While the exact origin of paper marbling is a topic of some debate—certain historians trace it back to 10th-century china, others to 12th-century Japan—there’s no denying its enduringly enchanting effect. Traditionally used as book endpapers, sheets of hand-marbled paper become even more mesmerizing when applied en masse across walls and ceilings, creating a backdrop as precious and unique as its natural stone counterpart.
Steven Gambrel used sheets of warmly hued marbled paper to cover the walls and ceiling of a client’s East Hampton dining room-slash-library, creating a showstopping cocoon that’s also a winking nod to the material’s historic use in bookbinding.
ERIC PIASECKI
Using artisanal finishes to elevate petite rooms is a favorite strategy of Katie Ridder, who used sheets of marbled papers in a range of colors and sizes to create a veritable jewel box of a powder room in a client’s Upper East Side apartment.
ERIC PIASECKIGet the Look With Marbled Wallpaper
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