Alphonse Lilac
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Alphonse Lilac is a densely patterned wallpaper that combines floral and animal motifs with abstract shapes and optical illusion effects. The design runs across cream and beige ground tones, with orange, purple, blue and gray worked into the flowers and figures. Because so many shades appear together, the pattern reads as a single multicolored surface from a distance and separates into individual motifs up close.
Pattern and surface
The surface is smooth, with no relief or woven structure, so the printed detail stays sharp and nothing in the pattern is broken up by texture. The finish is matte, which keeps the brighter oranges and purples from reflecting lamplight or picking up glare near a window. That matters with a busy design: the colors hold the same weight on a sunlit wall as they do on a shaded one. The optical illusion elements play with depth, so flat shapes appear to sit in front of or behind one another. These are premium quality wallpapers. If the creatures in the pattern are what draws you, the broader animal print selection is worth browsing, along with the multicolored wallpapers.
Style and rooms
The retro drawing style and the sheer density of motifs place this firmly in maximalist schemes. It suits rooms with dark wood, brass fittings, velvet or leather seating and patterned textiles, and it holds its own against strong furniture rather than disappearing behind it. Keep artwork to a minimum on the papered wall; the pattern already carries the detail.
- Living rooms, including behind the sofa
- Bedrooms, on all four walls or one
- Entryways and corridors
- Home offices and dining rooms
In a dining room the warm cream base keeps the scheme from turning cold under evening light, and in a hallway the constant change of motif gives a long wall something to look at. Used as an accent wall, it works best opposite plain paint in one of the beige or gray tones taken from the print.
French design meets German engineering, made entirely in Europe.
