Wallpaper is one of the most versatile design elements of any room, being adaptable to any type of room or house and having the potential to create some truly remarkable looks with the help of a wallpaper specialist.

However, there was a time when patterned and textured wallpaper had dipped in popularity, and whilst not in any danger of disappearing from people’s walls, was not a key fixture of many trendsetting interior styles.

With that having changed in a major way over the past few years, it is worth looking at the fall and rise of the pattern.

The story starts with the rise of minimalism in interior design, a style philosophy based around space, clean design and typically flat neutral shades, with anything deemed to “clutter” a room removed as much as possible.

Whilst pure minimalism was limited due to its impracticality outside of show homes, it did encourage the adoption of several similar styles such as neo-industrial, Japanese Ma, Scandinavian minimalism and modern farmhouse.

All of these preferred bare walls or very subtle textured wallpaper patterns to maintain that philosophy of open space, and whilst many of these designs were inspired by interior design trends, there was a potential financial benefit as well.

When selling a house, many people paint the walls white or off-white and fit mirrors to make each room look bigger, which in turn makes a home look more valuable than it is.

What changed all of this is an event that caused people to spend more time at home and focus on practicality, individuality and expressions of colour and design.

This led to the additions of accent walls featuring more elaborate wallpaper alongside brighter furnishings and the return of trinkets, art pieces and statement pieces to rooms, both for practical and stylistic purposes.

It also led to the return of more vibrant styles seemingly lost to time such as Memphis Milano or maximalism, both of which relied on exotic, elaborate wallpapers with vibrant designs.