What's Hot Now: Grasscloth Wallpaper

"I selected chartreuse grasscloth for this project because it provided a visual connection to all the various live plantings of the terraced landscaping beyond," says designer James Rixner of this bright and welcoming kitchen design.

"A beautiful feature of natural grasscloth is its handmade texture. Each panel will have its own texture, and the panels will not [exactly] match one another. This is one of the most striking features of the beautiful material," James says.

"We chose this casual, chunky weave grasscloth for its warmth and durability. This room acts as the family entrance to a house with four kids and a dog, so it gets a ton of wear and tear," says designer Julie Kleiner of Massucco Warner Miller Interior Design.

"The client didn’t want to invest in artwork to hang above the wainscoting but didn’t want to have just plain painted walls either. Our warm, straw-color grasscloth wallcovering is such a nice counterpoint," Julie says. "In a space with very little opportunity to have soft furnishings or accessories, this just fit the bill."

"I chose the dark navy blue grasscloth to provide depth and texture to the room," says designer Linc Thelen. "This is a fresh, modern take [on] the traditional tan-brown grasscloth papers."

Due to the natural and varied slubbed texture of grasscloth paper, Linc suggests priming the wall the same color as the paper to aid in hiding the visible seams when hung.

This contemporary dining room takes shape in a neutral palette. Introducing texture on the walls with grasscloth paper brings quiet, yet unique, dimension and warmth to the space and is especially lovely when paired with linen upholstery and natural wood.