Let Your Walls Do the Talking With Designer-Approved Patterns

This spring, fresh wallcovering collections from Sherwin-Williams x Magnolia Home and Gray Benko Home x Milton & King offer homeowners new ways to bring pattern, color, and personality indoors. From subtle heritage-inspired prints to joyful, layered designs, these latest launches arrive alongside standout Charleston projects that show just how transformative wallpaper can be. Consider this your inspiration guide for a spring refresh, complete with designer-favorite patterns and local spaces that prove walls deserve just as much attention as furnishings.

Written by Micaela Arnett

Pattern as Protagonist

Gray Benko Home x Milton & King introduces a collection that treats pattern and color as the starting point rather than the finishing layer. Created by design duo Gray Benko and Chelcie Eastman, known for their work on Anything But Gray, the Anything But Basic line translates their joyful, history-minded aesthetic into wallpapers and fabrics designed to be layered, mixed, and fully lived in.

Self-described home historians, the designers draw from vintage textiles, sketchbook studies, and rooms rich with collected detail. The result is a fearless celebration of florals, stripes, geometrics, and checks that coordinate effortlessly across surfaces. Coral meets mustard. Lilac rests beside red. Earthy tones balance electric hues. Color is not an accent here. It is a commitment.

Rather than following trend forecasts, the collection reflects real rooms filled with personality. Wallpaper can anchor a powder bath. Fabric can revive a vintage chair. Pattern can travel from the wall to the ceiling wit

hout hesitation. In their world, the word basic simply does not exist. Available through Milton & King, the collection offers Charleston homeowners a fresh framework for expressive interiors.

Magnolia Home Wallpaper Collection

For those drawn to a quieter approach, the Magnolia Home Wallpaper Collection from Sherwin-Williams offers a softer entry point. These heritage-inspired patterns reflect Magnolia Home’s signature balance of simplicity and warmth, bringing subtle texture and timeless charm to everyday spaces.

With understated palettes and classic motifs, the collection works especially well in bedrooms, hallways, and calm living spaces where the goal is to add character without overwhelming the architecture. Available locally through Sherwin-Williams, these designs feel refined, livable, and approachable for homeowners ready to experiment with wallpaper in a more understated way.

While considering patterns for your own home, take inspiration from these Charleston projects led by local interior designers and retailers. Their selections show how the right wallpaper can shape mood, add depth, and bring a room’s personality into sharper focus.

Charleston Designer Favorites

Kate Miles Design

Velvet Leaves Spruce and Blue by Schumacher

Photography by Margaret Wright

Provenance Lee Interiors

Underwater Life in Blue by Mind the Gap

Photography Provided by Provenance Lee Interiors

Hayes + Nash Design Co.

Starleaf Blue by Thibaut

Photography provided by Hayes + Nash Design Co.

Southeastern Galleries

Wild Wisteria Metallic Silver Mural by Thibaut

Photography by Ruta Smith

Seawah Furniture | Design

Kelp Garden Tropical Reef Light Blue

Photography by Kelly Parrish

JOY Architecture + Interior Design

Emma Coral Clay Coated

Photography by Ruta Smith

Steven Shell Living

Thibaut Alpine Spa Blue

Photography by Ruta Smith

Iola Modern

Kelly Wearstler District Wallcovering

Photography by Ruta Smith

Riverside Designers

Thibaut Daint

Photography by Kelly Parrish

CHD Interiors

Seraphina Delft Floral

Photography by Callie Webster

Amelia Interiors

Cork Metallic Silver Wallpaper

Photography by Holger Obenaus

Jean’s Custom Workroom

Check Wallpaper in Pink

Photography by Kelly Parrish

Claudia Leonard Interiors

Porter Teleo AMITIÉ Hand-Painted Wallcovering

Photography Provided by Claudia Leonard Interiors

Pick up the latest issue of CHD Mag to read more about what these designers think of the wonderful world of wallpaper and where you can shop to find your perfect swatch.