Paloma Yellow Brown
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Paloma Yellow Brown is a floral wallpaper in yellow and brown. The blooms are drawn in a retro manner, with simplified shapes and flat color rather than fine botanical detail. Yellow carries the pattern and brown sets the outlines and shadows, so the design stays warm without turning bright.
Pattern and color
The two shades do most of the work here. Yellow reads as the lighter of the pair and keeps the wall from feeling heavy, while the brown gives the flowers definition and holds the repeat together at a distance. Seen close up you pick out individual blooms; from across a room the pattern settles into an even rhythm. That makes it usable on all four walls as well as on a single stretch. If you are comparing options, the wider floral selection is worth browsing, and the yellow range shows how the shade behaves in other designs. These are premium quality wallpapers.
Style and rooms
The design belongs to the retro group, so it sits well with mid-century furniture, warm wood, rattan and brass fittings. Plain upholstery in cream, olive or rust gives the pattern room to be seen. In a living room it works as a full-wall treatment or on the one wall you want to draw attention to, and it takes framed pictures without much conflict as long as the frames are simple.
- Living rooms, including the wall behind a sofa
- Bedrooms, as a whole room or a single wall
- Kitchens and dining rooms
- Hallways, home offices, bathrooms and nurseries
A hallway suits it particularly well, since the pattern gives a short stretch of wall something to look at where furniture will not fit. In a nursery or a child's room, the yellow and brown combination stays readable as the room changes use over the years.
French design meets German engineering, made entirely in Europe.
