Wallpapers

Today it´s all about wallpapers. Once in a while I browse the web site of Finnish Tapettitalo (House of Wallpaper). They have a vast collection of special wallpapers that are not to be found elsewhere. When renovating an old house, especially when it has a wood/log structure like ours, it is important to use old techniques and traditional materials as much as possible. The good thing is that Tapettitalo sells wallpaper that is manufactured according to old methods, so their products will be suitable for our house. Besides that, I think Tapettitalo´s collection is so versatile and beautiful that it is difficult to make decisions. (All pictures here are by Tapettitalo/Pihlgren&Ritola)

This wallpaper comes from the collection "Traditional" and is called Vadelma (Raspberry). If not sure for the rest of our rooms, we have in any case decided to buy this wallpaper for our "bakery" (we call the room that way, because there is a big old baking oven there that is heated with wood). I am so fond of this yummy Raspberry wallpaper!



















This is another favourite of mine, called Hyasintti (Hyacinth), also from the "Traditional" collection. This wallpaper is available in five colours schemes.



















One more example from the "Traditional" collection is this Karjalan kirjonta (Karelian embroidery)
It is inspired by an embroidery technique much used by women in Karelia in the old days. I think it is a clever way to transfer textile tradition onto a wall in form of wallpaper.



















Tapettitalo sells also wallpapers by famous Finnish designers like Birger Kaipiainen, Rut Bryk, Erik Bruun,
Tapio Wirkkala, Lisa Johansson-Pape etc. The following examples can be found in the "Designers Collection". The first one is a very intense wallpaper by Ritva Kronlund, it is called Avaruuslintu (Space Bird), here in blue version, but also available in yellow.



















Rut Bryk has designed this delicate butterfly wallpaper called Apollo (available in three colours).



















Annikki and Ilmari Tapiovaara designed this geometric 2+3 wallpaper in 1958.



















From Erik Bruun is this wallpaper called Linnaeus



















And last but not least, there are these supercute wallpapers Leikki and Metsola for children! Absolutely adorable, if you ask my opinion.































Tapettitalo happily ships their wallpaper also to other countries, so the collection is not only limited to Finnish customers. If you are in need of new wallpaper, you can ask for samples from Tapettitalo.
Happy browsing!