General Heirloom Restoration FAQs
What steps do you take to identify a pattern when no historical records exist?
We unravel the mystery of an unrecorded wallpaper pattern with a blend of detective work and expertise. Each step brings us closer to reviving your nostalgic treasure.
Our journey begins by dissecting the sample’s surviving clues. We scrutinize its motifs—perhaps a faint floral swirl or a geometric shard—under magnification, noting shapes, scales, and repetition hints that whisper its origins. Colors, even faded, offer leads: a muted mustard might point to 1970s flair, a soft damask to Victorian elegance. Texture adds another layer—embossed ridges or fabric weaves steer us toward era-specific techniques. With no records to lean on, our historians tap decades of knowledge, amassed since 2004, cross-referencing these traits against a mental archive of styles—Arts and Crafts restraint, mid-century boldness, or Edwardian excess. We then scour broader clues, like your family’s oral history or the home’s age, to narrow the timeline. If fragments suggest a repeat, our illustrators test hand-traced layouts, piecing together a plausible whole for Wallpaper Reproductions.
This methodical chase yields a faithful foundation. Your Custom Wallpaper emerges as a testament to our skill, bridging the gap where records fade into memory.
How do you handle fragile samples that can’t be physically shipped?
We adapt to the fragility of your sentimental wallpaper sample with care and ingenuity. Distance and delicacy won’t dim your nostalgic vision.
For samples too brittle to ship intact, we guide you to secure them in ziplock bags, a simple shield against further crumbling during transit—think a peeling 1950s floral or a cracked Edwardian stripe preserved just enough to reach us.
If removal from the wall risks destruction, clients often send a section of the wall cutout, a practical workaround we’ve mastered since 2004. A chunk of plaster or drywall arrives, cradling the pattern in its original context, and our team treats it like an archaeological find.
We photograph it in high detail, capturing every surviving swirl or line under controlled lighting, then gently clean or stabilize it as needed without compromising its essence. From there, our illustrators hand-trace the design, building a digital blueprint for Wallpaper Reproductions that honors the sample’s weathered state.
This tailored handling keeps your memory safe. Your Custom Wallpaper takes shape with precision, no matter how delicate its origins.
Can you recreate a wallpaper from a memory or verbal description alone?
We rise to the challenge of recreating a nostalgic wallpaper from memory or words alone. Your recollection becomes our canvas.
The process starts with a detailed conversation, where we gather every fragment of your description—colors like “grandma’s faded blue roses,” shapes like “swirling vines,” or a vibe like “cozy 1960s kitchen.”
Our historians anchor these in time, linking vague notifs to era-specific aesthetics - perhaps a mid-century teal or a Victorian mauve—drawing on knowledge honed since 2004. We sketch initial concepts, leaning on common motifs of the period, such as geometric grids or botanical repeats, to test against your memory. Our illustrators then hand-draw these ideas, refining them through rounds of feedback where you guide us—“more petals,” “less sharp”—until the pattern feels right.
Success hinges on your input. While precision varies without a tangible reference, your Custom Wallpaper emerges as a heartfelt echo of memory, shaped by collaboration and skill.
How do you handle fragile samples that can’t be physically shipped?
We treat your fragile wallpaper sample with the utmost delicacy it demands. Our methods ensure its journey to us preserves every precious detail.
For samples too delicate to ship loose, we recommend sealing them in a ziplock bag, a straightforward safeguard that cushions a crumbling 1920s damask or a brittle 1970s stripe against further damage in transit. Once it arrives, our team dons latex gloves to handle it, minimizing oils or pressure that could mar its surface—think of a faded floral too frail for bare fingers. We use Q-tips for gentle cleaning or probing, brushing away dust or lifting edges with surgical care to reveal hidden colors and forms without breaking what remains.
High-resolution photography or scanning captures the stabilized sample under soft light, feeding our illustrators a clear base to hand-trace for Wallpaper Reproductions. This meticulous process, refined since 2004, respects the sample’s vulnerability while extracting its essence.
Your trust stays intact. We transform your Custom Wallpaper from a delicate relic into a renewed legacy, handled with precision every step of the way.
