An inspired choice of color is easily as important as the specific pattern when selecting wallpaper. At Adelphi Paper Hangings, each order is printed individually, allowing us to tailor the palette to the client’s needs.

The primary image of each available pattern shown on this website depicts its document colorway and is referred to as the A colorway; for most patterns there are also images of alternative colorways. The B colorway uses color appropriate for the time period of the pattern. Colorways C and D are not necessarily historic but have been created to reflect more contemporary sensibilities.

The choices, however, are not limited to these examples.
Additional colorways can be devised in any number of ways, including:

• Choosing one or more alternative colors from any of Adelphi’s over 125 patterns.  Simply note the pattern. the colorway and the basic color (“red” “light blue” and so on) This is usually all that is needed to determine the precise paint for us to print with.  If a small sample of the wallpaper would be useful just let us know. Choosing substitute colors from commercial paint companies; we have color decks from most of the well known paint companies and can quite closely formulate to most of them.  Because of the composition of our paint base – and its very matte surface appearance – there is usually a small degree of variation between the commercial color chip and our version.
• Choosing substitute colors from commercial paint companies; we have color decks from most of the well known paint companies and can quite closely formulate to most of them.  Because of the composition of our paint base – and its very matte surface appearance – there is usually a small degree of variation between the commercial color chip and our version.
• Coordinating a pattern with existing design colors. Adelphi Paper Hangings will gladly color match to color or paint chips provided by the clients. (The fee for color matching is $100. per color)

Strike Offs

Depending on the complexity and degree of color substitutions it is advisable to order a strike off, or test print, of a custom colored pattern before placing an order. Generally, we provide a strike off with several pattern repeats. The fee for strike offs is $60. per printed color.

NOTE: Strike offs are simply a test for color compatibility; the print quality may be less refined than the final product.

A less expensive alternative to a strike off is a simple “color sketch,” which gives a general sense of how the pattern and the new colorway interact. (Color sketches will suggest the size and proportion of the color areas of a pattern but do not reproduce pattern details.)