Tufa Anthracite
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Tufa Anthracite is an abstract wallpaper in cream and gray. The design has no repeating motif to pick out and no clear direction, so the pattern reads as a broken, mineral-like surface rather than a figure on a background. The two shades stay close in weight, with the cream carrying the lighter areas and the darker gray settling into the deeper marks.
Pattern and color
Because the drawing is irregular, the wall looks even from a few steps back and more detailed up close. That makes it forgiving to hang across a large area, and it means the pattern does not need to be centered on a particular spot to look right. Cream keeps the overall tone warm, while the deeper gray gives the design enough contrast to stand on its own without furniture in front of it. If you are working in this part of the color range, the wider selection of anthracite designs is worth comparing, and the two-tone pairing also sits with the beige and black group. These are premium quality wallpapers.
Where it works
The neutral pairing suits rooms that already have wood, leather, linen or painted surfaces in them, and it does not compete with artwork or open shelving. In a living room it can cover all four walls or just one, and it is a practical choice behind a sofa, where the abstract marks break up a long stretch of wall. A hallway benefits from the same effect, since the pattern holds up under artificial light and around door frames.
- Living rooms and dining rooms
- Bedrooms and nurseries
- Kitchens, bathrooms and hallways
- Home offices and studies
In a bedroom the cream ground keeps the room from feeling dark, and the gray gives the space behind the bed some depth. The same combination works in a nursery, where the pattern stays relevant as the room is used for different things over the years.
French design meets German engineering, made entirely in Europe.
