Wallpaper is back and in a big, big way. No longer are we limited to shiny vinyls or kitcshy country prints. Artisinal papers are being created by young and old vendors alike. And while most are locked away behind “to the trade” signs in design showrooms across the country, there is one place that regular folk can buy the coveted goods: Walnut Wallpaper and Trim.
The inspiration of one woman – Norinne de Gal, a charming and unassuming former salesperson at Diamond Foam and Fabric – Walnut is located upstairs in a cozy showroom on a design-driven section of Beverly Boulevard in Hollywood. I went there to interview Norinne for Elements of Living, and spent a very enjoyable afternoon flipping through catalogs and perusing the hanging wings. Her stock includes all of the modern masters (Twenty2, Flavor Paper, Arte, David Hicks from Cole & Son, 2Jane, Mibo, Louise Body, Florence Broadhurst), as well as some limited vintage finds. And as Norinne is quick to point out, she’ll go to the ends of the earth to find something cool, and lucky for us, that means that one day it might paper our walls…
