Designing With Grasscloth Wallpaper to Create a Cozy Home

by Walls Republic

Looking for tips on designing with grasscloth?
Grasscloth is timeless and classic wallpaper that will have a long lifespan in your home. There are a wide range of colours and styles available to suit your unique taste and home.

Duo Jute Amber Grasscloth Wallpaper R1970

1. What is Grasscloth?

Made up of woven plant fibers grasscloth creates a highly natural aesthetic infused with rich texture. It is available in a variety of textures from a thick to small weave. Grasscloth acts as a great happy medium between paint and patterned wallpaper as you get a subtle pattern with rich texture and colour. Just remember that grasscloth is sold wider than other wallpapers, so calculate how much you need accordingly.

Raw Ramie Green Grasscloth Wallpaper R2004

2. How to Use Grasscloth

Grasscloth seems are visible when the wallpaper is hung. With this in mind, you could try playing up this aesthetic by creating a unique striped pattern or creating a pattern with squares of grasscloth. Be open minded and have fun with the way you choose to hang it. You could pair two different types of grasscloth together or you could try pairing grasscloth with completely different wallpaper such as Mica.

Sisal Grey Grasscloth Wallpaper R1968

3. Creating a Suitable Mood with Grasscloth

Grasscloth is classic wallpaper that can suit any space from a formal apartment to casual beach house or cottage. Fine woven and metallic grasscloth can help create an elegant luxurious atmosphere whereas coarse grasscloth has a more casual, relaxed, exotic, and tropical vibe. If you prefer neutral spaces or are afraid of using pattern grasscloth is the perfect choice that brings great texture and intrigue while remaining subtle and classic.

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Hannah V on Jul 23, 2014
Love the textured look it creates!

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Cissy on Jan 28, 2015
I had this in my home 20 years ago. Mine was blue and about this same texture.

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