More than ever. Walk into any of LA's most thoughtfully designed homes right now and you'll see it — dramatic murals in dining rooms, hand-painted grasscloth in primary bedrooms, bold prints in powder rooms doing what paint never could. But here's the deeper answer: marble, brass, and good wallpaper aren't trends. They're materials. The right wallpaper, properly installed, only gets better with time.

That depends entirely on what you choose. Cheap wallpaper looks cheap immediately and ages worse. Premium wallpaper — grasscloth, hand-painted murals, woven naturals — ages like a beautiful hardwood floor. The other variable is the pattern: a bold print is a personality statement, a textured neutral is a forever decision. We help you understand the difference before you commit.

This is the question we hear from almost every first-time client — and the answer is yes. With proper primer and modern installation techniques, today's wallpapers come off cleanly when you're ready for a change. The horror stories you've heard about ruined drywall? They're almost always from DIY jobs without primer, or from oil-based glues used decades ago. We use systems designed specifically for clean removal — so future-you isn't stuck with today's choice.

Premium wallpaper is an investment, and we'll be honest about that. A roll of Phillip Jeffries or de Gournay is not cheap. But consider this: a powder room is typically 60–100 square feet. There is no paint, tile, or fixture in your home that will transform a space the way the right wallpaper does. People remember the wallpaper in your powder room long after they've forgotten the towels.

A simple peel-and-stick in a small accent area? Sure, try it. A grasscloth or hand-painted wallpaper that costs $200 a yard? That's where DIY gets expensive. Pattern matching, corner wraps, cutting around outlets and moldings — these take craft, not confidence. We've been called in to fix more than a few "I'll just do it myself" jobs. A premium wallpaper installed badly often becomes a more expensive problem to fix than to do right the first time.

You can come to us with a specific pattern you've fallen in love with — most of our clients do. Or you can come to us with a feeling: "I want a primary bath that feels like a Parisian apartment." We'll source it. We're trade partners with Milton & King, Phillip Jeffries, Schumacher, Cole & Son, and others — which means we have access to lines and pricing not available to the public. For fully custom work, we collaborate with mural artists and hand-painters.

Yes, and we'd encourage it — some of LA's most beautiful powder rooms are wallpapered. The trick is choosing the right material. Modern vinyl-coated papers and certain grasscloths handle humidity well when installed properly. The places to be careful: directly inside a shower zone, or behind a sink backsplash where water hits constantly. Everywhere else in a wet room is fair game with the right product.

A powder room is usually a single day. A bedroom or dining room is typically one to two days. A staircase or full hallway can take two to three. Custom murals and hand-painted wallpapers run longer because of how they're paneled and matched. The variables are pattern complexity, wall prep needs, and the number of corners, outlets, and trim details we're working around. We give you a real timeline upfront — not a moving target.

That's our job. We fill holes, smooth uneven texture where needed, and apply a wallpaper-grade primer that creates a stable, clean base. Here's a nice surprise most people don't know: well-installed wallpaper actually hides minor wall imperfections better than paint does. Pattern and texture catch light irregularly, so small dings and dents disappear. Older homes with imperfect walls often look better wallpapered than they ever did painted.

In Los Angeles' luxury market — yes, the right wallpaper does. Real estate agents in Beverly Hills, Hancock Park, and the Hollywood Hills will tell you: a thoughtfully wallpapered powder room or dining room photographs better in listings, holds memory during showings, and signals "this home was done with care." Bad wallpaper hurts value. Good wallpaper, beautifully installed, increases it. Like everything else in a fine home — quality matters more than quantity.