Pink Wallpaper

How to use pink wallpaper

Blush and plaster pinks now do the job cream used to do: they warm a room, flatter skin and timber, and read as a neutral rather than a colour, which is why they turn up in living rooms as often as bedrooms. Dusty rose with sage or olive is the pairing designers keep returning to. Stronger pinks belong in small doses, a powder room, an entry, a child's feature wall. Pink is also the kindest colour in a south-facing room, where cool light can make white walls look grey.

Where to start

Of the designs on this page, the most ordered over the last twelve months, in any colourway, were La Palma by Catherine Martin, Långelid/von Brömssen's Hiding Hares, Sandberg's Della and Catherine Martin's Monkey Business; the most sampled were La Palma and Argile. Pink by style: floral, nursery and calm and gentle. Neighbouring colours: red and purple.

Can I get a sample first?

Yes. A4 samples are A$10 each plus A$5 postage within Australia, A$18 to New Zealand and A$35 elsewhere, sent by letter mail and usually with you within a week. Colour is the one thing a screen cannot settle, so we recommend it.