With the right plants for covering walls, it’s easy to brighten up a bland wall or conceal an unsightly boundary. Dense evergreen climbers or deciduous choices that retain good structure over winter ...

Dezeen Showroom: the rich textures of hand-crafted materials are replicated in this wall covering created by US brand Designtex for environments that require easy maintenance. The appearance of the ...

Faux finishing the walls doesn’t come cheap. Besides being costly, it’s laborious and time-consuming. That is, unless you consider installing a textured, paintable wall covering, like the new Super ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Electrical copper yarn, synthetic horsehair and polyester ribbon are not materials typically used to cover walls.

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