Stephen Bauer started as a teenage design apprentice to Bruce Bradbury in 1982. After Bruce’s retirement in 2005 he and his wife took the helm of B&B and with the help of their incredible crew of craftspeople have continued the tradition, creating some of the most beautiful historic wallpapers available today.
Bradbury & Bradbury Art Wallpapers’ historical designs bring to life the architectural styles of the 1880s through the 1960s: Victorian, Arts & Crafts, Art Deco, and Midcentury eras.
Our extensive selection of Victorian wallpapers alone include the fashionable patterns of William Morris, Walter Crane, Christopher Dresser, Bruce Talbert, the Herter Brothers, and represent Victorian styles from the Gothic Revival to Classicism. Our Arts & Crafts designs, rendered in warm hues, include borders, wall fills and friezes; reminiscent of traditional patterns and stencil techniques used in the Craftsman-era home. Our Modernism Collection captures the vibrant, elegant, and futuristic vision of the Jazz Age designers from the late 1920s and recreates the innovative and experimental wallpaper patterns from the progressive Atomic Age.
Map Room, Mabelton, Santa Rosa, CA. The Map Room of the McDonald Mansion houses the owners’ collection of antique maps, and the cartographic theme is reinforced by a stained glass compass rose window designed and fabricated by Theodore Ellison Designs. The neo-grec wallpaper scheme features Bradbury and Bradbury wallpapers in a design by Paul Duchscherer and installed by Heidi Wright Mead. Photo: Mark Citret
“Havana” in Mahogany. From our Art Deco Wallpaper collection, “Havana” is a timeless and graceful palm motif, evocative of the Jazz clubs of the 1920s.
“Lands End” Frieze. From the Arts & Crafts II collection, “Lands End” features a grove of towering Cypress trees framing an endless Pacific vista.
“Lands End” Frieze. From the Arts & Crafts II collection, “Lands End” features a grove of towering Cypress trees framing an endless Pacific vista.
Gentleman’s parlor, Mabelton, Santa Rosa, CA. The Gothic Revival style Gentlemens’ Parlor features an unusual oak wainscot design adapted from a period example by English architect William Burges. The”St James” wallpaper by Bradbury and Bradbury adapts an 1880s pattern by William Morris that was first commissioned for St. James’ Palace in London. Steve Rynerson, architect, interior design by Paul Duchscherer, faux bois (on ceiling) by George Shadow, wallpaper installation by Heidi Wright Mead. photo by Mark Citret
“St. James” in Ruby. From the opulent Morris Specialty line, “St. James” is a 17-color damask originally designed for Queen Victoria’s Throne Room at St. James’s Palace in 1881.
Swan Poster. Originally created as a wallpaper panel, this design by Victorian illustrator and artist Walter Crane has been faithfully reproduced as a hand-printed poster.
“B.J. Talbert” Roomset. Our very first suite of wallpapers designed by B. J. Talbert, in their original Aesthetic Movement palette of sage, gold, soft blue, cream and russet.
“B.J. Talbert” Roomset. Our very first suite of wallpapers designed by B. J. Talbert, in their original Aesthetic Movement palette of sage, gold, soft blue, cream and russet.
“Tulip” Frieze. “Tulip” is inspired by the Arts & Crafts tradition of beautifully hand-stenciled and airbrushed frieze designs.
“Volute” in Mahogany. From the Art Deco Wallpaper collection, “Volute” reflects the vibrant, elegant vision of the artists and designers from the 1920s and ’30s.
