Houndstooth Wallpaper
Houndstooth is the broken check of a good tweed jacket, and it brings the same tailored feel to a wall. Its broken check sits in a tight repeat that reads as texture when small and as a bold graphic when blown up. Also known as dogtooth, it is handsome in a study, a hallway or a dressing room, and a smart partner to painted panelling.
Harlequin's Idyllic collection has our bestselling houndstooth, a rotary printed design with a textured, gritted finish that adapts the classic sartorial pattern for the wall. Galerie's Small Prints draws it smaller still, a versatile coordinate for many feature designs or a way of adding colour to all four walls. Graham and Brown's Curiosity includes Christian, a traditional dogtooth.
At the other end of the scale, Eijffinger's Revive reworks the check as a bold mural with plenty of character. And for wit, Coordonné's Wander includes Ascot, with top hats and bowlers hung from buckled straps over a fine houndstooth, a gift for a cloakroom.
Houndstooth belongs with the other tartan and check wallpaper, and with gingham wallpaper, and with its close relations checkerboard wallpaper and herringbone wallpaper. Its tailored look also suits a home office.
