A bold hexagon hung floor to ceiling.
Cole and Son's Hicks Hexagon hung through the entrance hall, up the stairwell, and across into a connecting room. A confident, maximalist statement carried across awkward angles and an entire staircase rise.
A busy geometric pattern is one of the harder papers to hang well. Any drift in the vertical, any uneven seam, and the eye finds it instantly. We started with a careful plumb line at the front door and worked outwards from there.
- Entrance
- Stairwell
- Connecting room
- Wallpaper hanging
What was done.
Up the stairwell the cuts had to track the rise of the steps, which means each drop is a slightly different length and the pattern repeat has to be matched at every seam. The connecting room ties back into the hall, so the paper had to land cleanly at the doorway with the pattern aligned across the join.
How it was made.
Switches, sockets, architraves and stair string all interrupt a busy paper differently. The trick is to plan the layout so the interruptions fall where the pattern is forgiving, not where the eye will immediately notice a slight misalignment.
How it feels now.
Walking in the front door is now the moment that sets the tone of the house. The pattern carries you up the stairs and through into the next room without losing its rhythm anywhere along the way.
Considering a similar project?
We work across North London on rooms like this one, and on whole houses. Tell us what you're thinking about and we'll come and have a look.
