Wallpaper Up 970-2

Up 970-2 keeps the same balloon pattern but pulls the palette back to grey and soft blue. The white ground keeps the wall airy, which suits a room where the furniture is wooden or brightly coloured and the wall is meant to stay calm.

Up is a pattern that starts at the ceiling: the balloons rise and tiny stars are scattered between them. Lower down the balloons thin out, so the area behind the furniture stays calm and the pattern gathers at eye level and above.

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.