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Pattern Players: Kwandaa Roberts of Tiny House Calls
When she's not seeing patients or chasing around her two young children, Dr. Kwandaa Roberts can be found using her precise surgical skills in...
Resolve to Redecorate: Aimee's Home Remodel, Part 2
We're continuing our month-long series following the pattern-filled remodel of H&W co-founder Aimee Lagos' family home in Minnesota. This week, we're revealing her sons'...
Before & After: A Transformative Living Room Transformation
I was recently reading up on what snakes symbolize because I'm considering installing this Soldo (Navy) wallpaper pattern in my bedroom, but worried sleeping...
Resolve to Redecorate: Aimee's Home Remodel, Part 1
When H&W co-founder Aimee Lagos decided it was finally time to make the changes she had long envisioned for her Minnesota Foursquare, she did...
Before & After: A Pattern Happy Basement Bar
We are loving this basement bar makeover using our Storyline (White) wallpaper! Ariel at PMQ for Two nailed it again. Let's check out some...
Pattern Players: Batya Stepelman
Photo by Matthew Eaton Photo Pattern people are our kind of people, and Batya Stepelman is nothing if not a pattern person. Founder of...
This DIYer Transformed Her Living Room With a Wallpapered Ceiling
We couldn't be more in love with this Forest Floor (Ebony) ceiling installation by Cass Smith of @cassmakeshome. We love the black and gold...
Pattern Players: Holly Williams
As if critically acclaimed country singer and songwriter weren't enough accomplishments for one lifetime, Holly Williams has also added retail shop owner (she owns...
Wallpaper All Things: The Glass Urn Edition
Riding high from my mildly successful adventure in wallpapering pumpkins, and inspired by these stunning urns from the amazing Patch NYC, I decided to...
Pattern + Paint: H&W Wallpapers Meet Benjamin Moore’s 2020 Colors of the Year
At the end of each year, we, along with most of the design world, eagerly await the announcement of the Colors of the Year...
Before & After: Operation Palma
How do H&W team members spend their vacations? Helping friends and family with their wallpapering needs, of course! Recently our fabulous designer, Ola, spent...
H&W Inside The 2019 Real Simple Home
We were absolutely thrilled to see a special appearance by our Foret (Gold) in the 2019 Real Simple Home. The pattern appeared in this...
Pattern Players: Mary Heffernan of Five Marys Farms
Who hasn't dreamed of ditching their 9-to-5, moving to the country, and living on a farm? Mary Heffernan has turned what many can only...
Before & After: Piedmont (Pine) Looking So Pretty
Oh the power of pattern! We never get tired of seeing rooms transformed by our wallpapers and this sweet Piedmont (Pine) bathroom designed by...
Pattern Players: Teacher Kristin Klarkowski
The arms of teacher Kristin Klarkowski and a few of her students As children, the classroom is where we make some of our earliest...
In the Mood for Wallpaper + Tile
We love these wallpaper and tile pairings created by Mercury Mosaics. If Aimee hadn't just redone her kitchen and bathrooms or if Christiana didn't...
A Powder Room That Pops
We love seeing our patterns out in the wild, and we just can't get over this playful powder room designed by Ariel Garneau of...
Pattern Players: Deidre Webster
One of the best things about our business is discovering designers we may not have otherwise found through working with them to bring our...
In Full Bloom: Entryway Before & After
Talk about a transformation! When this Petaluma, CA, farmhouse entryway needed a little life, it was pattern that brought it in spades (or should...
It's (Wallpapered) In the Stars: Zodiac + Pattern Pairings
Your zodiac symbol can provide great insight into your personality, strengths, and weaknesses in every area of your life from business to romance. But...
Getting To Know You: H&W Customers Share Their Homes
In honor of #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay today, we chatted with three of our loyal and uber-stylish customers about why they chose Hygge & West and took...