Wallpaper Happy Jungle 974-1

Happy Jungle 974-1 works the jungle in sand and beige: the palms and grasses stay pale while the tiger, giraffe, lion and elephant are drawn as simple flat shapes. It is the quiet version of the design and suits a small room where a busy pattern would crowd the space.

Happy Jungle is a graphic jungle: a tiger, a giraffe, a lion, an elephant, a zebra, a crocodile, a flamingo and a parrot among palms and grasses. The animals are drawn as simple flat shapes without fine detail, so the picture reads even for a very young child.

Mika is the children's collection from ICH Wallcoverings, where watercolour animals and landscapes are matched with quiet stripes, textures and plain companions so that the walls of one room can be put together as a set. The paper is non woven and of the Easy Up type: the paste goes onto the wall rather than onto the paper, and a dry length can still be slid into place. The roll measures 53 cm × 10.05 m with a 53 cm repeat and a straight match, so the pattern joins at the same height on every length.

The surface is washable, so fingerprints and marks come off with a damp cloth. Lightfastness is very good, which means a sunny wall will not fade quickly. When the room is redone, the old covering comes away dry in one piece and the wall underneath needs no fresh filling.