Alphonse Dark Beige
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Alphonse Dark Beige is a densely drawn wallpaper that combines floral shapes with animal motifs on a beige and cream ground. Warm tones carry the design: yellow, orange, red, brown and terracotta sit against paler white and cream areas, and the shapes overlap in a way that reads as abstract at a distance. Some sections play with optical illusion, so the pattern shifts depending on how far back you stand.
Pattern and finish
The surface is matte and smooth, with no relief and no shine, which keeps the many colors reading cleanly rather than picking up glare from lamps or windows. A smooth face also suits busy artwork, since nothing in the texture competes with the drawing itself. The animal motifs give the eye fixed points to land on between the flowers. These are premium quality wallpapers. If the warmer end of the palette is what draws you, the wider terracotta selection covers similar ground.
Style and rooms
The exotic, retro character puts this design close to maximalist schemes, where pattern is meant to fill the wall rather than sit quietly behind furniture. It pairs well with dark wood, rattan, brass fittings and plain upholstery in cream or rust. Keep curtains and rugs unpatterned and the wall stays the main event.
- Living rooms, including as an accent wall
- Bedrooms, on the wall behind the bed
- Hallways and stairwells
- Home offices and dining rooms
In a dining room the warm reds and oranges hold up well under evening light, and in a hallway the scale of the pattern gives a short stretch of wall something to do.
French design meets German engineering, made entirely in Europe.
