Simon Houlding Upholstery
Pale grey-blue wallpaper with framed thistle sketches and delicate botanical linework

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Little Thistles Grey Blue

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Little Thistles Grey Blue presents delicate thistle and seed-head studies in fine grey linework, set against a softly pale grey-blue ground. The botanical drawings sit within lightly defined rectangular panels, giving the wallpaper a calm, considered rhythm.

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About this wallpaper

This cool colourway combines a misty grey-blue background with softly contrasting botanical sketches, so the thistles read as delicate silhouettes rather than bold, saturated motifs. The framed studies include airy stems, spiky seed heads and fuller flower heads, with the fine drawing clearly visible across the pale ground. The wallpaper has a 52 cm usable width, a standard length of 10.05 m and a weight of 154 gsm. Its vertical pattern repeat is 68.6 cm, while the supplied horizontal repeat is 0 cm, reflecting the design’s panelled arrangement.

How to use it

Use the pale grey-blue tone to bring a cool, restful finish to a bedroom, landing or bathroom, pairing it with chalky whites, pale woods and soft grey textiles. In a larger room, repeat the botanical panels across one feature wall to let the fine thistle drawings create gentle visual movement without dominating the space.

A cool, quietly elegant botanical wallpaper for bedrooms, hallways and softly layered living spaces.

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