What role does the emotional value of a sample play in your recreation process?
We view the emotional value of your wallpaper sample as its heartbeat. It drives our approach to every recreation, infusing technical skill with heartfelt purpose.
This value shapes our process from the outset, as we listen to the stories tied to your sentimental wallpaper—perhaps a sun-bleached stripe from a family lake house or a peeling rose pattern from a parent’s dining room.
These narratives, gathered through conversation, reveal what matters most: a color that recalls laughter, a motif that echoes comfort. Our team, seasoned since 2004, weaves this into every decision, prioritizing elements you cherish—like a specific green or a swirling vine—while assessing the sample’s condition with care.
Historians frame its era to ground our work, but your emotional connection guides the tone, ensuring the Wallpaper Reproduction resonates beyond mere visuals. Our illustrators then hand-trace with this in mind, balancing fidelity to the original with the warmth of your memory, a dual mission that elevates the craft.
The result carries your past forward. Your Custom Wallpaper becomes more than a print — it’s a living tribute and family legacy, shaped by the emotions you entrust to us.
Can you work with samples that have been painted over or heavily altered?
We embrace the challenge of reviving heavily altered wallpaper samples, even those buried under paint or time’s wear. Your nostalgic relic finds new life in our hands.
The process begins with a forensic unraveling of the sample’s layers. Paint—say, a latex coat over a 1960s floral—obscures but doesn’t erase, so we test small areas with gentle solvents or scraping, peeling back the overcoat to expose original hues and shapes, like a faded teal or a partial damask.
For alterations like tears or burn marks, our team assesses what remains, using magnification to spot faint outlines or texture ghosts—a flattened emboss, a shifted repeat.
As experts on wallpaper history, we contextualize these clues, tying them to era norms, while our illustrators hand-trace the uncovered fragments, rebuilding the pattern with precision honed since 2004. We lean on our 20,000+ color library to match buried tones, ensuring the Wallpaper Reproduction reflects what once was, despite the damage.
Success depends on what survives. A painted-over scrap yields less than a pristine one, but our skill transforms your Custom Wallpaper into a faithful nod to its past, no matter the alteration.
Restoration and Reproduction Techniques
How do you restore the vibrancy of colors faded by time?
We rekindle the vibrancy of faded colors with a blend of science and artistry. Your nostalgic wallpaper regains its former glow through our careful hands.
The restoration starts by pinpointing the truest remnants of the original palette, often tucked in unexposed corners. We analyze these under controlled lighting, using a spectrophotometers to measure their spectral data, capturing the essence beneath decades of fade.
Our 20,000+ color library, spanning Pantone to vintage standards, anchors these findings, letting us match the bold reds or soft greens your memory holds. For areas too washed out to sample, historians deduce likely hues from the era—think 1920s ochres or 1970s mustards—while our illustrators hand-adjust in Photoshop, layering digital strokes to revive depth and saturation.
This meticulous process, perfected since 2004, ensures the Wallpaper Reproduction sings with life, tested on press proofs to confirm the ink pops as intended. The Custom Wallpaper we craft carries the vivid spirit of its prime, a testament to our dedication to your heritage.
What methods recreate the texture of vintage wallpapers like silk or flock?
We resurrect the texture of vintage wallpapers like silk or flock with a fusion of craft and innovation. Our approach hinges on matching the tactile soul of the original.
For silk textures, we start by studying the sample’s sheen and weave—perhaps a 1920s damask with its subtle luster—then select from our 35+ in-house textures, to emulate that tactile appeal.
Flock, with its velvety pile, demands more: we replicate its raised feel using substrates with embossed grains or layer digitally generated textures in Photoshop, mimicking the fuzzy depth of a Victorian floral.
Historians guide us, pinpointing era-specific finishes, while our illustrators enhance the design with custom brushes, adding fine ridges or soft nap digitally. Since 2004, we’ve refined this on our well-calibrated press, adjusting ink and pressure to ensure the Wallpaper Reproduction feels right and is tested across proofs.
This dedication delivers authenticity. Your Custom Wallpaper captures the hand of time, blending vintage texture with modern precision for a true heirloom revival.
