The Printed Wall

As we roar into the ’20s a new decade comes new interior trends, pattern is IN which makes a pattern designer very happy! At the end of last year, I started to redecorate my home, I’ve lived here for nearly 4 years and it needed a bit of a revamp. I hung the Chattering of Choughs wallpaper in Deco Blue in the bedroom and the Climbing Vine in Beryl and Porcelain in the living room. This month I am adding the finishing touches such as changing the lighting and painting the interior doors to match the wallpaper, all will be...

There are lots of websites promoting mental health ‘wallpapers’ for phones & computers. Whilst this might be useful on one hand, it seems slightly counterintuitive on the other, given it’s widely accepted that the proliferation of digital screens and over-stimulation in our lives has contributed greatly to an increase in mental health problems, including in children. So perhaps a better angle is to move beyond the screen entirely and to consider the effect of interiors and real-life wallpaper on mental health and wellbeing. This is not a new area of research, our environment and its effect on wellbeing has always...

How the wallpaper Tyger Tyger was inspired by the poem by William Blake.

Here at Annika Reed Studio, we care as much about aesthetics as we do ethics. Here are some tips to make your home more sustainable, it may even save you money in the process.