Muted old-blue chinoiserie wallpaper with taupe branches, birds and seated figures

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Colefax and Fowler

Toile Chinoise Wallpaper Old Blue

Name: Toile Chinoise Wallpaper Old Blue
Brand: Colefax and Fowler
SKU: W7017-05

Toile Chinoise Wallpaper Old Blue places a softly muted blue ground beneath winding branches, perched birds and finely drawn chinoiserie figures. The cool, weathered tone gives the scene a quiet, antique character.

muted old blue check medium formal wallpaper

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About this fabric

This colourway is built on a pale old-blue ground, with taupe, beige and softly brown outlines defining flowering branches, birds and small seated figures. The low-contrast palette keeps the detailed chinoiserie scene gentle rather than theatrical, while the scattered motifs create movement across the wall. Made from 100% paper, it has an approximate vertical repeat of 46cm and horizontal repeat of 68.5cm. The restrained blue-grey tone works particularly well where a room needs pattern with a calm, faded quality.

How to use it

Use Old Blue across a bedroom, study or garden-facing sitting room, pairing its cool blue-grey ground with chalky whites, aged timber and warm taupe upholstery. Repeat the muted brown and beige detailing in lampshades, wood tones or plain linens rather than introducing a brighter accent.

A cool, softly faded blue chinoiserie ground with taupe branches and delicate figures, suited to elegant bedrooms, studies and sitting rooms.

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