How do you reconstruct patterns when only a small corner remains?
We transform a mere corner fragment into a complete nostalgic pattern with precision and insight. Every sliver holds the key to its past glory.
The reconstruction begins by magnifying that small piece—a 2-inch scrap of 1950s plaid or a Victorian curl—to decode its secrets. We study the surviving lines, colors, and textures, noting how a stripe bends or a petal arcs, seeking clues to the repeat’s rhythm.
Historians match these hints to era norms—geometric grids for mid-century, ornate scrolls for the 1890s — drawing on expertise honed since 2004 to hypothesize the whole. Our illustrators then hand-trace this foundation, extending it with vector art for clean repetition or Photoshop for textured depth, testing layouts to ensure the pattern flows naturally.
We cross-check against similar designs in our archives, refining curves or angles until the Wallpaper Reproduction feels seamless. Each iteration is proofed digitally, aligning that corner with its imagined kin.
The result is a reborn design. Your Custom Wallpaper rises from a humble remnant, a testament to our skill in bridging fragment to fullness.
What techniques repair visual damage like stains or burn marks?
We erase the scars of time from your nostalgic wallpaper with a masterful blend of technology and craft. Stains and burns vanish under our skilled touch.
Our repair begins by assessing the damage—a coffee stain blurring a 1960s stripe, a burn singeing a Victorian rose—capturing the intact areas in high detail via photography. We wield Photoshop’s clone stamp tool to borrow from these pristine zones, meticulously copying clean colors and textures to overwrite blemishes, like patching a faded blue with its vibrant twin.
Where damage obscures too much for cloning—say, a charred edge—our illustrators step in, hand-drawing missing pieces with custom brushes, recreating a petal’s curve or a line’s flow based on the pattern’s rhythm. This dual approach, refined since 2004, marries digital precision with artistic intuition, ensuring the Wallpaper Reproduction emerges seamless. Each fix is proofed digitally, aligning repairs with the original’s spirit.
Your memory stands unmarred. The Custom Wallpaper we deliver sheds its wounds, restored to a beauty that echoes its prime.
How do you replicate the printing styles of older eras?
We conjure the printing styles of bygone eras like block printing with a rich tapestry of techniques. Your nostalgic wallpaper echoes its historical roots.
Our method starts by dissecting the sample’s texture—a block-printed Victorian floral might show uneven ink or subtle ridges, clues we mirror digitally. We draw from our internal texture library, a trove of vintage effects including block printing’s chunky impressions, screenprinting’s fine screens, gravure’s deep etches, and handpainting’s organic strokes, built over decades.
These are layered in Photoshop to mimic the original’s quirks—think a slightly misaligned repeat or a soft bleed. Our 35+ wallcovering textures, spanning paper’s grain, fabric’s weave, and stone’s heft, enhance the base, with Dreamscape options like canvas or plaster adding era-appropriate weight.
Illustrators refine this digitally, adjusting ink density on our well-calibrated press to nail the tactile heft of a 19th-century print, ensuring the Wallpaper Reproduction feels authentic under your fingers.
This fusion of techniques captures the authenticity of your sample. Your Custom Wallpaper emerges as a faithful tribute, steeped in the artistry of its original era.
Can you adjust a design to remove outdated elements while keeping its spirit?
We refine your nostalgic wallpaper by pruning outdated elements with surgical care. The adjustment begins with a dialogue about what feels dated. We pinpoint the design’s core — its rhythm, then isolate elements to shed, preserving the soul you cherish.
Our illustrators wield Photoshop and vector art, excising garish hues or fussy details while hand-drawing replacements that align with the original’s intent—a muted sage for that green, a simpler curve for that frill.
Historians ensure we honor the era’s flavor, blending 20th-century restraint or 19th-century grace, a craft perfected since 2004. Each tweak is proofed digitally, ensuring the Wallpaper Reproduction feels both fresh and familiar, a bridge between memory and now.
This balance keeps the heart intact. Your Custom Wallpaper sheds its dated skin, emerging as a vibrant heirloom that fits your personal style while honoring its past.
