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Over 70 Years of Covering the World with Wallpaper

Looking for high quality wallpaper to go with your hi-tech shades? Learn more about our friends at Graham & Brown.

Graham & Brown, a leader in the wallpaper industry was started by two friends, Harold Graham and Henry Brown in 1946, with very little between them except foresight and friendship. With the severe shortage of paper following the War, Henry and Harold cleverly procured a large supply of surplus metallic paper, an eight-color surface printer and a new embossing machine, with which the two men began a wallpaper revolution. The public, desperate for things to help brighten up their homes following the hard years of war, snapped it up so fast Graham & Brown could barely meet demand.


Now, over 70 years later the company is selling wallpaper to consumers around the world! The business is still family owned and CEO Andrew Graham is the grandson of one of the founding fathers, Harold. 


The company designs and manufactures all their wallpaper in their factory located in Blackburn, England. Graham & Brown offers thousands of high quality wallpaper styles that are unique to every personality and taste in home decor! Not only is quality and superior service to their consumers the upmost important part of their business, they also find it imperative to offer fashion forward, versatile paper that meets the needs of every consumer. 


Some of the company’s best sellers are made up from their Damask wallpaper prints, the popular color gray, metallic and paintable wallpaper. Yes, there is such a thing as paintable wallpaper. Paintable wallpaper is made up of an expanded vinyl material and the design is raised creating a soft dimensionally textured finish. The paper can be painted over like you would a wall, and like most of Graham & Brown’s wallpaper it can be wiped clean with a damp cloth and mild detergent.


The amazing thing about wallpaper is its ability to instantly transform your home. You can decorate with less mess than what painting involves, and you can have an entire room put back together that same day! Plus, wallpaper has come a long way since the late 40’s. Graham & Brown also offers easy to remove wallpaper, easy to apply wallpaper, textured wallpaper, murals and even heavy weight vinyl paper which is made of durable properties that can withstand high-traffic areas such as hallways and staircases. The options are endless!


Interested in Graham & Brown? It’s worth checking out their website if you’re a lover of all thing home décor and design.


Check out Graham & Brown’s Easy to Apply & Remove Wallpaper video:

 

The company also offers a Trade Program to those who own/operate an interior design business, architect, construction, etc… You must apply to be a part of their Trade Program, but luckily its very simple to do. After filling in a few fields and submitting, the review process takes about 48 hours and then you’ll hear from a member of their staff. Once you’re in the program you are entitled to 35% off all their full-price product (which also includes wall art).

Apply for the Graham & Brown Trade Program today here

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