For an eye-catching feature wall, go for this stunning 1940s-influenced fan pattern Grace 60576, £29 per roll, Harlequin

This paper takes its cue from 18th-century French toiles, but has a very English pastoral feel The Boatmen, £46 per roll, Zoffany

A 1970s design is brought up to date with a palette of white, silver and duck-egg blueKoh-I-Nor, £50 per roll, Osborne & Little

Try this reproduction of a wine ad in your kitchen-diner Hedges & Butler, £46 per roll, Lewis & Wood

Bring this 1800s print into the 21st century by teaming it with glossy white furniture Rosslyn, £62 per roll, Farrow & Ball

A design inspired by Cole & Son’s work in the 1950s Georgian Rope Trellis, £48 per roll, Charlie Wilson range, Cole & Son

It was inspired by an old manor, but this paper would look just as good in a modern semi Karl-Johan, £47 per roll, Sandberg

Victorian surface printing is used to give this paper an authentic look Dauphine, £32.40 per roll, Sanderson

This design was found in 18th-century Soho housesBroadwick St, £45.50 per roll, English Heritage London Wallpaper range, The Little Greene Paint Company