Jane Churchill designs are cheerful, easy to live with and full of clever texture. This guide looks at what gives the brand its character, then runs through practical ways to use its wallpapers, and their matching fabrics, around the home.
What defines the Jane Churchill style
Three things come up again and again in the Jane Churchill range. First, fresh colour: designs are printed in Jane Churchill's signature colours, some on fresh cream grounds. Second, texture: many papers are embossed or surface printed so they look and feel like cloth, silk or a hand block print. Third, a close link with fabric, as a number of wallpapers are adapted from, or inspired by, fabrics of the same name.
The result is pattern that feels relaxed rather than formal, which is why Jane Churchill works so well in family homes, cottages and anywhere you want a room to feel friendly.
Pretty, traditional patterns
If you love a classic look, start with the small-scale designs. Albie Wallpaper is a charming, colourful sprig, surface printed to celebrate texture and traditional in feel, with a gentle sense of nostalgia. It is a natural choice for a bedroom, a cottage hallway or a cloakroom.
Dita Wallpaper is a botanical stripe adapted from the fabric of the same name, flexo printed on fresh cream grounds in Aqua, Coral or Green. A botanical stripe is a useful halfway house: it has the orderliness of a stripe with the softness of a floral, so it suits rooms with plenty of furniture and pictures.
For something more playful, Coralli Wallpaper sets coral motifs within a decorative scallop design, surface printed to capture the look of a block print in bright, zappy shades. Try it in a small room where a joyful pattern can really make its mark.
Stripes that work with fabric
Stripes are where Jane Churchill's fabric heritage shows most clearly. Camber Stripe Wallpaper is inspired by the fabric of the same name: the woven stripe texture is flexo printed and the stitch detailing is added with surface print, for an effect of elegant simplicity. Innis Stripe Wallpaper is a narrow stripe with a soft linen texture that emulates the look of a hand block print, and again takes its lead from a fabric of the same name.
Because these papers share their names with fabrics, they make co-ordinating easy. Paper the walls in a stripe and use the matching fabric for a blind or a cushion, or pick a contrasting floral for curtains and let the stripe calm everything down.
Textured plains and quiet glamour
Not every room needs pattern. Jane Churchill's textured papers give a wall depth and interest while staying in the background.
- Klint Wallpaper creates the look of a silk fabric on the wall, with embossed slubs that are highlighted to gleam against a drier, flatter ground.
- Esker Wallpaper is a contemporary take on a classic grasscloth in a textured vinyl, with a subtle mix of tonal hues.
- Astral Wallpaper is embossed and printed to resemble hand-woven silk, with soft metallics that give the subtlest shimmer.
Esker and Astral are both vinyl wallcoverings, which are wipeable, so they are a practical choice for busy hallways, kitchens and family rooms as well as smarter spaces.
Contemporary designs for a modern scheme
Jane Churchill is not only about sprigs and stripes. Dex Wallpaper is a contemporary geometric of broken squares on warm cream grounds, evocative of mid-century design and embossed with a fabric texture. It pairs nicely with simple wooden furniture and plain upholstery. Cloudscape Wallpaper, a signature design, washes an abstract landscape in subtle tones across the wall with a softly rolling repeat, giving a scenic, impressionistic feel to a bedroom or sitting room.
A good rule when using a bolder design is to keep the rest of the room simple. Pull one colour from the paper for a throw or lampshade and leave other surfaces plain.
Browse our Jane Churchill wallpapers or the full Jane Churchill collection to see the range. If you would like advice on pairing papers and fabrics, visit the shop in Somerset or contact the team, and we will gladly help.
