Two weeks of warm browns, then a gold stripe. Willow Leaf in Mocha brought leaves inside, and Chatham Stripe in Ochre gave the walls some structure. As October turns toward Thanksgiving and the holidays, we wanted a pattern with a story in it.
Schumacher Fly Fishing in Russet is a small-scale print of detailed feather flies, the kind an angler ties at the kitchen table on a winter night. The shop describes it as playful and sophisticated, inspired by a design in the Schumacher archive, with an open multidirectional pattern of beautifully detailed floating feather flies. In Russet those flies sit on a deep red-brown ground.
Russet is the color of a fall evening in West Texas: red dirt, mesquite smoke, and a lamp on in the den. It works from the first cold front through Christmas. That is why Fly Fishing in Russet is our Thursday pick.
What Fly Fishing in Russet looks like
Up close, every fly is its own little painting. You see speckled yellow bodies, red tails, barred wings, and the thin curve of a hook. Step back and the flies turn into a loose, even scatter of gold and cream on red-brown, a lot like a small-scale floral or a sprig would read from across the room.
It is a novelty print that does not shout. Up close, guests notice the flies and smile. From the doorway, it reads as a rich, warm wall.
The shop lists this colorway as red and brown, SKU 5016992. The paper meets ASTM E84 Class A flame testing.
The product page calls Fly Fishing an angler's dream and suggests it for a study, dressing room, or closet interior.
The numbers on the product page
Roll width 27". Vertical repeat 18". Horizontal repeat 13.5". Match: straight. Sold by the yard.
That spec block is on the Fly Fishing Russet page. Also listed there: 10.0 yards per roll, order minimum 10 yards, order increment 10 yards, paper substrate, and pre-trimmed: No.
The listed price is $42.00 per yard. At the 10-yard minimum, the page shows a total of $420.00. Each roll is 10 yards, so the minimum is one roll, and after that you add one 10-yard roll at a time. The page notes that the design is made to order.
Where a sporting print belongs in a house
A small-scale print like Fly Fishing in Russet works best where people slow down and look. Good spots:
A den or study with leather chairs, a bookcase, and a reading lamp
A guest room with twin beds, ready for holiday company
A powder room where guests have a minute to notice the flies
A dressing room or closet interior, as the product page suggests
A mudroom or back hall where fishing rods and boots come and go
Russet is a deep color. It makes a room feel cozier, which is exactly what you want in a den or guest room in November.
For fall and the holidays, pair Russet with navy-and-white stripes, honey-toned wood, brass, and cream bedding. The room photo below pairs it with spindle beds and blue stripes. Add a plaid throw in December and you are done.
Paper is the wrong pick for a shower wall or right behind a cooktop. In a powder room with good ventilation, it does fine.
A scattered print still has a repeat
Fly Fishing looks random, but it repeats every 18 inches and matches straight across. We line up the first strip at eye level and keep every seam on the match, so the flies stay evenly spaced all the way around the room.
Russet, Forest Green, and Ivory
Same flies, same 27-inch width, same $42.00 per yard. The shop carries three colorways, and each one sets a different mood.
Russet (SKU 5016992). Red and brown. The warmest read and our lead pick for fall into the holidays.
Forest Green (SKU 5016991). Green. A deep, clubby green that feels like a cabin or a hunting lodge, and it looks right with red and plaid at Christmas.
Ivory (SKU 5016990). Ivory. The lightest option, with colorful flies on a pale ground. A good fit for a bath, a laundry room, or a smaller room that needs light.
Not sure about a dark wall? Start with Ivory.
Sample first, then run the numbers
Deep reds are hard to judge on a screen. Russet can look brick on one monitor and chocolate on another. Before you order rolls, add a $3.00 memo sample of Fly Fishing Russet to your cart and tape it up where the wall will go. Check it in daylight and again under lamps. If you are torn, order Schumacher wallpaper samples of Forest Green or Ivory at the same time and compare them side by side.
Then use the Wallpaper Calculator on the Fly Fishing Russet product page. Enter your wall height and width in inches and it estimates rolls. The calculator adds 4 inches of trim to each strip and rounds up to the next full 18-inch repeat. On an 8-foot wall, that means about three strips per 10-yard roll. Remember this one is sold by the yard: the order minimum is 10 yards and the increment is 10 yards, which works out to whole 10-yard rolls.
If you are in Abilene or nearby, we can measure for you and bring samples to the house. If you are farther away, you can still order Schumacher wallpaper online through our shop with nationwide shipping.
What professional installation does with a small-scale print
A small, scattered pattern looks easy to hang. It is not. If one seam slips off the match, the spacing of the flies goes wrong, and your eye finds it every time you walk in. On Fly Fishing we:
Skim and prime so the paper lays flat and the seams stay tight on a dark ground
Snap a plumb line on every wall instead of trusting the corners
Set the first strip so the flies land evenly at the ceiling line and at eye level
Trim the edges by hand, since the page lists this paper as not pre-trimmed
Keep the 18-inch straight match tight on every seam
Measure for waste and order to the 10-yard increment with enough extra for matching
People often ask how much it costs to install wallpaper. The honest answer depends on wall height, prep, and how many cuts the room needs, so we quote after we measure. Most standard rooms finish in a day or two. For the full walkthrough, read What to Expect During a Professional Wallpaper Installation.
Why Abilene homeowners call Wallpaper Abilene
We are a local install company that also sells Schumacher wallcovering online. That means in-home sample showings for local clients, professional installation, and nationwide shipping when you are ordering for a project we are not hanging. If you want a guest room or den finished before family comes home for the holidays, call us early so there is time to sample, order, and hang. We will also tell you honestly when a different pattern or colorway will serve your room better.
Ready to Transform Your Space?
If Fly Fishing in Russet feels like your den or guest room, shop it, order a sample, or book an in-home wallpaper showing and we will look at it with you in your own light.
