China Seas Wallpaper: Lyford Trellis - Custom Lilac / Purple on Off White Paper (5 yard minimum)

Lyford Trellis - Custom Lilac/Purple on Off White Paper

Bamboo fretwork has been signaling "expensive taste" in Western interiors since the 18th century when chinoiserie first convinced European aristocrats that stylized Asian motifs belonged in their drawing rooms, and Lyford Trellis delivers that visual vocabulary at architectural scale — each lattice section spans multiple feet, which means the pattern reads as bold geometric structure rather than delicate detail work. China Seas (Quadrille's sister line specializing in Asian-inspired prints, launched in the 1970s when decorators realized they could charge more for patterns with vaguely exotic provenance) has been printing Lyford since the line's early years, and it remains one of their bestselling trellis designs precisely because the bamboo joints and diagonal cross-bracing look convincingly structural without requiring anyone to actually understand traditional joinery techniques. The 34-inch vertical repeat is substantial enough that you need to plan your wall layout carefully — this isn't a small-scale pattern you can start anywhere and hope for the best — but the large scale also means fewer seams per wall and more impact per square foot. Hand-printed on American-made paper (increasingly rare as most wallpaper production moved offshore decades ago), this arrives untrimmed with join marks, which means your installer will need to know what they're doing, but also means you're getting proper hand-screen-printed wallpaper rather than digitally-printed commodity goods.

Lilac and purple on off-white is the colorway you choose when traditional navy or green fretwork feels too predictable and you want the pattern's geometry without the usual Palm Beach associations — this reads softer and more contemporary, almost like someone mixed lavender watercolor into the standard bamboo template. The reference photos show smart applications: upholstered chair backs (yes, wallpaper used as upholstery fabric, a trick that works when the pattern is this graphic and the piece won't see heavy wear), headboards, and full wall installations where the lilac creates visual interest without overwhelming the room the way saturated jewel tones would. Custom colorway means someone specifically requested this particular shade (probably for a nursery or bedroom project that needed coordinating purple tones), so you're getting a one-off combination that won't show up in every design blog's "best trellis wallpapers" roundup. Seven yards covers approximately 52 square feet (27-inch width × 7 yards length), which translates to a powder room, a single accent wall in a small bedroom, or the back panel of a built-in bookcase — enough yardage for impact without committing an entire room to lilac lattice. Five-yard minimum purchase, shipped in rolls up to 25 yards, untrimmed with join marks that your paperhanger will trim during installation.

***5 yard minimum***

5 yard minimum. Shipped in rolls up to 25 yards in length. Untrimmed, with join marks.  It appears that there are seven yards on a single roll - call David (518-758-1555) if you need an exact measurement of the length of this roll.

Please note that colors may not represent accurately in photo. Additional photo(s) provided to show scale, not colorway. Please contact us before purchase with any questions. ALL SALES ARE FINAL, and we do not send cuttings for approval.