What Wallpaper Styles and Collections Does Bradbury & Bradbury Offer?
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Bradbury & Bradbury is a historic wallpaper house whose catalog is organized by era rather than by color or room. Its collections span Victorian, Arts & Crafts, Art Deco, and vintage 1920s–1960s designs, with supporting categories for wall fills, ceiling elements, friezes, and sample kits. If you are restoring a period home or want a historically grounded pattern, the era-based structure is the fastest way to find a match.
Victorian Collections
The Victorian group is the largest named set in the catalog. Individual designs include:
- B.J. Talbert
- Brooklyn
- Deer & Rabbit
- English Rose
- Herter
- Iris & Kingfisher
- Italianate
- Jeffrey
- Knightsbridge
- Morris
- Tradition
- Pardee
- Persian
- Raspberry Bramble
- St. James
Alongside these named patterns, the Victorian category is broken into functional sub-types: Victorian Wall Fills, Victorian Ceiling Elements, Victorian Friezes, and Victorian Sample Kits. Wall fills are the repeating background papers; friezes are the decorative bands that run near the ceiling; ceiling elements are designed for overhead surfaces. Sample kits let you see the patterns in person before committing to a full order.
Arts & Crafts
The Arts & Crafts section is organized by colorway and function rather than by named designer patterns:
- Arts & Crafts Wall fills
- Arts & Crafts Friezes
- Arts & Crafts – Natural
- Arts & Crafts – Forest Green
The two named colorways (Natural and Forest Green) suggest the palette is deliberately narrow, which fits the movement's restrained, nature-derived look.
Art Deco and Vintage
Art Deco appears as a distinct category, including Art Deco Damasks. The vintage side is organized by decade:
- 1920s Vintage
- 1930s Vintage
- 1940s Vintage
- 1950s Vintage
- 1960s Vintage
- Vintage Children's
- Vintage Wall Fills
- All Vintage Wallpapers
This decade-by-decade split is useful if you are matching a specific renovation period rather than a general "retro" look.
Children's Lines
Two separate children's categories exist: Children's Victorian and Vintage Children's. These sit apart from the adult-era collections, so you can browse them directly if the room is for a child.
Beyond Wallpaper
The catalog extends past paper into coordinating products:
| Category | What it includes |
|---|---|
| Textiles | Art Deco Fabric, Lace Curtains, Vintage Fabric |
| Bradbury Rug Collection | Hand-knotted pure Tibetan Himalayan wool rugs from Tiger Rug |
| Art Posters | Named poster designs such as Birchwood Rookwood, Colinas De Oro, Dreamer, Eventide, Garden, Gothic Squirrel, Idylwild, Lands End, Lilies of the Field, Lion & Dove, Moonscape, Redwood, River, Topiary, Tulip |
The Vintage Fabric line is a jacquard woven fabric based on the Volute Art Deco wallpaper pattern, designed by Bradbury & Bradbury and made exclusively by Cooper Lace. Many Vintage Collection designs are also available as fabrics through Spoonflower.
How to Choose
- Restoring a specific period room: start with the matching era (Victorian, Arts & Crafts, Art Deco, or the relevant vintage decade).
- Need to see the pattern first: order a sample kit rather than guessing from a screen.
- Coordinating a whole room: check the Textiles and Rug Collection, since some patterns carry across wallpaper, fabric, and rugs.
- Decorating a child's room: go straight to Children's Victorian or Vintage Children's.
The site also offers a Trade Program and an email list, both reachable from the main navigation.