The Journal
Field notes
from the showroom.
A working journal on wallpaper — measurement, material, wall preparation, and the day of install. Written for clients, but read most often by designers and architects planning their next project.
Reading a wall before you order.
A short guide to measuring a room for wallpaper — with attention to seams, repeats, and the geometry of trim.
Read the entryChoosing paper for the room.
How to read a specification sheet, and when to prefer paper over vinyl, grasscloth over silk.
Read the entryThe wall beneath the wall.
Substrate, sizing and skim — the invisible work that decides how paper reads on the finished wall.
Read the entryWhy square footage is a lie.
How wallpaper is really calculated — drops, pattern repeat, and the layout that shapes what you order.
Read the entryThe day the paper goes up.
How to prepare a site — access, dust, ambient conditions, and the trades that must be complete first.
Read the entryAnswers to what clients ask.
Lead times, dye lots, damage, repair, longevity — the questions every project rehearses.
Read the entry