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Three vital installation cues we need to be familiar with in patterned papers: Repeat, match type and batch number

Opium Blush, an entangled spectacle of Papaver somniferum, or opium poppy as it’s more commonly known, in contrasting shades of delicate and dark pink. Sponge clean, straight-match, strippable, paste-the-wall, €159 per roll, The Curious Department.

There's a reason why wallpapering offers such rich territory for comedy sketches. Curled lengths of slippery material, easily punched out with a foot, lofted up the wall as we scale a ladder. What could possibly go wrong?

We’ll delve into some useful hacks for papering next week, but let’s start by reading the rolls. Beyond scrub/sponge quality, suitability to the humid conditions, colourfastness and paste types (do go for paste-the-wall to preserve your sanity), there are three vital installation cues we need to be familiar with in patterned papers: the repeat, the match type and the batch number.