The vibrant green pigments that 19th century artist William Morris used in the wallpapers he created for the Victorian bourgeoisie may have been slowly poisoning his well-to-do customers -- and he ...

As if there weren’t enough deadly things to worry about in the 1880s, what with all the infectious diseases lurking in every cough, the Boston Globe began publishing articles warning the public that ...

Historian Hawksley (Queen Victoria’s Mysterious Daughter) delivers an unnerving account of an unexpected killer in the elaborately decorated homes of Victorian England: arsenic-laced wallpaper. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The human predilection for living alongside patterns can be traced back to our ancestors who marked the walls of their caves with ...

A new book by Thames & Hudson explores the lethal popularity of arsenic-based wallpapers in the 19th century. Wallpaper might be an interior design trend that is coming back into style, but no matter ...

Bold wallpaper can add visual interest and define spaces within a home. Three featured homeowners used unique wallpaper and murals to make statements in their houses. One Victorian home was updated ...

EGREMONT — "The day was dull, the light was grey and the bold patterns in the drawing room were forming into a storm." The wallpaper of the Braithwite house holds many secrets. For Lucy Braithwite, ...

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