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Wallpaper’s reputation is a little questionable, given the preponderance of gaudy flower patterns and choo choo train borders available in most wallpaper books. But designers and artists have been working to create visually and functionally fascinating wallpapers that appeal to audiences well beyond the over-60 and under-six demographics.

Frames Interactive Wallpaper

Graham & Brown offers a complete line of beautiful wallpapers, many created by design superstars and gifted artists. And while most of them are pretty easy on the eyes, their Frames Wallpaper encourages you to do more than look at it. Covered in printed frames, you can make your own art inside them, tack up photos, or do whatever else you want, making it uniquely your own.

Animal Magic Wallpaper

While Paperboy Wallpaper is designed with young boys and their interests in mind, it works equally well for adults with a fun–or dark–streak. Paperboy’s Animal Magic wallpaper features black silhouettes of domestic animals with glossy black skeletons printed on top, so you get a glimpse of the macabre, the frightening, and the fascinating, along with the everyday.

MagScapes Magnetic Wallpaper

While most wallpaper is usually purely decorative, MagScapes slips a little extra function in with their papers. While you can cut and hang them just like standard papers, MagScapes are actually magnetic wallpapers available in printed and plain styles, as well as wallpaper liners. Perfect for home offices and studios, you can stop worrying about pinholes, tape, and Post-Its uglying up your walls while still actually keeping your reminders and photos handy.

Surrealien Optical Illusions Wallpaper

Custom printed for each customer on professional-grade wallpapers, Surrealien’s optical illusion papers are designed around your room’s architectural details, so the patterns appear to distort around your windows, doors, switch-plates, and other features with its “warping wallpaper technology.” You’ve got to think this paper would be great at a party, though I’m not sure I’d want to wake up near it with a hangover.