Matching and Customization Options
How do you ensure colors match my memory of the original wallpaper?
We tackle faded samples with a proven color-matching process. Your wallpaper’s original hues get restored, even when time has dulled them.
You send us a sample, faded or not, and we scan it to start. We pinpoint the least faded areas — a corner where a 1960s green or a Victorian red still lingers — as our benchmark.
Using spectrophotometers, we measure these spots under lab-grade lighting, getting precise spectral data to lock in the original color values. We match them against our 20,000+ color library, pulling from Pantone, Sherwin Williams, Behr, Benjamin Moore, Farrow & Ball, Dunn Edwards, and Valspar to nail the exact shade.
For washed-out zones, we deploy Photoshop’s rubber stamp tool, cloning the benchmark to repaint faded sections—think a bleached blue brought back to life. Our team adjusts CMYK and UV-cured inks on our well-calibrated press, tweaking saturation and depth through digital and physical proofs until it’s spot-on for Wallpaper Reproductions.
If your memory says “brighter” or “warmer” than the sample shows, we fine-tune based on your cues, blending subjective input with our tech to get it right. We often provide our clients with a spread of 6-10 options so they can zero in on the right tones with ease.
Can you tweak a nostalgic pattern to fit a modern room’s palette?
We can absolutely adjust the palette of a nostalgic pattern to match a modern room’s palette. Every color gets reworked to fit your space.
Our process isolates each hue in the desig, using Photoshop and vector art to separate them cleanly. You bring us a swatch, paint chip, or even a photo of your room’s decor, and we adjust or replace any color to align with it.
A muted mustard could shift to a sleek gray, a faded teal to a light sage, all while keeping the pattern’s core intact.
We pull matches from our 20,000+ color library, covering Pantone, Sherwin Williams, and more, then fine-tune CMYK and UV-cured inks on our well-calibrated press.
Digital proofs show the shift first, followed by physical samples on Dreamscape substrates to confirm the fit with your modern palette. This flexibility, honed since 2004, ensures the Wallpaper Reproduction blends old charm with new style.
Your Custom Wallpaper ties past to present. We make it work with your room, with no compromises.
Can you match a wallpaper from a photograph or magazine?
We can match a wallpaper from a photograph or magazine. It won’t be an exact replica like a high-res scan, but we get it close.
Starting with your photo or clipping—, we analyze the visible pattern under magnification, tracing shapes and colors by hand. Without a sample, we can’t capture every nuance, so complex textures like block printing ridges or fine details often simplify. Our illustrators rebuild it in Photoshop and vector art, leaning on our 20,000+ color library (Pantone, Sherwin Williams, etc.) to approximate hues, but exact matches fade without a physical benchmark to measure with spectrophotometers.
The Wallpaper Reproduction reflects the design’s essence, tested via digital proofs and physical samples on Dreamscape substrates. Since 2004, we’ve honed this, and while precision dips, we offset it with flexibility—tweaking CMYK and UV-cured inks to fit your paint, furnishings, or moldings per your preference.
You get a solid recreation for your Custom Wallpaper. It’s not identical without a sample, but we tailor it to your space and taste.
How do you handle color variations from different lighting over decades?
We control color variations across lighting conditions with top-tier tools. Your wallpaper stays consistent, no matter the room or era.
We use pro-grade lightboxes and pro-level lighting to test every hue—your 1950s green or Victorian purple—under a full spectrum of references, including natural light, LEDs, incandescents, and fluorescents. This mimics how lighting has shifted over decades, from warm gas lamps to cool modern bulbs, ensuring we see what you saw back then and what you’ll see now.
Our process starts with your sample, scanned and matched against our 20,000+ color library (Pantone, Sherwin Williams, etc.), then refined with CMYK and UV-cured inks on our well-calibrated press. We proof it in those lightboxes, cross-checking against natural daylight and artificial setups to catch any shift—a red that skews pink or a blue that dulls.
Since 2004, this rig keeps Wallpaper Reproductions spot-on across any environment. Your Custom Wallpaper holds its color. Our setup guarantees it looks right, whatever the light.
Can you recreate a pattern in a different scale to suit my wall size?
