Victorien Purple
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Victorien Purple is a wallpaper with a geometric, abstract pattern worked in purple. The shapes repeat at regular intervals, so the wall reads as an even field of pattern rather than a series of separate motifs. Purple carries the whole design, which means the color sets the tone of a room as much as the drawing does.
Pattern and color
The geometry is abstract rather than strictly ruled: forms that suggest order without resolving into a simple grid. Seen from across a room the repeat holds together as texture; up close the individual shapes are easy to pick out. Purple is a strong color to put on four walls, so many people use this paper on one wall and keep the rest plain. It sits well against white, gray and warm wood, and it works with brass or black metal fittings. If you are comparing options, the full range of geometric designs and the selection in purple are both worth going through. These are premium quality wallpapers.
Style and rooms
The design belongs to the retro line, and it suits interiors built around mid-century furniture, low sideboards and tapered legs. It also holds its own in plainer modern rooms that need one element with more presence. Because the pattern is dense and regular, it takes framed pictures and shelving without the two competing.
- Living rooms, including the wall behind a sofa
- Bedrooms, often as a headboard wall
- Hallways, kitchens and dining rooms
- Home offices, bathrooms and nurseries
In a living room the purple gives a clear focal point on a chimney breast or alcove. In a hallway, where there is little furniture and not much daylight, the repeating geometry gives the space something to hold onto, and in an office it marks the wall behind a desk without pulling attention across the room.
French design meets German engineering, made entirely in Europe.
