The use of border for decoration in homes has been around for centuries. Many years ago it was used by only the wealthy as a feature to show how much money they had but over the years and with new developments in technology it has become wide spread and at one point, wallpaper borders were used in almost every home in the UK.  They were originally made to conceal fixings in the 18th century, as wallpaper was not pasted up but nailed to the wall or placed on tracks so the border was hung over the fixings giving  a neater finish.

Lately the use of wallpaper borders during the late 90′s and and into this century has dropped significantly due to changing fashions and trends. Over the past few years interior fashion has swayed more to the city living pent house inspired minimalist interior with the smooth surfaces and uncluttered light coloured walls giving you a bright open spacious feeling, or eastern style Japanese inspired homes with the dark wood furniture, screening rooms and cream and browns used throughout. Either way the use of borders, and to some extent, wallpaper as a whole, has become old fashioned.

That is until now; yet again the fashions are changing. Bright coloured floral wallpaper which would have been shuddered at 10 years ago is now the height of fashion and using borders has been on the increase too. Interior designers are now including wallpaper and borders more and more, especially with the old English country look which is increasingly evermore popular.Wallpapers and borders can give a more homely appeal compared to paint, and styles now are creeping away from the cold minimalist style that has dominated for the past 10 years which some designers are saying is for the better.

Whatever your personal preference for interior design you can be sure that out of the thousands of wallpaper and border designs to choose from you will find something you like. Why not use www.localtraders.com to find a decorator in your area that can use your chosen wallpaper or border to make your home look as amazing as it can be?

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