Wallpaper patterns and borders from 1911
Sherwin Williams paint and design services advertisement from around 1910
The above Sherwin Williams advertisement was accompanied by the following text:
“This dining-room illustration demonstrates that very dignified and attractive effects can be obtained without over-decoration. Even with its attractive wall effects, beamed ceiling and fine furniture, the general effect is simple.”
Decorative schemes for a dining room or den.
Wallpapered dining room. The adjoining room is also wallpapered.
Wallpapered living room.
Dining room stencil ideas.
Children’s play room. Oversized wallpaper panels are repeated for great effect.
Art Nouveau wallpaper patterns. Aren’t these great?
Ever wonder how to clean your walls?
Maid vacuuming the walls of an upper class home, early 1900s.
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Wow! These pictures are a gift, keep them coming.
At a clients request, I once designed and my company printed out a border exactly like the 3rd one from the lower left on the wallpaper border graphic.
Now I know where the client got his inspiration.