Fritillerie takes its name from the fritillary, the delicate, chequered spring flower, and is one of the Original Brantwood wallpapers, a collection connected to John Ruskin's garden at Brantwood in the Lake District. Printed on a non-woven ground with a 24 centimetre repeat, the flower is drawn with the close botanical attention typical of a design that comes out of a real, documented garden rather than an invented one.
The paper is a 100 per cent non-woven base, 70 centimetres wide, with a 24 centimetre vertical repeat; no horizontal repeat is given on this listing. Six colourways in total: Green, Blue, Aqua, Blush, Indigo/Teal and Linen, running from cool blues and teals through to Linen, the warmest and quietest of the group and a useful neutral in its own right.
We would hang it in a bedroom or a garden room, somewhere the Brantwood connection and the fritillary's own garden origins both make sense, choosing Linen for a quiet neutral base and Indigo/Teal or Blue where the scheme wants more colour and contrast. Pair it with a plain linen in one of its tones for curtains, and keep any upholstery in the room simple and unpatterned. Sold by the roll; order a sample before committing to a full room and living with it for a few days.
Match the repeat carefully at each seam so the small chequered flowers continue cleanly rather than stepping out of alignment at the join. Roll length is not given here, so check the label before ordering; as a guide, allow three rolls for an average wall, since the wider 70 centimetre roll covers more ground per length than the house's narrower papers, with a little extra for a room with several doors.
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Composition: 100% non-woven
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Roll width: 70 cm (28 in)
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Pattern repeat: 24 cm vertical
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Suitable for: Wallcovering
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Care: Spongeable; follow the manufacturer's hanging and care guide.
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Collection: Originals Brantwood Wallpaper, GP & J Baker
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Colourways: 6 (Green, Blue, Aqua, Blush, Indigo/Teal, Linen)
