The PaperBoy Story
We make boy's wallpaper that feels crafted, that’s good quality,
that’s thoughtful and has personality. That even has a sense of humour.
We make children's wallpaper where boy's themes meet grown-up style. Two
opposing concepts coming together.
We hope you like what we’ve made.
Inspiration.
PaperBoy was conceived when two six year old boys, Rory and
Archie, outgrew their nursery-style room and needed a place that they
(and their mum, Victoria) could be proud of. So she thought about what
made a beautiful house. A place with a few lovely, classic things. A
place with designs and materials that sing. That’s filled with colours
and shapes that have a sense of harmony and intrigue. That makes you
feel somehow calmer, more comfortable. As if the world is really rather
fine. Somewhere that might even make you smile. And she thought wouldn’t
it be great if you could find designs that did this for the boys? But
she couldn’t find any.
There’s nothing in the world for boys that’s nice.
She was looking for boy's wallpaper that felt hand-made, but
wasn’t folksy or whimsical or twee. Something more pleasing than tacky,
standard licensed wares. But affordable, too. Something classic, even
iconic, but with an edge. Bang-up-to-date modern, but with room for
nostalgia. Enough fun for little kids yet cool enough for bigger ones.
And lovely enough to fit in with a beautiful, grown-up decoration
scheme.
Well made, slightly subversive. And funny.
So she gave up looking and got on with making. She liked the
hand-made look so she drew the images. The boys she asked liked ‘edgy’
images, from graffiti to slightly scary skeletons. And more classic
images like pets, puppets and dinosaurs. And they responded in a
surprisingly sophisticated way to colour, simplicity and texture. She
came up with designs that would appeal to boys from pre-school to teens.
Something for after the fluffy bunny stage that would see them through
until they painted their bedrooms black.
Children's Wallpaper
All the PaperBoy wallpaper is designed and made in England.
We hope you find something here that you would like to hang in your home. Wallpaper to amuse and engage your children for years.
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