Since Oprah announced on her television show that “wallpaper is back” and Time Magazine called wallpaper “hip” and the “latest passion” of interior designers, the plain painted wall seems a bit boring.

If you haven’t given your walls much thought since last agonizing over paint chips, now is the time to consider today’s new wallpaper and wall decor products.

It’s like switching from traditional to high-definition TV, You won’t see walls the same way ever again. Wallpaper’s sharper image has everything to do with advanced technology incorporated into striking designs to suit the way we live today.

Consider this Thibaut damask in blue…

or this dramatic scrolling ironwork pattern in demure gray from the book, Shadowplay Collection by Seabrook Wallcoverings.

Regal Floral from the book, Expressions Collection by Albert Van Luit & Co.