The Journal
Notes on living beautifully
Guidance on choosing, living with and caring for wallpaper and fabrics — written for homeowners and renters in Thailand.
Guides · 10 July 2026
How much does wallpaper cost in Bangkok? An honest guide
Nobody in Bangkok likes publishing wallpaper prices, so we will. Real numbers per square metre, what installation costs, and what a typical condo feature wall actually comes to.
Guides · 9 July 2026
Blackout curtains in Bangkok: how to actually sleep past sunrise
Bangkok's sun comes up early, bright and hot. Here's why blackout curtains are worth it, why the light gaps at the sides are the real problem, and how made-to-measure finally fixes them.
Guides · 9 July 2026
Custom wall murals in Bangkok: from your photo to a finished wall
A custom wall mural in Bangkok, printed to the exact size of your wall from a photo you love. Here's how it works — which images print well, the technology, finishes, sizing, installation and price.
Living in Bangkok · 9 July 2026
Just moved to Bangkok? How to make a bare condo feel like home
The keys have arrived, the boxes haven't, and your new condo echoes when you walk. Here's where to start — and how to warm it up fast, in English, even from the other side of the world.
Design Stories · 9 July 2026
Versace Home wallpaper in Thailand: a guide (with real THB prices)
Versace wallpaper in Thailand, with the prices nobody else publishes. What makes the couture codes — La Greca, Medusa, Barocco — distinctive, honest THB pricing, and how to use one statement wall well in a Bangkok home.
Guides · 9 July 2026
Can you wallpaper a rental condo in Bangkok?
Can you wallpaper a rental condo in Bangkok? Yes — the honest guide to landlord permission, protecting your deposit, and removable paper that restores the wall as cleanly as it went up.
Design Stories · 9 July 2026
William Morris fabric in Thailand: why Victorian botanicals suit a Bangkok home
Most people know the Morris & Co. archive as wallpaper. But in a Bangkok home it lives more beautifully in cloth — curtains, an accent chair, a scatter of cushions. Here's why these 150-year-old botanicals still work, and how to use them.
Guides · 8 July 2026
Wallpaper in Bangkok's humidity: what actually works
Bangkok humidity isn't the wallpaper-killer people fear. Here's what actually matters — backings, wall prep, sealed seams — and the rooms where we'd honestly say no.
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