Heron & Lotus Flower pairs a wading heron with lotus flowers and pads across a non-woven ground, a chinoiserie-style pairing of bird and water garden in the tradition the house has long drawn on for its more decorative papers. At 64 by 52 centimetres the repeat gives both the bird and the flowers room to be drawn in real detail rather than reduced to a silhouette, each pose distinct enough to read as its own small scene.
The paper is a 100 per cent non-woven base, 52 centimetres wide, with a 64 centimetre vertical and 52 centimetre horizontal repeat. Three colourways: Black/White is the most graphic, a true two-tone print; Aqua and Eucalyptus both set the heron and lotus against a soft blue-green ground, Eucalyptus being the greyer, quieter of the pair and Aqua the fresher of the two.
We would hang Black/White in a hallway, a cloakroom or a study that wants a graphic, confident paper, and Aqua or Eucalyptus in a bathroom or bedroom where the water-garden theme feels more at home. Keep other pattern in the room to a minimum, since the heron and lotus are detailed enough to carry a wall alone without competing with a second print. Sold by the roll; order a sample before committing to a full room.
Match the heron and lotus motifs carefully at each seam so the birds do not appear cut off mid-pattern; with a 64 centimetre repeat, allow for a fair amount of wastage when ordering, and buy from a single batch throughout. Roll length is not given here, so check the label before ordering; as a rule of thumb, allow three to four rolls for an average wall, more if you are centring the heron on a particular wall.
Composition: 100% non-woven
Roll width: 52 cm (20 in)
Pattern repeat: 64 cm vertical, 52 cm horizontal
Suitable for: Wallcovering
Care: Spongeable; follow the manufacturer's hanging and care guide.
