Design Public is a great online shop for contemporary home furnishings and accessories. Their inventory is fresh, hip and reasonably priced. Collections include modern furnishings for kids rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms and workspace. Visit their Blog "Hatch" for the latest dish on new design.

Dominic Crinson presents a dynamic collection of tiles and wallpapers. Based in the UK, Dominic produces cutting edge floor and wall coverings suitable for a variety of modern interiors. Their innovative color and pattern combinations can be customized for each client. Cheers!

Bold geometric prints spruce up traditional standard grass cloth wallpapers along with coordinating fabrics. Husband and wife team, Kyra and Robertson Hartnett developed a line with truly contemporary patterns represented in a sophisticated palette.

Talented artist Given Campbell infuses fresh energy into a traditional medium, with her hip, colorful wallpaper patterns. Custom Design Projects offers an extensive library of modern wallcoverings, or create your own design with custom colors and patterns. Quantities are available in small or large runs.

Mod green pod uses whimsical patterns and bright colors in their fabric and wallpaper collection while remaining environmentally responsible. Their fabrics are hand silk-screened in very small runs so that each piece is an individual work of art. Co-founders Nancy Mims and Lisa Mims are dedicated to producing healthy textiles for your home by adhering to an eco-friendly philosophy. Their stylish fabrics are made of organic cotton, eliminating all toxic chemicals traditionally used in the manufacturing process. Wallcoverings are produced with water-based inks and unlike many wallpapers are vinyl-free. Custom colors are available.

Two Chicago designers have created a walk-in design studio for the design savvy consumer. The perfect source for people who have a vision for their home or a honed sense of style but don't have access to resources that are "to the trade only." They offer contemporary wallpapers, textiles, window treatments and architectural elements from well known vendors as well as some not yet discovered artisans. Out of town customers, not fortunate enough to be able to visit this must see studio, can order online or over the phone with accurate measurements. Know, however, that many items are not on web, so a visit to the studio is a must when visiting Chicago.

These designs have never been in your grandmother's guest room. These hand screened wallcoverings are very cutting edge and take wallpaper out of the staid cabbage rose phase. Some designs remind us of a 70's Peter Max print, while others, such as "Stanley" have bolder geometrics. In any case, these are fresh, hip and fun. Price reflects the hand made aspect but custom colored grounds are not extra.

Erika Wakerly's wallpaper designs are creative and architectural in design. She combines innovative techniques, new materials, digital print and infuses them with her illustrative talents. Each design has a curious 3-D quality, playing with space and perspective.

Farrow and Ball, a refined, high quality line of paints and wallcoverings, offers colors and finishes with extraordinary depth and richness. Their dedication to quality is demonstrated by the fact that they do not let anyone else mix their paints, only the F&B master craftsmen. Their palatte is sophisticated and versatile, with a much higher pigment content than other paint brands, assuring visibly greater color depth. The F&B wallpaper is made using environmentally friendly water based paints using traditional techniques. Their patterns are block printed and stripes and stries trough printed. The website allows you to shop by color, pattern or swatch book.