Top

Bird Print Wallpaper to Take You Back in Time

18th May 2023

Charming and timeless bird print wallpaper has always been a popular design when decorating our homes. Dating as far back as the the late 16th century, the first bird wallpaper designs arrived from China featuring an assortment of exotic birds elegantly balanced in shrubs and trees. The accuracy and sophistication of their designs made them a highly sought after interior decoration that sparked our love affair with these feather friends that has carried to this day.

As designers continue to produce innovative and beautiful designs to suit our modern homes, they have one foot placed firmly in the present as the other is set immovably in the past. Delving into archives of original drawings from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, brands are looking back to much loved designs and re-imagining them to suit the lifestyles and fashions of today...

Hummingbirds Wallpaper

Blue Bird WallpaperBlue Bird Wallpaper
Blue Bird WallpaperBlue Bird Wallpaper

A romantic print featuring delicate Hummingbirds as they perch on foliage and flowers, this design was originally a handmade block print wallpaper that dates back to the 18th century.

One of Cole and Son's most popular designs, Hummingbirds was selected from their extensive archive that currently consists of approximately 1,800 block prints, 350 screen print and a huge quantity of original drawings and wallpapers.

Now available in multiple colourways, some faithful to the character of the original document and others suited to more contemporary interiors.

 

Woodland Chorus Wallpaper

Blue Bird WallpaperBlue Bird Wallpaper

A realistic depiction of our favourite British birds, this charming wallpaper features green woodpeckers, spotted wrens, red-breasted robins and a pair of nesting blue tits. Printed in bold primary colours on a sky blue ground upon which butterflies, insects, ladybirds and various woodland creatures explore.

Inspired by an 18th century painting from the Sanderson Archive which featured plants and animals painted in exquisitely fine detail. Intended to evoke the tranquillity and quiet influence found amongst our British woodlands and wildlife, this reworking of an old design takes you back to a time far removed from the hustle and bustle of modern life.

 

Great Ormond Street Wallpaper

Flying Bird WallpaperFlying Bird Wallpaper

Renowned for their skilful adaption of historic designs for 21st century interiors, Little Greene has delved into the English Heritage archives to breath new life into this old designs.

Closely based on papers removed from a very early-18th century terrace house situated opposite Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, this colourful parrot wallpaper has been beautifully rescaled and recoloured to suit modern day contemporary tones.

 

Flying Bird WallpaperFlying Bird Wallpaper

Strawberry Thief Wallpaper

Blue Print WallpaperBlue Print Wallpaper

A realistic depiction of our favourite British birds, this charming wallpaper features green woodpeckers, spotted wrens, red-breasted robins and a pair of nesting blue tits.

Printed in bold primary colours on a sky blue ground upon which butterflies, insects, ladybirds and various woodland creatures explore.

Inspired by an 18th century painting from the Sanderson Archive which featured plants and animals painted in exquisitely fine detail.

Intended to evoke the tranquillity and quiet influence found amongst our British woodlands and wildlife, this reworking of an old design takes you back to a time far removed from the hustle and bustle of modern life.

 

Blue Print WallpaperBlue Print Wallpaper

Adam's Eden Wallpaper

Blue Print WallpaperBlue Print Wallpaper
Traditional Bird WallpaperTraditional Bird Wallpaper

A humble bird perches high on a branch in the Garden of Eden surrounded by flowers and leaves as they weave up the wall. Designed by decorative artist Adam Calkin, it was originally discovered many years ago by Stephen Lewis of Lewis & Wood, painted on a wall at Calkins' home. So struck by the motif he resolved to have it printed as a wide width wallpaper to do the design justice. It's distinctive style and bright and airy colourways make it the perfect wallpaper to bring a slice of this paradisal garden into your home.

 

Edo Wall Mural

Metallic Bird WallpaperMetallic Bird Wallpaper
Metallic Bird WallpaperMetallic Bird Wallpaper

This contemporary mural featuring a pair of peacocks perched amongst delicate blossom trees takes its inspiration from the early sixteenth century period of Japanese art. A classic chinoiserie design, this bird and butterfly wallpaper transports us to a time where Japan’s self-imposed isolation resulted in warfare and a struggle for control.

Characterised by two distinctive styles, the Momoyama period saw gold being lavishly applied to the furnishings of those in power to flaunt their newly acquired status, whereas on the other hand the military elite supported a counter-aesthetic of simple, unpretentious styling.

The two contrasting colourways of Coordonne's Edo wall mural; one opulently lavish and the other calm and contained, both perfectly encapsulate the opposing tensions of the time and forces the buyer to choose a side.