the V&A archives from a design for a striped woven silk. Read more...

Woman Reading a Letter, Johannes Vermeer, c.1663. Oil on canvas. A woman in a bright blue tunic stands by a well lit window reading a letter, in a dining room in Amsterdam

Colour Notes 10

Pink, blue and brown swatches to match our wonderful Love Leaves wallpaper by William Kilburn. Read more...

Needle, scissors and coloured thread in this behind the scenes image of cutting and sewing brown linen fabric

Collaboration with Corissa Robinson

Behind-the-scenes of our new wallhanging collection... Read more...

glass jam jar with paint brushes, paint and watercolours, in artist's studio

Bringing Art Home

Our new collection of original limited-edition prints by our roster of contemporary artists is out now. Read more...

Cezanne's Still Life with Apples and Pears, 1891-92: fruit on a wooden table and on ceramic plates, painted in oil on canvas, in bright but realistic shades of green, yellow and red

Colour Notes 9.0

Paint picks abound for the beautiful Chequerboard ~ White by Abi Ola. Read more...

grey dog on navy blue sofa in London house living room with striped black and white Stony Point wallpaper by the Granchester Pottery on the walls with grey modernist artwork reading More Shadows

Autumn Inspiration

Cosy up your home this autumn with some interiors inspiration. Read more...

Blue and brown bathroom with ceramic sink with Lioness & Palms tropical wallpaper, photo credit to Facts Not Opinions House on Instagram

Lovely Loos

How to wallpaper a WC - and some of our favourite examples using Lioness & Palms by CFA Voysey... Read more...

Tove Jansson painting the fresco Party in the Countryside at the Helsinki City Hall, restaurant Kaupunginkellari, 1947 Helsinki City Museum / Foto Roos.

Creating In-Between

Our founder, Kate, shares thoughts on creativity and this in-between time in the calendar. Read more...

Contemporary artwork by artist Abi Ola. Blue pen marks on white paper, depicting elements of Nigerian adire fabric patterns and other West African textiles

Introducing 'Yarns' by Abi Ola

Four wallpapers inspired by West African textiles and traditional British Arts & Crafts. Read more...

Rolls of wallpapers by CommonRoom stacked up to create the effect of tree trunks, with animated green leaves sprouting out their tops. Wallpapers by artist, past and present, with a tree planted by Ecologi for every roll sold

1000+ Trees with Ecologi

Our new pledge to plant a tree for every roll of wallpaper sold. Read more...

Yves Klein's international Klein blue: a vibrant blue shade discovered by Klein and used throughout the history of art

Colour Notes 8.0

Colours inspired by hot summer nights for Lioness & Palms ~ Midnight. Read more...

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