Dark Floral Wallpaper Transforms Entryway & Staircase

Ellie Cashman
2025-11-20T12:22:57-05:00

Last year, Sean Carter designed a Lakewood, Ohio entryway that beautifully showcases our “A Golden Age” wallpaper. He paired the design with dark blue paneling and sculptural furnishings. You can just imagine that walking into this home feels like walking into a work of art! Moments like this remind me why I create: once a design leaves my studio, it begins a new story. Seeing “A Golden Age” interpreted with such care and elegance is a true dream come true. We are excited to feature this stunning project on our home page. Recently, it was also featured in an article in Cleveland Magazine. Congratulations to Sean, the team at Sapphire Pear and thanks to Scott Pease for the beautiful photographs.

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One of the most rewarding moments as an artist is seeing your work take on a new life in someone else’s hands — especially when that someone really seems to understand what you had originally intended.

When I saw interior designer Sean Carter’s stunning use of our “A Golden Age” wallpaper in a Lakewood, Ohio entryway, which is featured on our home page and recently appeared in Cleveland Magazine, I was blown away.

For this project, Sean thoughtfully interpreted his client’s wishes. I’m so honored that he selected our wallpaper to help bring their vision to life. That’s how “A Golden Age” found the kind of home I had hoped it would! I love how Sean frames it with dark blue paneling and allows it to travel up the staircase.

For my part, I always try to create wallpaper that feels painterly and immersive, like art you can live inside. In Sean’s hands, that dream was realized in a way that feels both bold and deeply refined.

The way he paired “A Golden Age” with rich color, sculptural furnishings, and thoughtful lighting creates a multi-layered, sensory experience that joyfully announces your arrival at a threshold between outdoors and in, and says, in no uncertain terms, “Welcome to this beautiful home.”

As an artist, moments like this remind me why I do what I do. Once a design leaves my studio, it begins a new story, takes on a life of its own, and is shaped by the people and places that welcome it into their homes. For me, seeing this wallpaper become part of such a cohesive and dramatic interior is a dream come true.

Design by Sean M Carter of Sapphire Pear
Photography by Scott Pease
Wallpaper: A Golden Age in Velvet Black