What is pattern match?Updated 4 months ago

Pattern match, or Match type, refers to how the pattern repeats from strip to strip as the wallpaper is installed across the wall. Most wallpaper patterns repeat both vertically and horizontally, the horizontal pattern repeat is what needs to be matched as the wallpaper is hung. There are three types of matches:

Straight - the wallpaper pattern lines up horizontally in a straight across manner. When hung, every strip will be the same at the ceiling line.

Drop - the wallpaper pattern lines up diagonally, when hung the next strip must be offset from the previous strip (only every other strip is identical at the ceiling line).

Random (or free) - the pattern repeats indefinitely and the paper can be hung seam to seam.