We love The Little Greene Wallpaper range; the stories, history and provenance behind the designs are fascinating. The designs themselves are truly stunning and will make a real design statement in any room.
The St James’s Park Wallpaper design is part of Little Greene’s 20th Century Wallpaper range. This particular century saw streamlined machinery and astute marketeers combine to create a new global demand for commercial wallpapers which, in turn, radically transformed the shape and size of the industry. By the mid-century, wallpaper patterns had become much less restricted by printing methods and much more influenced by the artistic expressions of the post-war era.
This large damask pattern was found in Marlborough House next to St James’s Park; a grand abode, designed by Christopher Wren and home to the Duchess of Marlborough, friend and confidante of Queen Anne. Originally a dark blue flock on a pale blue ground, the paper is believed to be comparatively recent, though the origins of the general design are Victorian (as a wallpaper) and older still (as a silk fabric). The twist in this interpretation is the light-to-dark ombré effect, which puts bolder colour at the base of the wall and lighter above, with the effect of the making a space feel taller and lighter than it would with a conventional damask design.
Complementing paint colours include:
Lamp Black (228), French Grey Pale (161), Harley Green (312), Carmine (189), Cordoba (277), Dorchester Pink Mid (286), Juniper Ash (115), Gauze Mid (164), Woad (251), Ceviche (230), Dark Lead Colour (118), Stone-Dark-Warm (36)
Please note Little Greene wallpapers are guaranteed only when hung using Little Greene’s Ready Mixed Wallpaper Paste (please see accessories below). Its high-quality, starch-based formulation provides good initial tack and excellent slip, for precise positioning when hanging Little Greene’s high-grade base papers (both paste-the-paper and paste-the-wall – please see product specification tab for details). Easy to use; no mixing required. 2.5kg and 5kg tubs available. A 2.5kg tub will hang approximately 3 standard rolls of wallpaper.
