Clio Stone Grey
Clio Stone Grey is an abstract wallpaper in white, brown and gray. The shapes are irregular rather than repeated in a strict grid, so the eye reads the wall as a whole surface instead of tracking a single motif. The three shades sit close together in tone, with the brown warming the gray and the white keeping the design from turning heavy.
Surface and finish
The finish is matte, so the wall holds its color evenly under daylight and lamplight without reflecting either. A textured surface adds a fine relief you can feel with your hand, and that structure gives the abstract shapes a little depth where they overlap. The same texture is forgiving on walls that are not perfectly flat, since it breaks up the light that would otherwise show every dip in the plaster. These are premium quality wallpapers. If you like patterns with a clearer structure, the geometric designs cover similar ground, and the light gray selection is a good place to compare neutrals.
Rooms and pairings
The retro character comes from the loose, hand-drawn quality of the shapes rather than from bright color, which makes it easy to combine with furniture you already own. It works with wood, black metal frames and plain upholstery, and it suits rooms where you want pattern without a strong direction on the wall.
- Living rooms, including behind a sofa
- Bedrooms and home offices
- Kitchens and dining rooms
- Hallways and bathrooms
In a living room the mixed neutrals give shelves and pictures a quiet backing. It also holds up well in a hallway, where marks and shadows are less visible against a broken pattern, and in a grey kitchen the brown tones keep the scheme from reading flat.
French design meets German engineering, made entirely in Europe.
