Katell Beige Red
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Katell Beige Red is a botanical wallpaper that sets red leaf forms against a beige ground. The plant shapes are the whole of the design, drawn at a size that stays readable from across the room, and the warm neutral background keeps the red from covering the wall edge to edge. Because the two colors sit far apart in weight, the pattern has clear contrast without turning dark.
Pattern and color
The leaf motif repeats across the width, so several drops hung side by side read as one continuous planting rather than as separate panels. The beige carries most of the surface area, which is what makes the design workable on all four walls of a smaller room as well as on one. Red appears in the foliage itself, and it shifts in appearance depending on what sits near it: cooler with gray and white, warmer with wood and brass. If you are building a scheme around this range of shades, the broader red wallpapers and the terracotta shades are worth comparing side by side, and there is more in the same vein among the botanical patterns. These are premium quality wallpapers.
Style and rooms
The design belongs to the tropical style, and it pairs easily with cane or rattan furniture, mid-brown wood and plain upholstery in off-white or olive. Keep textiles simple and let the walls carry the pattern. It also works in rooms with a lot of greenery, since the drawn leaves and real plants read as related rather than competing.
- Living rooms, including as an accent wall
- Bedrooms, on one wall or all around
- Kitchens and dining areas
- Hallways and home offices
In a living room the beige ground gives shelves, pictures and lamps a quiet backing, so the pattern holds its place behind them. A hallway is a good use for a design like this, where a strong pattern has an effect in a space you pass through quickly, and in a work room it gives a plain desk and chair something to sit against.
French design meets German engineering, made entirely in Europe.
