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April Mawhinney — Luxury British Wallpaper & Fabric. Hand-illustrated & made in the UK

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Creating luxurious wallpapers & fabrics that exude opulence & romance, with just a hint of peril!

April Mawhinney is a British-Irish textile designer creating hand-illustrated luxury wallpaper and fabric, inspired by William Morris, folklore, and native poisonous plants. Every design is created in her West Sussex studio and printed in the UK using OEKO-TEX certified fabrics and eco-conscious inks. As featured in The Guardian and Fabric Magazine, her maximalist, story-driven patterns bring colour, pattern, and a hint of peril to statement interiors.

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Happy Customers...

  • Bathroom with wooden door, sink, and green hemlock wallpaper

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    "Absolutely in love with this wallpaper! Stunning design and fabulous quality"

    - Kathryn

  • Bathroom with ornate gold mirror and Bloomsbury Moth wallpaper | APRIL MAWHINNEY ILLUSTRATION

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    "Looks luminescent on the walls. The pattern matches up perfectly. Nice heavy weight, high quality".

    - Christine

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It's official - these colourful, modern heritage and William Morris inspired wallpapers, fabrics and homewares are flying out from the studio...

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Textile and wallpaper design, April Mawhinney, holding up fabric printed with her Caustic Chrysanthemum in Orpiment Orange design. She is in front of a teal wall. April is wearing a indigo chore jacket, with an orange jumper. She has a red quiff hairstyle are large quirky horn-rimmed glasses

Once Upon a Time...

Over 20 years, April Mawhinney has created artwork for kitchen textiles and home décor brands across the UK. In 2020, she opened her own studio to translate her intricate illustrations into wallpaper and fabric. These designs are drawn from the entwining patterns of William Morris, native poisonous plants, and folkloric tales of the British countryside.

Today, working from her studio between the South Downs and the sea in West Sussex, April designs every pattern by hand before it's printed in the UK on OEKO-TEX certified fabric and eco-conscious wallpaper base. Her work has been featured in The Guardian and Fabric Magazine, and used by home owners from London to Los Angeles, and interior designers including Nicola Gill in projects such as the 18th-century Old Stout House in Rye, Sussex.

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Room in the Old Stout House in Rye Sussex, featuring April Mawhinney's Lords and Ladies wallpaper in Penicillin Pink. There is a green velvet sofa and a vitage lampbase with a cream lampshade. House is owned and decorated by Interior Designer Nicola Gill, and photograph is copyrighted to Rachael Smith Photography

Customer Spotlight!

As featured in The Guardian Newspaper & Fabric Magazine.

It was my pleasure to be contacted by Interior Designer Nicola Gill who wanted to add two of my wallpapers into her renovation of this amazing 18th century Public House! Step inside and be inspired...

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