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In-depth guides and practical articles on designer wallcoverings.

• From Plunket Fleeson to the machine age: a short history of American wallpaper making Domestic wallpaper is older than the country. Tracing it from a Philadelphia upholsterer in 1739 to steam-powered printing explains why American product looks the way it does.
• What 'Made in USA' legally means on a roll of wallpaper The claim is regulated, not marketing latitude. The FTC's rule sets a specific bar, and domestic wallcovering has to clear it to use the label.
• Surface printing, gravure, and digital: how the domestic mill actually prints The three main production methods leave different fingerprints on the finished roll. Knowing them explains price, minimum orders, and the look of American product.
• Domestic versus imported: comparing lead time, tariff exposure, and reorder risk Buying American is not only a values decision. On schedule and supply-chain risk, domestic product has concrete, measurable advantages worth pricing in.
• Reading a domestic wallcovering spec sheet: weight, backing, and durability class The data sheet, not the swatch, tells you what an American-made commercial wallcovering will do on a wall. Here is how to read the lines that matter.
• Where American wallpaper history lives: collections worth knowing The public record of domestic wallcovering is held in a handful of institutions. For anyone serious about American product, these are the primary sources.