Chawton Leaf wallpaper in the dining room of the Jane Austen House Museum.

Chawton Vine wallpaper in the drawing room of the Jane Austen House Museum.

Schumacher & Co.,Benjamin Moore,Adelphi Paper Hangings, andPaul Montgomery Studio.

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Lafayette Botanical wallpaper by Schumacher in a bedroom at the Nelson-Galt House in Colonial Williamsburg, designed by Heather Chadduck Hillegas.

Reproduction suit by Master Tailor Mark Hutter & Tailor Shop staff.

The Blair Silk Epingle fabric by Schumacher.

Perhaps the most intensive and revelatory of the Williamsburg collaborations has been its partnership with Benjamin Moore.

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Chawton Leaf wallpaper in the dining room of the Jane Austen House Museum.

The brighter colors likePalace BlueandCornwallis Redthat customers often use for their front doors.

Sure, homes and materials cherished by the people we cherish will always hold a certain appeal.

Yet according to design experts, traditional is having a major moment.

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Chawton Vine wallpaper in the drawing room of the Jane Austen House Museum.

Aderyn in the French Grey colorway from Little Greenes National Trust Papers collection.

Spring Flowers in the Garden colorway from Little Greenes National Trust Papers collection.

For others, whats even more compelling is the sense of narrative evoked by 19th- and 19th-century design.

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Schumacher’s Dandrige Damask fabric adorns chairs in the living room of the Nelson-Galt House.

Understanding the past gives us the ability to design better for the now, reflects Moss.

They kind of believe in it more, reflects Ruth Mottershead of Little Greene.

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A reproduction of the coat belonging to Justice John Blair, Jr. used as the basis for the Schumacher fabric. Reproduction suit by Master Tailor Mark Hutter & Tailor Shop staff.

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The Blair Silk Épinglé fabric by Schumacher.

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A yellow floral Adelphi wallpaper, block printed to replicate a fragment found in the dining room of Everard House in Colonial Williamsburg.

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Aderyn in the French Grey colorway from Little Greene’s National Trust Papers collection.

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Spring Flowers in the Garden colorway from Little Greene’s National Trust Papers collection.