Monkey Business by Catherine Martin

Playful, lush and a little theatrical. Monkey Business is a tropical wallpaper design featuring mischievous monkeys climbing through foliage, with a painterly quality that keeps it feeling decorative rather than novelty-driven. Part of the Royal Menagerie collection, it brings humour, character and movement to powder rooms, bathrooms, bars, studies, guest rooms and feature walls that can carry a more expressive look.

Why you’ll love it

• Hand-painted in gouache and digitally printed, so the finished design retains the brushstrokes and painterly texture of the original artwork.
• A richly decorative pattern with tropical foliage and climbing monkeys that adds personality and story to a room.
• Printed onto the same substrate as the brand’s embossed La Palma paper-backed vinyl wallpaper, making it suitable for bathroom applications.
• A practical light vinyl construction gives you a more durable, wipeable-feeling finish than a delicate paper-only wallcovering. This last point is an inference from the listed material being paper-based light vinyl and the product being described as practical and suitable for bathrooms.

Styling notes

• Works beautifully with dark timber, brass, marble, lacquered furniture, rattan, velvet and vintage-inspired pieces, especially in rooms that can handle a bolder, more cinematic mood.
• Ideal for powder rooms, guest bathrooms, bars, dining spaces or enclosed rooms where a layered, immersive wallpaper can really set the tone. The bathroom suitability is stated on the product page.
• Because the design is expressive and narrative, it pairs best with simpler surrounding finishes so the wallcovering remains the hero. This is a styling inference based on the scale and subject matter shown and described on the product page.
  

Product details

• Format: Wallpaper roll.
• Roll size: 10 m x 69 cm.
• Horizontal repeat: 68.5 cm. Vertical repeat: 84 cm.
• Repeat type: Straight match.
• Material: Paper based light vinyl.
• Application: Paste the paper. Use: Wall covering.
• Lead time Australia: Approx. 7 to 14 days.

Good to know

As this is a paste-the-paper installation, a smooth, properly prepared wall will give the best finish and help the pattern read cleanly across joins.