14 Vintage Wallpapers

These  Vintage Wallpaper samples were among some of the first images that I scanned on my blog. They were beautiful 1940’s Wallpapers, that I had collected over many years as an Antiques Dealer. At one point, I cut the original papers into smaller samples to sell in packs on Etsy, and that is around the time that I scanned these. Unfortunately back then I didn’t have a clue about resolution when it came to images, and so unfortunately the resolution was pretty low. I no longer have any of these papers around anymore, or at least I don’t think that I do as they have not turned up in my latest move, but as luck would have it I did give a number of remnants to Emily a while back and she still has some! She scanned the ones that she had and for the rest I have adjusted them the best that I can, but they are quite small.

If you don’t see a “Click HERE to Download …” under a sample that you like, it means I was not able to include a higher-resolution file of that sample. I’m consolidating all of these posts together so that you can find them all in one spot. **Also, please read my note about copyright at the bottom of the page.

Cabbage Rose Wallpapers

Click HERE for the Full Size Printable PDF of the Striped Cabbage Roses Wallpaper

This is a wonderful vintage wallpaper. This one has a pretty gray and white striped background, and the loveliest pink cabbage roses with soft green leaves!! I covered a couple of hat boxes with these, back when I used to have my shop, and this pattern was very popular. As I recall I had rather a large roll of this paper.

{Right click to save the small green Roses Wallpaper file above}

Vintage Lace Pattern Wallpapers

Vintage Scrolls and Swirls Damask Wallpaper

{Right click to save the small Scrolls and Roses Wallpaper file above}

This is a very elegant 1940’s Wallpaper Pattern. My grandparents had a similar paper in their foyer. The colors used here are soft mauve’s and rose. There are some very fancy looking Scrolls and Swirls here amidst the pretty White Roses.

{Right click to save the small Burgundy Scrolls and Roses Wallpaper file above}

This one is a similar style to the one above. Only the color here is a rich deep burgundy with the White Roses and Scrolls layered on top. It gives the paper a sort of Toile Effect.

Other Vintage Floral Wallpapers

Click HERE to Download the Lilacs Wallpaper

This one is such a beauty and another favorite of mine! This Vintage Paper has a soft Rose colored background and layered on top are beautiful Pink Cabbage Roses and Lavender Lilacs. Stunning!

{Right click to save the small Soft Blue Wallpaper file above}

This soft blue paper is quite charming with it’s small bouquets of pink and yellow flowers. The pale blue stripes doing up down on this pattern, remind me of grosgrain ribbons. 

Click HERE to Download the Yellow Roses Patterned Paper

This happy little Wallpaper pattern features tiny cute Yellow Roses on a Sage Green Background. There is an all over diamond pattern that makes me think of a Garden Trellis when I look at it. I once covered a very tiny papermache box with this one. It’s the sort of pattern that you could visualize being used on the walls of a dollhouse due to it’s small scale.

Click HERE for the Pink Leaves Wallpaper

And last but not least is this pretty patterned paper. It’s not really a floral Wallpaper pattern but instead it’s leaves. And they are very pretty pink leaves at that, which give them a floral like appearance. The background is a soft blue, almost gray. I think this was one of the very first papers that I purchased. If I remember correctly I purchased it from my old picker, who let me tag along to an attic clean out with him, and this was stashed away under the eaves. It was an exciting find! He told me he would have thrown it out if I hadn’t been there to grab it, as it wouldn’t have occurred to him to save it. Can you even imagine?! It makes you wonderful how many of these lovely old papers are in the landfill now. Ugh!

Click HERE for the Full Size Printable of the Chintz Wallpaper

This beauty is a bit older than the others. It has a chintz like feel to it. I love the soft muted tones and that beautiful bird in the center!

Click HERE for the Full Size Printable PDF of the Iris Paper

Here is the latest addition to this collection. This one has soft pastel tones and features some pretty Iris flowers on it! Such a sweet pattern.

**A word about copyright on these. It’s my belief that most of these papers date to around the 1940’s, judging by the style of the designs, and they were made in the U.S. I really have no way of knowing if the copyright would have been renewed on these, some years later. As far as I know there is no database for this and since we don’t know the names of the patterns, no way to research it anyway. It’s possible that as styles and tastes changed rather rapidly over the next couple of decades, that it would not have made sense to renew a copyright on an outdated design of any type. But again, I can’t guarantee that and I just don’t know. So I am offering these as a sort of historical snapshot of these designs for educational purposes and I am going to leave it at that. I hope you enjoy viewing these!

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