Metallic and Foil Wallpaper
Metallic and foil wallpaper catches the light and gives it back. Gold, silver, copper and bronze finishes bring glamour and depth, and a reflective surface is one of the simplest ways to brighten a dark or north facing room. The style covers everything from shimmering plains to damasks, florals and geometrics picked out in metal.
Morris & Co's Archive II is a bestseller, with Bird & Pomegranate's birds and branches highlighted with pomegranate fruit. Belgravia's Amara damask is finished in a subtle metallic sheen, and Galerie's Simply Silks 4 offers Feathered Damask with a glamorous lustre. Arthouse's Sahara has a distressed horizontal texture reminiscent of stone or metal, and Clarke & Clarke's Metropolitan brings Cosmopolis, deep noir tones with metallic-edged stripes. For a softer touch, Harlequin's Momentum 6 and Grandeco's Paul Moneypenny are worth exploring.
A metallic paper is at its most beautiful where light moves across it, so try it in a hallway, a dining room or behind a bed.
For papers where the metal is the colour, see metallic wallpaper. Metallic highlights are a natural partner to art deco wallpaper and damask wallpaper, and a shimmer adds life to textured plain wallpaper. Our piece on Art Deco wallpaper has more ideas.
