River Baron

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All the gravitas of a riverbank, under a weathered gold top hat. River Baron is a Victorian hippo portrait wallpaper that renders every crease of gray hide in painterly detail, set off by a gilded bow tie and a deep charcoal ground. The heavyweight of dark academia.

The design

Hippo portraits in aged gold top hats and bow ties, gray and charcoal with warm gold accents. Monumental presence, deadpan charm. The charcoal ground pushes the portraits forward, and the gold accents catch any light the room has to give. From across the room it reads as a stately repeat, while the crease-by-crease detail waits for closer inspection. Lamplight favors the gold and turns each bow tie into a small event.

Works best in

Home offices, libraries, bedrooms, bathrooms, powder rooms and entryways built for a big presence.

Style notes

Victorian portraiture, deadpan, with a very large sitter. It wants walnut or ebonized wood, aged brass hardware and leather in oxblood or tan. Deep charcoal trim keeps the mood clubby, and a gray wool chair completes the committee. In a home office it projects authority, and in a powder room it supervises the hand-washing.

Order with confidence

The repeat in River Baron is engineered to be seamless, so the committee sits in order across every panel, and the design is ours alone. Available as peel and stick or traditional wallpaper. Samples available, and the Baron will wait.