We can resize your nostalgic pattern to fit any wall. Scaling’s no issue with our process.
We start with your sample or photo, tracing it via vector art for clean, infinite scalability. Your pattern can shrink or stretch without losing clarity.
To nail the size, we overlay silhouettes of people in the digital design, giving you a real-world sense of scale—say, a motif that’s knee-high or ceiling-wide. Our team, working since 2004, adjusts it to your wall’s dimensions, sending a digital proof to lock in the look.
We also print physical proofs on Dreamscape substrates with our well-calibrated press, so you can see the exact size on your wall before the full Wallpaper Reproduction run. You call the shots on the final scale.
Your Custom Wallpaper fits perfectly. We make it work for your space, no limits.
Visualization and Approval Process
What previews do you offer to show a nostalgic pattern taking shape?
Our preview process is transparent, detailed, and built to inform at every step to eliminate guesswork and keep you 100% in the loop.
- High-res scan preview kicks things off fast. The second your sample arrive, we scan it at ultra-high resolution. You get a digital preview within days, showing every surviving detail magnified. That yellowed corner from your old kitchen? Every crack and fade is captured, giving you a raw, unfiltered look at what we’re working with.
- Repairs and cleanup updates show our skill in action. If your sample’s a mess—torn from the wall, stained by decades, or burnt at the edges— our retouching artists get to work. We patch tears with surgical care, lift stains with pro techniques, and stabilize crumbling pieces, then send you a follow-up preview fast, often within a week. You’ll see a before-and-after as added reassurance that your heirloom sample is in expert hands.
- Color separations highlight total control. We break your pattern into its bones—every hue isolated like a 1970s teal or an 1890s rose—using Photoshop and vector art. You get a preview of these color separations, showing how we’ve split each shade for maximum flexibility. Want that green muted or that red popped? This step proves we can tweak anything, giving you power over the palette before we lock it in. It’s your design, your call, backed by our tech.
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Spot color picks from our library seal the match. We don’t guess colors — we nail them. Using our 20,000+ color library (Pantone, Sherwin Williams, Behr, Benjamin Moore, Farrow & Ball, Dunn Edwards, Valspar), we pull exact matches and photograph them next to your sample. You’ll see a 1920s ochre chip or a 1980s coral swatch pinned to your faded scrap, proving we’ve hit the mark. This preview isn’t fluff—it’s hard evidence of our spectrophotometer-driven accuracy, showing your Custom Wallpaper will look right.
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Roll schematic maps it to reality. Scale matters, and we don’t leave it to chance. We send a detailed schematic plotting how your pattern—say, a 24-inch mid-century motif—lays out on a 51-inch roll with a 1-inch overlap. You’ll see how it repeats, aligns, and fits your wall, complete with silhouettes of people for scale. Far beyons a simple sketch, this is a full-on blueprint of your final roll, ensuring your installer’s life is easy and waste stays low, all before the Wallpaper Reproduction hits the press.
- Printed sample delivers the final punch. Once you greenlight the digital proofs, we print a physical sample on your chosen material—Dreamscape canvas, plaster, whatever you pick—using our well-calibrated press. This isn’t a flimsy mock-up—it’s a chunk of the real deal, mailed to you within 1-3 weeks depending on colors. Hold it, feel it, stick it on your wall. It’s your last check before we roll out the full run, guaranteeing your nostalgic vision lands exactly as planned.
Long story short, we really don’t mess around when it comes to previews and colecting feedback. Each step builds trust, shows off our chops, and puts you in charge. Your Custom Wallpaper doesn’t just take shape, it gets perfected, right in front of you.
How do physical samples reflect the feel of my childhood wallpaper?
We make physical samples that nail the feel of your childhood wallpaper. It’s about texture and print precision.
Our [35+ wallcovering textures(/materials/wallpaper) — Dreamscape canvas, plaster, cotton, and more — start the job, matching the heft of your 1960s flock or the smoothness of a Victorian silk straight from our stock.
