Charles Rupert Designs Limited is twenty-seven years old, and the owners have decided to retire.
The Warehouse is currently being cleared of remaining wallpapers at a very attractive price point, and the business is For Sale.

The business started in 1989 as a small retail shop, selling historic wallpapers, fabrics, tiles, design books and more. By 1999, the company had started one of the first online catalogues for wallpaper and fabrics, and moved to a larger store. During the next five years, with the growth of their internet business, and the increased access to vastly increased markets for their specialized products, the company moved again, to a head office Showroom in Victoria, B.C., Canada. in order to concentrate on their online sales.

By that time the company was producing its own line of wallpapers. The historic designs were chosen from Charles Rupert Designs' own design archives, to provide more choice for the primarily North American house restoration market. Designs were carefully researched and recreated, and then reprinted in both archival (document) and new colourways.

The two wallpaper collections: "The Historic Wallpapers Collection" and "The Garden Collection" grew to offer twenty-three designs in seventy-seven colourways. Designs contained in the two collections included Victorian; Arts & Crafts; and William Morris designs; dating from 1865 to 1914. The wallpaper designs have remained extremely popular with designers; homeowners; hotel and bed & breakfast operators; and movie designers. The wallpapers were initially printed in the United States and England; but latterly, all printing was done in England, under supervision of our Design Director.

We are proud of our contributions to the historic design and house restoration marketplace over the last twenty-seven years. Knowing that there are walls acoss the world covered in our wallpapers is confirmation of a business that has been successful. Knowing that our customers are deriving continued visual pleasure from our designs is an added bonus.

The Charles Rupert Designs Limited business is For Sale. Our copyrighted designs; wallpaper rollers; business information; certain archival documents; etc. are all for sale. To contact the owners, please email: director@charlesrupert.com. Thank you.

Charles Rupert Designs was pleased to be asked to provide one of our exclusive wallpapers as the perfect setting for an array of exquisite jewelled designer watches in the Summer 2013 issue of the Ritz-Carlton magazine.

The wallpaper used as a background was St. James's Damask - an 1881 design by William Morris for St. James's Palace in London.

We were pleased to be included in Western Living's feature 'Natural Selections' for current wall treatments available this summer. 'Arboretum' is a handsome, Art Nouveau-inspired design that is available in four colourways, including this striking slate and ivory combination.

To see all four colourways. please click here: http://www.charlesrupertdesigns.com/index.php/collections/show/arboretum
Pricing on this design is $ 239. per 33' roll.

For inquiries, please phone our office at: 250-384-1892. Thank you.

Charles Rupert Designs is proud to be celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2009.

The Company started in 1989, and has grown to a world-wide producer and supplier of exclusive, quality wallpapers and fabrics, represented in international Showrooms.

Charles Rupert Designs sources early designs from their own archives, and produces both archival and contemporary colourings for today's interiors. Please see "Collections" for the current full range.

Click here to read an interview with Stuart Stark, the Design Director of Charles Rupert Designs, about how a wallpaper collection is planned and produced, favourite design finds and printing the same design on wallpaper and fabric.

Stuart Stark, Design Director for Charles Rupert Designs, visited the Tritex Fabrics Showroom in Vancouver on June 10, and introduced The Garden Collection of wallpapers and fabrics to invited designers. The new designs were warmly received, and many samples and sample folders were distributed by Showroom staff. After the presentation, there was an opportunity to meet and chat with designers about their current projects. A delicious range of goodies was provided for the attendees and made for a fresh and enjoyable morning at the Tritex Showroom.

The top-rated "Apartment Therapy" blog/website has featured Charles Rupert Designs' new wallpapers, acknowledging that good design - from any period - does not go out of style.

Thank you to www.apartmenttherapy.com

Charles Rupert's William Morris wallpapers in Elle!
Recognizing Good Design and Eco-friendly wallpapers!
May issue 2008

Elle magazine's  "The Green Issue" (May 2008)  has featured Charles Rupert Designs as one of
"Our four favorite decorating faithfuls" which "just happen to be low-impact standard-bearers" in the Eco-friendly stakes.

Charles Rupert Designs' wallpapers are marked with an "Eco-friendly wallpaper" logo:
Eco-Wallpaper

Charles Rupert Designs is pleased to launch Part One of "The Garden Collection". Four new wallpapers and three fabrics make up Part One of the collection, which will be added to in 2008.

