The Cairo Palmette Wallpaper: Navy, Gold & Burnt Orange | 1925 Deco Collection

About This Design

At wall scale, the gold palmettes stack with real ceremony against the navy ground, each fanned frond large enough to read clearly from across the room. Alternating palmettes carry a burnt orange edge that deepens toward red at the tips, a warm pulse running through the otherwise cool navy and gold rhythm. The impasto ridging catches ambient light throughout the day, giving the gold a gilt like quality that shifts depending on where you're standing.

Up close, the density of the linework inside each palmette rewards a slower look, and the burnt orange sections stand out with real warmth against the cooler tones surrounding them. From a distance, the formal symmetry is what carries the wall, holding the space with the same authority as the temple columns and revival era interiors that inspired it. Against the collection's softer, coastal toned pieces, The Cairo Palmette is the one built to anchor a formal room.

The Inspiration

This design comes directly from the Egyptian revival that swept through fashion and interiors after 1922, when Tutankhamun's tomb turned palmettes, lotus forms and gold detailing into the height of taste. Bringing that language onto a wall meant keeping the fanned frond and formal symmetry intact, then letting navy, gold and burnt orange carry the full ceremony of the era at room scale.

What It Carries

A room dressed in The Cairo Palmette takes on real gravity, a formal dining room, a study, an entrance hall built to impress. The navy grounds the space, the gold lifts it, and the burnt orange adds a warmth that keeps the whole thing from feeling cold or overly formal. It's a wall for rooms that want to feel considered and a little ceremonial, the kind of space that earns a second look from anyone who walks in.

Design Size Options

This design is available in three layout scales to suit your wall and room:

Grand: A large-scale composition that commands the full wall. Best for spacious rooms, high ceilings, and statement feature walls where the pattern needs room to breathe.

Classic: A balanced, repeated layout with natural structure and visual rhythm. Works beautifully across most room sizes and wall proportions.

Detailed: A fine-scale repeat that reads as texture from a distance and reveals its impasto detail up close. Ideal for smaller rooms, accent walls, or spaces where you want depth without visual weight.

💡 Style tip: Use a measuring tape to mark out 50cm on your wall. That window shows you exactly how the Detailed scale brings movement and energy into your space without overpowering it.

Size & Quantity Guide

Every wallpaper in this collection is individually produced to match your exact wall dimensions.

To order, measure your wall height and width in metres. Multiply height x width to get your total square metres. Enter that number in the Area Size field and the same number in the Quantity field at checkout.

Example: A wall 2.5m high and 4m wide = 10m². Enter "2.5m high x 4m wide" in the Area Size field and 10 in the Quantity field.

Once your order is placed, we prepare a tailored layout of the design scaled to your exact measurements and send it to you by email or WhatsApp for approval before production begins.

Wallpaper Base Options

All designs are available in five premium wallpaper substrates:

B Tex: A classic non-woven base with a smooth, modern matte feel.
Woven Linen: Subtle texture with a natural, tactile linen weave.
Fabric Wall: Soft to the touch with a gentle, textile-like depth.
Silky Smooth: Sleek and refined with a satin shimmer.
Velvet Finish: Ultra-luxurious, with a rich surface and soft-touch texture.

Select your preferred substrate from the Wallpaper Options dropdown at checkout.

Matching Fabric

This design is also available on a range of premium fabrics for upholstery, curtains, cushions, and soft furnishings. Visit the The Cairo Palmette Fabric, 1925 Deco Collection to see all base fabric options.

Preview Disclaimer

Please note: Slight tonal variations may appear between previews and your final printed wallpaper. This is a result of substrate texture, lighting conditions in styled photography, and natural variation between wallpaper bases. Preview images are styled to show the design's potential across different room settings and scales.