Queralt Blue Green
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Queralt Blue Green is a floral wallpaper built on blue and green foliage with yellow running through it. The plants and blooms are drawn at a generous scale, so the design reads clearly from across a room while the smaller leaf shapes fill the gaps between the larger motifs. Blue and green carry most of the surface, and the yellow appears in smaller amounts, which keeps the whole thing from tipping into a single flat block of color.
Pattern and colors
The drawing sits in the tropical and exotic family: broad leaves, layered stems and flowers set against a darker ground. Because the three colors are used in uneven proportions, the pattern holds depth rather than looking printed in two tones. Blue and green sit close together on the color wheel, so the combination stays coherent, and the yellow marks out the parts of the design you notice first. These are premium quality wallpapers. If the plant theme is what draws you, the wider botanical selection covers similar ground, and there is more in the same palette among the blue and green designs.
Where it works
A pattern this size does well on one wall rather than four. It suits an accent wall in a living room, a bedroom wall behind the headboard, or a hallway where there is little furniture to compete with the design. Pair it with plain painted walls in one of the greens or blues from the print, and keep upholstery and curtains solid. Wood furniture, rattan and brass fittings all sit well against it, and it has enough going on that additional patterned textiles are best kept to a minimum.
- Living rooms, including behind a sofa
- Bedrooms and nurseries
- Kitchens and dining rooms
- Hallways, home offices and bathrooms
In a bedroom the darker blues and greens make the wall recede, while in a narrow hallway a single papered stretch gives a short space something to look at without crowding it. The exotic drawing style also fits retro schemes with mid-century furniture and warm wood tones.
French design meets German engineering, made entirely in Europe.
