I remember as a kid, studying the bamboo wallpaper that the original owner of my parents house had put into the dining room and the shiny metallic bamboo wallpaper in the bathroom and not caring for it at all. The wallpaper was from circa 1979. I was a more than a willing helper to my mom in stripping the hideous paper from the walls (or painting over it as we did in the dining room – whoever installed it never wanted that sucker to come off those walls!)

Here we are 30 years later and I’m about to commend some bamboo patterned wallpaper from Farrow&Ball! Is it my tastes that have changed or are these patterns significantly better than they were 30 years ago? It’s probably both. I will say that the color choice given here are much more diverse and fun than the originals I loathed. Check out some of the fun