1. TAPESTRY
Tapestry-inspired designs are going to see a rise in popularity this year. 'Tapestry-like designs are a perfect focal point for a room. Often inspired by idyllic landscapes, they bring the beautiful colours of the outdoors inside of the home. Their muted palette of greens, blues and neutrals can provide the colour inspiration and textures of the entire room.'The Hispalis wallpaper from Cole & Son's Seville collection is inspired by tapestry designs and printed on a lovely chalky, textural paper which capture the softness and antique age of the inspiring originals. This tapestry-like design depicts an antique land in the balmy late afternoon sun with its densely overgrown archway in sun-bleached shades of Khaki, Burnt Orange and Sand.
2. PANORAMA
Mural-style landscape panoramas are also making their way onto more wallpapers.Scenic and mural wallpapers continue to be a huge trend for 2020, with atmospheric panoramas, scenes and murals putting your walls centre stage and offering a variety of extraordinary statements for your walls. Landscape panoramas are interesting ; due to their large scale, they create an immersive dreamy universe.3. NATURAL TOUCH
Sustainability is at the forefront of our minds, with an increased awareness of the finitude of our natural resources anddurable, natural, and woven materials being championed. So it's unsurprising that natural materials are weaving their way into wallpapers too, including wicker, grass, straw and silk.While we’ve rarely encountered any wicker that we didn’t like, its latest incarnation as wall cladding is stirring new levels of lust.
Two of Anthology's patterns are printed onto cork, an exciting new material for wall coverings not only for the material’s beautiful aesthetic, but also for its environmental and acoustic benefits.
4. TRICK OF THE EYE
Trick of the eye, as walls are made to look like something they're not. For example, these walls may look tiled, but it's actually a clever new wallpaper design.5. NEW CHINTZ
You’d be forgiven for thinking of traditional florals as a bit chintzy, but mark our words this style is making a comeback and grandma-style patterns are all the rage with cool, young interiors fans.
6. GEOMETRIC
This year has us all searching for security and structure amid the chaos. An escalating need to impose systems of order and control in all in all facets of life has seen a rise in popularity for simplified, structured design. Interiors referencing elemental geometric arrangements, subtle raised relief and monochrome palettes channel the comfort found in pattern and routine.
7. 3D TEXTURE
There’ll be no eyebrows raised if you’re caught stroking walls this season, for surfaces are going soft and three-dimensional. The latest trend in wallcoverings is to give walls seductive touch-me texture, or textured effects, from printed cork and beaded papers to 3D geometric designs that pop out of the walls. Some people are even hanging rugs on their walls to give them texture and to make a room feel softer and cosier.
8. NEW BOTANICALS
The outdoors is being celebrated with modern tropical and botanical prints. 'We predict another eclectic year for wallpaper trends. Our designs draw influences from nature, with different colour palettes and patterns. The outdoors is celebrated indoors and is intensified through our designs.
9. THROWBACK
This year, the wallpapers cross eras and universes. From Art Deco style to the trends of the 50s and 60s via Impressionist movement, designs are reborn in lively tones and adorn walls as works of art.
10. TROPICAL PARADISE
The tropical trend is showing no sign of going anywhere, with many new season collections featuring classic palms and exotic botanicals. Gone are the flamingos, instead the focus is on more authentic, colonial-inspired Caribbean-style living.
Inspired by the tropics, Mindthegap's Tropical Cottage collection is is a celebration of island life and equatorial beach style. Combining vintage nautical and tropical motifs to create a glamorously eclectic hot-house aesthetic, the collection references a blend of Caribbean history and culture.