These designs are exclusive to Charles Rupert Designs, and are available to our designers through our Showroom representation, or through Charles Rupert directly in areas where Showrooms have yet to be appointed.

Two William Morris designs - "Wild Tulip" from 1884; and Bird & Anemone from 1882 - have been reprinted, using archival documents for both the design and some colourways.

For the first time Charles Rupert Designs is introducing three fabrics. Three printed cotton fabrics co-ordinate with three of the colourways of "Wild Tulip" and are finely printed in delicate colours to add a timeless appeal to today's interiors. More fabrics are planned in the next year.

"Bird & Anemone" wallpaper comes in three tone-on-tone colourways, including a document Cream on Yellow colourway.

"Chelsea Damask" is a large-scale, floral pattern in three colourways, ranging from subtle to bold, which will add a dramatic presence to a grand room or a feature wall.

"Aberdeen Ferns" is a lush, gilded 1890 design of a forest floor of ferns and flowers for a special room, or a heritage house.

Charles Rupert Designs continues its mission to provide the best in historic designs that will add character and colour to today's interiors.

For the complete range of new designs, please see the "Collections" link on the Charles Rupert Trade Site home page.

Country Home magazine has featured Charles Rupert Designs' exclusive wallpaper on the cover of their April 2007 issue, and on pages 110 and 111.

Style at Home called Charles Rupert Designs "a treasure trove of rare and historic wallpapers."

The vintage wallpaper printing machines that Charles Rupert Designs use ensure an unparalleled texture and historic accuracy in the final designs. Samples of "Pink & Rose" wallpaper may be obtained from your Trade Showroom.

In their regular 'Swatch' column, World of Interiors magazine from London, has included "Fleur de Lis & Rose' wallpaper - from Charles Rupert Designs' Historic Wallpapers Collection.

This wallpaper has been formed into the spire of a gothic country church, set against a landscape at dusk, illuminated by a hazy full moon.

This wallpaper was found in the Dining Room of the 1865 Ross Bay Villa in Canada. The design was based on a wallpaper from London's Palace of Westminster from 1850, though reduced in scale for domestic applications. Reproduced exactly from the original document, the wallpaper is now available for other gothic interiors.

Charles Rupert Designs and its founders are featured in the Fall 2006 issue of Arts & Crafts Homes magazine. Three pages are devoted to a profile of both the business and its owners. Included are photos of both the Company Showroom and the owners' home in Victoria, Canada.

Martha Stewart's new Blueprint magazine has recommended Charles Rupert Designs as a source for "Wallpapers from all Eras". Charles Rupert Designs was listed as #6 in a list of 100 recommended sources for home decorating and accessories. Thank you Blueprint!

The Charles Rupert Designs Brand continues to gain attention with THE HISTORIC WALLPAPERS COLLECTION, now being placed in Trade Showrooms in both the United States and Canada for the Autumn decorating season.

The August 2006 issue features Charles Rupert Design's "Wentworth" wallpaper: "Illuminate your walls with this extraordinary wallpaper - a rich design from a c1880 English brocatelle silk." Designed by English designer Bruce Talbert (1838-1881), the all-over pattern of sunflowers and blossoms is printed using both mica and gold metallic inks to evoke the original silk. In four colourways.

"I love wallpaper, all sorts. In my opinion, there are few things in the decorating world that delivers more bang for the buck that a roll of wallpaper delivers.

So imagine my delight upon learning that Charles Rupert Designs launched a Historic Wallpapers Collection. The 14 new designs date from 1865 to 1912 in 43 carefully researched colourways. They even produce the rolls on machines dating from the 1880's to the 1950's to ensure unparalleled textural and historical accuracy.

But most important is their look, understated and deftly executed in a stylish pallette to give them a timeless appeal, which means you do not have to be living in a Stickley house to take advantage of the inherent beauty found in many of the turn-of-the-century papers; a William Morris" Pink & Rose" can seem rather sophisticated paired with a modern decor. Trust me, I know my wallpaper."

- Thaddeus Kromelis

"Divine Designs" New William Morris papers in the Historic Wallpapers Collection include St. James's Damask and Vine in Morris' gold lacquer version.

Charles Rupert Designs launched their “Historic Wallpapers Collection 2006” featuring William Morris, Arts & Crafts, and Victorian designs at the Grove Park Inn's 19th Annual Arts and Crafts Conference in Asheville, North Carolina.