I’ve always loved grasscloth. It got a bad wrap due to some unfortunate usage in the 1980′s, and many of us are trying to erase any peach & seafoam green memory from the decade. However, it is one of those classic items that, if used wisely, will always add texture and elegance to your space.

 Although I love the current bold wallpapers that have been the trend for the past few years, I hesitate to use them myself.  Wallpapering and room is a semi-permanent decision. It’s easier to replace than a tile floor, but a much higher commitment that a few toss cushions. And although I used to be an accent-wall queen, I want to go down on permanent record as not liking this anymore either.

Enter grasscloth. Gorgeous texture, wonderful colours, and there’s even some more subtle patterned options as well. I much prefer walls to be one of the building blocks of a well planned room than the actual focal point. Let the walls be textural layer and let a fantastic bed, chair, fireplace or window be the show-stopper.

Style at Home, June 2010 issue, page 44 has some great ideas and sources for grasscloth. If you are willing to consider a wall treatment, but hesitate with the trendy patterns, give grasscloth a try!

3 things you have to consider:

1. Unless you are a wallpapering fanatic, you really should get a professional to hang it for you
2. You have to be ok with the fact that you see the seems. It’s part of the texture and character
3. It looks best when the wall colour underneath is the same colour, so any small gaps at the seams won’t show a different colour

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