The beauty and benefits of natural fiber wallcoverings.

• Grasscloth brings a natural, serene effect to your room, bringing a bit of nature indoors.
• Absorbs noise and adds texture
• Heavier wallcoverings such as grasscloth, fibers and fabric will cover any slight imperfections in walls.
• Grasscloth & Natural Fiber wallcoverings are environmentally friendly
• Depending on your decor grasscloth and natural fiber wallpapers can lend an exciting backdrop to modern, country or tropical decor.

Types of Natural Fiber Wallcoverings

Arrowroot - grows abundantly in deep mountain regions. Rapid streams of pure mountain water are necessary for fermentation and aging. Only very select fibers are chosen for these designs.

Bamboo - if found at the edges of streams in sandy soil. The skins of the stalks are peeled and then slit into various sizes. Bamboo fiber makes a very desirable product for hand-made papers

Cattail - grows widespread in marshy places with long strap-like leaves that are dried and sorted by color and width. Used in combination with other natural grasses, cattail leaves add unique design elements.

Jute - is commonly known as Gunny, Burlap and Hessian. Only certain geographic regions can product a high grade, durable jute fiber.

Paper Weaves - are plain, hand-made papers that are cut into narrow strips and twisted to make yarns.

Reed - a tall grass with narrow foliage that is native to wetland sites. Part of hte bamboo family, the hard outer stalk is dried, and cut to desired widths for specific designs.

Rush - plants grow at the water's edge. The beautiful sun-bake stalks acan be used to create mulit-shaded colorations.

Seagrass - is grown in damp-ground grass beds, and harvested during the summer season. The long strap-like blades are dried, fermented and hand-selected for color.

Sisal - is cultivated for its large, sword-shaped leaves that provide stiff fibers. After the leaves are crushed, the green pulp is scraped away to leave long fibers, which are then dried and prepared for weaving.

Stones - (Ceramic and Mica) are products from certain sands in the soil. A high temperatrue treatment turns these minderal producs into a beautiful variety of colors. Sorted by size and color, the stones are spread by hand onto the wallcovering background.

Ideas?

• For a country feel overlay your cupboard doors with grasscloth
• Create a tropical effect by covering one wall behind ferns, palms and other exotic plants or cover the ceiling for a *thatched* hut look.
• Prefer a more modern feel, the natural texture of grasscloth & natural fiber wallpapers will add the perfect backdrop to sleek contemporary furnishings.