Wallpaper Is Back - Here Is What Lehigh Valley Homeowners Are Installing in 2025
Published March 2026 - Joseph Assise III Painting & Wallpapering, Easton PA
Wallpaper went through a rough decade. It got associated with the gold and mauve florals from the 1980s and everyone wanted it gone. Contractors like us spent years removing the stuff.
Now it is back - and it looks nothing like what we were taking down.
What homeowners across the Lehigh Valley are installing in 2025 is intentional, sophisticated, and designed to make a room feel finished in a way paint cannot replicate. Here is what is trending.
Grasscloth and Natural Textures
Grasscloth is the single most requested wallcovering we install. It brings warmth and depth that works in almost any space - dining rooms, primary bedrooms, home offices, and entryways. The woven natural fibers create a surface that changes how light reads in a room.
The catch is that grasscloth is not a DIY material. Natural fibers are inconsistent in color and texture by design, and seam placement has to be planned carefully or the variations become distracting instead of beautiful. York Wallcoverings, based in York PA, produces grasscloth and natural fiber collections we work with regularly.
Large-Scale Geometric and Painterly Patterns
Large geometric repeats - arches, hexagons, bold linear patterns - are showing up in entryways, powder rooms, and accent walls across the Lehigh Valley. So are painterly abstracts that look like an artist worked directly on the wall. Architectural Digest has covered consistently that well-executed wallpaper in key rooms elevates perceived value for buyers, particularly in the entry and primary bedroom.
Paint cannot make these statements. That gap is exactly why wallpaper is back.
Dining Rooms and Entryways Are the Power Locations
If you are doing one room, do the dining room or the entry. These are the spaces that create first impressions. A painted dining room with good trim reads as nice. A dining room with a correctly hung linen-texture or subtle botanical paper reads as designed.
We have installed wallpaper in dining rooms and entryways across Easton, Bethlehem, and throughout the Lehigh Valley. The design goals differ. The installation standard is the same everywhere.
What to Do Before You Order Anything
Have a professional assess the walls before you fall in love with a pattern. Old drywall, previously papered surfaces, uneven plaster, and high-humidity rooms all change what can be installed and how. Our wallpaper installation service starts with a wall assessment and product recommendation before a single roll is purchased.