The Five Best Trends for Custom Wallpaper in 2022
This year we have seen a doubling in our orders over the prior year, and 2020 was a banner year for Nautical Chart Wallpaper.
So what are the popular trends we anticipate for 2022? Based on what we have seen develop late this year, there are five designs that we believe will be popular next year.
1. Two-Tone Color changes. We have noticed that many of our designers like the idea of using just two colors. One dark color for the land with the roads, placenames and details turned white. In contrast, all the ocean water becomes white, even the shallow water and tidal flats, with the fathoms, longitude and latitude lines, compass roses, etc.. becoming the dark color used on the land. The effect is a dramatic and artistic treatment of the mural which will likely pick up some of the other color elements in the room.
Note that we used only two colors, a darker blue for the land with white on the land to see roads and place names. The white ocean has blue fathoms, aids to navigation, and other water-related details.
2. Grayscale murals. Every so often, clients seem to eschew color and want their interiors done in black and white. We certainly do accommodate them by removing the color and creating a grayscale of the chart mural. We can darken or lighten the grayscale to the taste of the client.
Grayscale is very popular, especially for designs with white and black as accent colors.
3. Duotones, This is a kissing cousin of the grayscale. We first remove all the color, but then substitute the black color with a custom, dark color for the black This technique can also be used to create an antique look to the nautical chart mural by using a sepia-tone effect. This can be very effective where the client wants the predominant décor color to stand out.
Beginning as a grayscale, the slate blue highlights allow for various shadings on the grayscale giving the mural some depth. Any color is possible for the duotone as long as it isn’t too light of a color.
4. Accent Wall matching, In 2021 we began to offer color changes for free. Clients would find the colors they liked at either Benjamin-Moore or Sherwin-Williams paint stores, We then changed the map feature to the precise color they wanted. A version of this has become popular where the client has an accent wall, and we either match the color somewhere in the chart or find a color that is compatible with the accent wall. Doing so ties in the accent wall to the mural and yields a greater impact.
Note that our color changes are not a match with the accent wall color. The important thing is that the chart colors are compatible with the accent color.
5. Local or family features added to the murals. We have mentioned this in recent NEWS articles on this page, but more clients want their homes or featured areas shown on the chart. We can do this with symbols such as anchors, starts, or other graphic designs. We can also label the features in the same font as what NOAA uses on their charts. Color changes to the fonts are also possible.
For this mural, several additions were made. For example, we added the name of two ferries and indicated their path in magenta in the river. Also added were the OKI Lighthouse and the Old Baldy Lighthouse. We use the same font as NOAA uses and size it appropriately to the landmasses we label.
Do any of these trends appeal to you? Please contact us on our “Get a Quote” page and let’s discuss your ideas. There is no obligation, but we ALWAYS love to talk about how a custom mural can work in your home or office.