We analyze your sample’s surface—rough, soft, embossed—and pick the closest base from our lineup, built since 2004. Then, we dial it in with CMYK printing on our well-calibrated press, layering ink to mimic subtleties like a worn-in grain or a raised ridge. Shading effects in Photoshop add depth—think shadows on a 1950s geometric or a faded patina on an 1890s floral — recreating the tactile memory you recall.
You get a sample, printed 1-3 weeks after approval, that you can touch and test on your wall, ensuring the Wallpaper Reproduction feels like the real deal. Your Custom Wallpaper matches that old vibe. We blend stock textures with print tricks to get it spot-on.
Can I see multiple versions of a recreation before choosing one?
We give you multiple recreation versions to test-drive. You’re in the driver’s seat picking the one that fits.
Size and scale come first. We use vector art to stretch or shrink your pattern, no quality loss, and slap silhouettes into the digital proof so you see how it measures up on your wall. Whether it’s tight or sprawling, we’ve got it covered from our work since 2004.
Colorways are next up. Our 20,000+ color library—Pantone, Sherwin Williams, the works—lets us spin out different hues for your pattern. You want it darker, lighter, or flipped entirely? We show you the spread in digital proofs, nailing it with CMYK inks on our well-calibrated press.
Custom mods seal the deal. Got a tweak in mind—like simplifying a shape or boosting a line? We adjust it in Photoshop, push it through to physical samples on Dreamscape textures, and get it to you in 1-3 weeks. You compare everything—scale, color, changes — before the Wallpaper Reproduction is finalized.
Can I see how the final pattern will look in my room?
We make it real before it’s final. You send us a photo of your room, and we deliver a preview that shows exactly how your nostalgic pattern fits.
Our team takes your snapshot — any angle, any space — and uses Photoshop to layer in the recreated pattern. We scale it to match your wall size, using vector art for precision, so it’s not guesswork but an accurate fit. Your lighting conditions matter, so we adjust the design to reflect them—whether it’s soft natural light or harsh LEDs — showing how colors and textures play in your setup.
You get a digital mock-up fast, typically within a week of sending the photo, built from our expertise. It’s not just a flat image—it’s your room with the Wallpaper Reproduction in place, giving you the full feel before we print. If adjustments are needed we’ll refine it until it perfectly fits your vision.
Your Custom Wallpaper lands as you expect. This preview locks in the look, no surprises.
Timeline, Cost, and Practical Considerations
How long does it take to get a sample of my recreated family wallpaper?
We deliver your family wallpaper sample in 2-6 weeks. The timeline hinges on a few key factors.
Complexity drives the pace. A simple pattern with clean lines moves faster—closer to 3 weeks—while a dense, intricate design stretches toward 6, as our team traces and refines every detail in Photoshop and vector art. The number of colors matters too: two tones wrap quicker than six, which need extra rounds of CMYK and UV-cured ink tweaks on our well-calibrated press.
The state of your sample plays a big role. A pristine piece scans and proofs in under a month, but a torn or faded one—needing repairs or heavy color matching from our 20,000+ color library—pushes the upper end. Since 2004, we’ve dialed this in, starting once you approve the digital proof, then printing your Wallpaper Reproduction sample on your chosen Dreamscape texture.
You get it when it’s right. Your Custom Wallpaper sample lands within that 3-6 week window, built to your specs.
How does the number of colors affect timing?
The number of colors in your design is a core metric for scoping your project.
Every color gets hand-traced and isolated in Photoshop and vector art for full flexibility. That takes time. A pattern with 3 colors wraps in about 2 weeks. Uur artists knock it out fast on our well-calibrated press.
Add another color, and you’re looking at an extra week minimum, so 4 colors hits 3 weeks, 5 colors lands at 4, and so on. Rough rule: take the color count, subtract 1, and that’s your weeks.
Please Note: Not every color’s equal. A simple layer—like a flat background shade—might only take a day to isolate, trimming the timeline. Complex color layers, packed with detail, will naturally extend this process.
Even so, since 2004, we’ve capped most Wallpaper Reproduction samples at 6-8 weeks, and that’s rare—only for intricate designs with heavy color counts that demand extra tracing.
