Pacek and Roynon peeled away wallpaper to reveal layers of old paint that serendipitously complemented the color scheme of their new kitchen, and used a circular frame to preserve a section of it. The matte-chrome handles and pulls are by Mockett.

Maira wallpaper from the 70s adorns the guest bathroom. When they knocked down several interior walls, Sawatzky and Flanders were left with tons of lath—the thin, irregular strips of softwood that provided the base for wall plaster. With the help of a demolition contractor, they sorted out the cleanest pieces to reuse. The couple clad the box on the second floor that contains their bathroom and closets with the lath, nail-gunning each piece to the walls.

The once public hallway between the two apartments now boasts a bold wallpaper by Kravitz Design for Flavor Paper.

One of the hardest things to do when looking at potential homes is to overlook existing finishes, colors, and materials.

Simon and Eva Luna play in front of a wall covered in Daks wallpaper from Walnut.

The Lotus wallpaper pattern by Galbraith and Paul is produced in-studio with the help of a digital printer.

Calico nabbed a 2015 ICFF Editors' Award for its painterly wallcoverings. (Long live gradients!)

The headboard in Hansen’s bedroom echoes the 2013 side-board. The wallpaper is from Arte.

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The editors' pick for Best Wallcovering went to Trove. Here's a selection of their new Redux wallpaper, which is PVC-free and made from 31 percent post-consumer recycled material.

Playful wallpaper from Graham & Brown livens up the house’s otherwise staid powder room, which also contains a pint-size Ikea sink.

Parisian design company, Élitis, began designing wallpapers because they felt the industry didn’t offer enough colorful and innovative selections. Their latest Kandy line, inspired by the ancient city Kandy in Sri Lanka, is just that. Painterly yet structured, this paper is strong enough to make a statement and subtle enough to paper a whole room without overwhelming it. Bonus: the thick vinyl coating makes it easy to wash. $700 per panoramic (Each panoramic can be hung like a pattern drop, cutting marks are provided).

So what music do designers listen to when work? “It depends who's in charge of the Sonos device that day,” Nick says. While his preference tends to be towards Chopin or Max Richter, it’s not uncommon for hip-hop or 80s music to fill up the studio.

More patterned wallpaper in the bathroom.

Degrado Amarillo wallpaper by Eijffinger. The Dutch company’s Ibiza collection saturates walls in degrees with a photorealistic paper that adds an of-the-moment gradient effect.

Sherman recommends reflective materials for smaller spaces. "Metallic materials and colors to add light movement and mirror effects, immediately making a space feel more dynamic and larger," he says.

Trove’s founders, Jee Levin and Randall Buck, made over 100 light “paintings” by exposing photographic paper to flashlights and fiber-optic toys. Then, they distilled their favorite elements across all of the paintings and created two patterns: Heze and Nimbus.

Husband-and-wife founders of Calico Wallpaper Rachel and Nick Cope show how easy it can be to put a personal, design-led touch on loft living—even when it’s a rental. When the Copes rented a Red Hook loft in an industrial 1860s warehouse, the couple turned their rental into a testing ground for their marbleized wallpaper business and installed wallpaper in each of their rooms. The custom pieces take inspiration from the loft’s immediate surroundings and characteristics—from the silver-and-gold marbled mural that complements the loft’s exposed structural beams to a color-gradient wallpaper in the primary bedroom that takes cues from the sunset seen from Red Hook.

Heze connects circles with blurred strokes of color that is supposed to display the “mathematical impossibility of the circle.”

Designers can enjoy a coffee break on the sofa. It certainly beats gathering around the water cooler.

The master bedroom features a Case Study bed from Modernica.

For Afghan Made, Wallpaper paired modern rug companies with manufacturers from Afghanistan as a way to jumpstart the industry.

From in-person visits to digitally created imagery, these tools will work for everyone from the tech-savvy to the analog-inclined.

Organic, hand-painted wallpaper is still going strong in many design quarters. This range by Eskayel, designed by Shanan Campanaro, also comes in an eco-friendly contract version, made of 31% post-consumer recycled content with a Class “A” fire rating and low VOC emissions.

“We draw inspiration from artists like James Turrell or Donald Judd, who understand color and form in an advanced way. Or even Raf Simons. We're definitely pulling inspiration from various mediums.” founder Nick Cope says. The couple reviews materials in the Brooklyn-based studio.

Designtex mined the Charley Harper graphic archives with the help of designer and author Todd Oldham, who worked closely with Charley during his later years and is currently the steward of the Harper archive, to develop a line of contract-friendly textiles and wallcoverings. The collection launched in 2013.

Wallpaper display for Elle Interior, shot by Magnus Anesund

Brooklyn design studio, Eskayel, creates environmentally friendly wallpaper that softens the look of every room. Founder and designer Shanan Campanro designed her latest collection, Poolside, to mimic the surface of a swimming pool and the interplay of tiles and sunlight under water. This design, Ula Pearl, is the perfect shade of gray and would work with most color schemes. $595 per roll.

CARVED OGEE WALLPAPER This gilded, antique-inspired wallpaper, designed by Karla Pruitt and screen-printed in Chicago, brings the gold to walls to create a feeling of pure luxury.

Eskayel's Reflection Amarynth print: This almost-Ikat print manages to exude serenity without feeling like waiting room. $595 per roll.

Nimbus is meant to evoke the sky before a thunder storm: a mixing of dark and light with wide, hazy clouds.

Studio Job goes back to its archives to create a wallpaper collection for NLXL.

Create a mini forest with this mustard tree-covered, handscreened wallpaper designed by Mary Kysar and Topher Sinkinson for makelike.

Nimbus is available in five color ways and measures 67 inches across. It is an oversize wall covering that measures 12 feet high and 67 inches across.

Accessorize with a purpose! Instead of simply hanging photos on your walls, use accessories that can double as storage. For instance, use a hanging magazine rack in the living room or office. The one pictured here looks more like a work of art with its flowing lines and brushed anodized aluminum material.