• Choose any wallpaper pattern you like.kingfisher wallpaper. image by mdb from Fotolia.com
  
  At one time, interior decorators relied a lot on wallpaper to style a home, but wallpaper fell out of fashion as more people began to use painting techniques, such as stenciling or sponging instead. Wallpaper has returned with new styles and materials to add more choice to the consumer of interior design products. They include varieties which pay homage to styles from a century ago or give a nod to newer ideals.
  
  

Plain

• For the novice home decorator, the easiest wallpaper to use features only a random pattern visible if you look hard enough. If you sticking paper to the walls without bubbles sums up your wallpapering talent, choose this option. Step up your style a notch with embossed plain paper, its only pattern derived from the textures you choose. This style works well for the less handy who may have made a few lumpy mistakes on their walls that need covering up, such as poor workmanship with nails, screws and filler.
  
  

Lines

• When your skills improve, consider a straight across pattern. Look for stripes in any series of colors and widths. This is only challenging if you cannot figure out parallel lines. When lining up more intricate designs poses only a pleasing challenge, move on to a drop match pattern. Drop match provides the greatest difficulty in this area of home improvement. These include flowers and paisley prints.
  
  

Textures

• Textured wallpaper offers its own patterns or augments the theme painted on it. For example, flocked wallpaper, one of the oldest styles around, comes from a felt-like fiber that looks like velvet, giving shine and liveliness to images and designs. Fibers possess a grain of their own, most apparent with a coarse texture such as grass and burlap. This variety takes its inspiration from a current focus on sustainable materials.
  
  

Location

• Think about where you want to hang your wallpaper before deciding which texture or pattern to go with. Some varieties, such as grass, burlap and flocked, do better in low-traffic areas with low humidity, like dining rooms or little-used hallways. They make a poor choice in kitchens or commercial areas. Others form a more hardy backdrop, wearing down slowly, such as vinyl or fabric wallpaper with a vinyl front. Select a wallpaper you can re-coat or wipe clean for areas that are sure to get dirty, such as bedrooms and dens.