The Old Goat

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Curled horns under a black top hat, and a stare with some history in it. The Old Goat is a moody Victorian goat portrait wallpaper that works deep brown, charcoal and burnished gold into a weathered period portrait with gothic undertones. The distinguished troublemaker of the menagerie.

The design

Horned goat portraits in top hats over mottled brown and charcoal, warmed with gold. Weathered, moody, a little wicked. The gold gathers around the horns and hat brim, pulling each portrait forward from the mottled dark. Low light suits him, deepening the browns until the wall reads like a gallery portrait with opinions. Even down a corridor the hat registers first, then the horns, then the attitude.

Works best in

Home offices, bedrooms, dining rooms, powder rooms and entryways with a taste for slightly feral elegance.

Style notes

The menagerie's gothic streak, worn like a family title. He keeps company with distressed leather, blackened oak, iron candlesticks and whiskey within reach of the conversation. Charcoal trim holds the mood, and gilt frames flatter him shamelessly. In a dining room he improves the toasts, and in an entryway he vets visitors with the look of someone who has heard better excuses.

Order with confidence

Every WALLPLICITY pattern is our own, and The Old Goat is engineered as a seamless repeat so the portraits keep their rank from panel to panel. Choose peel and stick or traditional wallpaper. Samples available, and he prefers to be judged by lamplight.