We are a well oiled machine for this process, so regardless of what yous end us you can rest assured that your printed sample stays on track. We are also fully transparent in our process and will give you an estimate for sample delivery upon evaluation of your phsyical sample.
How does the age of a wallpaper affect the reproduction timeline?
We factor the age of your wallpaper into the timeline. Older doesn’t always mean slower, but it can shift the workload.
A newer sample — say, from the 1980s or 90s — often comes intact, with clear colors and patterns. We scan it, trace it in Photoshop, and push a sample out in 2-3 weeks on our well-calibrated press.
By contrast a 1920s piece might be faded or brittle, needing extra stabilization or color guesswork from our 20,000+ color library — that can stretch it to 4-6 weeks.
Condition ties to age. Decades of wear—cracks, stains, or sun damage—mean more repair time. Our team, leaning on experience since 2004, patches and restores before tracing, adding days or weeks depending on the necessary repairs.
### What drives the cost of reprinting a nostalgic design?
We base the cost of reprinting your nostalgic design on four big factors. Each one ties straight to the work we put in, and we break it down so you know what’s hitting your wallet.
The quantity of colors sets the baseline. Every hue needs isolating by hand in Photoshop and vector art, then dialed in with CMYK and UV-cured inks on our well-calibrated press. A three-color job might land quick and lean, but bump it to six, and you’re paying for extra hours tracing and proofing—each layer adds up. Our team’s been at this since 2004, and we’ve seen color counts push budgets hard.
Pattern intricacy jacks costs next. A basic grid’s cheap and fast, but a detailed design—like a two-color damask—drags out the clock. Every curve, shape, and line gets hand-traced by our designers, and that’s not light work. The denser the pattern, the more time we sink into making the Wallpaper Reproduction flawless, and you feel that in the price tag.
Sample state plays a role too. If your piece comes caked in dirt, grime, or shredded with rips, we’ve got cleanup to do. Stabilizing brittle edges, scrubbing stains, or patching tears takes tools and time—think hours with Q-tips and gloves before we even scan. A clean sample skips that, keeping costs down, but a beat-up one means we’re billing for the fix.
Sample completeness hits hardest. A full, intact pattern’s a breeze—we trace what’s there and roll. Missing chunks? That’s where it spikes. Recreating gaps, especially when we can’t just copy other sections, demands heavy lifting. Our artists rebuild from scratch in Photoshop, guessing repeats or inventing details, leaning on our 20,000+ color library for cues. It’s the priciest part, no shortcut around it.
What’s the smallest amount of wallpaper you can recreate for a keepsake?
We set no minimum size for recreating your wallpaper. You want a tiny keepsake? We can do it.
Our process doesn’t cap how small we go—whether it’s a 6-inch square or a full roll, we scan, restore, and print it on our well-calibrated press with the same effort. Size isn’t the issue. The catch is diminishing returns. Our value lies in the weeks of restoration and recreation—hand-tracing in Photoshop, pulling from our 20,000+ color library, fixing rips or gaps. That’s the bulk of the cost, not the printing itself.
A small sample still gets that full treatment. You’re paying for the same labor—say, 3-6 weeks of work—whether it’s a scrap or a room’s worth. The more you order, the better the bang for your buck, as the upfront effort spreads across more material. This is why we steer clients away from spot repairs or tiny runs—they’re rarely worth it when you crunch the numbers.
Can you expedite a project tied to a family milestone or reunion?
We can speed up a nostalgic wallpaper project under the right conditions. If your pattern’s simple, has few colors, and the sample’s in good shape, we’ll push it through faster. A clean, two-color design might drop from 3-4 weeks to 2 on our well-calibrated press, with Photoshop tracing and CMYK inks streamlined.
Since 2004, we’ve handled rush jobs like this—sound originals with light work get priority without cutting corners.
However, most cases don’t fit that mold. Complex patterns, heavy color counts, or beat-up samples need the full process—hand-tracing, 20,000+ color library matching, repairs—and rushing risks screwing it up. We don’t half-ass Wallpaper Reproductions.
Instead, we give you a straight answer on day one. After assessing your sample, we’ll map an accurate timeline—you’ll know upfront if we can hit your reunion deadline or not.