What Antoinette Poisson actually is
Antoinette Poisson is a Paris atelier that revives historic French wallpaper. Its patterns come from 18th-century documents — the hand-painted domino papers and botanical prints that decorated French interiors before industrial printing existed — and each one is reissued as a made-to-order wall panel. The result is wallpaper with a genuine provenance: not a print that imitates history, but a historic pattern, printed the way it was meant to be seen.
Callista Home is a US dealer for the brand, which means American designers and homeowners can order these panels without navigating French retail, international shipping, or currency conversion. You order in dollars, through a US store, and the panels are made for you in France.
What you are actually buying
Every Antoinette Poisson panel at Callista Home shares the same specification:
- $292.38 per panel
- 35.94 × 110.24 inches — about 27.5 square feet per panel
- 165 g/m² non-woven substrate, ultra-matte and velvety to the touch
- Paste-the-wall installation: the paste goes on the wall, the panel goes up dry
- Made to order in France, in Brittany
- 6–8 weeks from order to delivery
That panel size matters for planning. At nearly 36 inches wide and over 9 feet tall, one panel covers a full floor-to-ceiling drop on most walls, with trimming to spare. The paste-the-wall method matters for installation: dry panels hold their size, so seams stay true instead of swelling and gapping as pasted paper dries.
How ordering works, step by step
First, choose your pattern and colorway from the wallpaper collection. Second, order a $7 memo sample and check it in the room's actual light — colors shift under sconces and north-facing daylight, and a sample is the cheapest insurance in the whole project. Third, confirm quantities with your installer, including pattern matching: dropped-match patterns need their offset planned before the first panel goes up. Fourth, place the order and plan around the 6–8 week made-to-order window. This is not off-the-shelf stock, and the timeline should be in the project schedule from day one, not discovered in week six.
How to choose a pattern and colorway
Start with the room, not the pattern book. A powder room or dining room can carry a bold, large-scale botanical such as Beautiran 82A or Coromandel 85A. A bedroom or a long hallway usually wants a smaller repeat that reads as texture — Menuet 97B or Petites Indiennes 41. If the client is pattern-shy, a soft geometric such as Ikat 14A or Arpège 98B is an easier first step than a full botanical.
Then check the light. Order the memo sample, pin it to the wall, and look at it in the morning, in the evening, and under the room's actual fixtures. French historic colorways are subtle — a cream ground can read warm, cool, or grey depending on the bulbs — and the sample is the only honest preview.
The worked example: a 12-foot wall
Take a 12-foot feature wall with 8-foot ceilings. The wall is 144 inches wide, and each panel covers 35.94 inches:
- Panels needed: 144 ÷ 35.94 = 4.01, rounded up to 5 panels to allow for pattern matching and trimming
- Material cost: 5 × $292.38 = $1,461.90
- Timeline: 6–8 weeks made to order, plus installation
For a full room, measure the perimeter the same way, divide by 35.94, and round up. Your installer should confirm the count before ordering — matching waste varies by pattern, and dropped matches need more length than straight matches.
Samples, trade pricing, and getting help
Memo samples are $7 and ship within 2–3 business days, so there is no reason to order panels unviewed. If you are specifying for a client, request a quote through the request-a-quote page and confirm quantities and timing in writing before the order goes in.
Interior designers, architects, and design-build firms can apply for trade pricing through the Trade Program. The broader guide library, including installation and measuring guides, lives on the Designer Resources page.
FAQ
Where can I buy Antoinette Poisson wallpaper in the USA?
Through Callista Home, a US dealer for the brand. You order in dollars through the US store, and the panels are made to order in France and shipped to you.
How much does Antoinette Poisson wallpaper cost?
Panels are $292.38 each, covering about 27.5 square feet — roughly $10.63 per square foot. A 12-foot feature wall takes about 5 panels, or $1,461.90 in material.
How long does delivery take?
Panels are made to order in France, so allow 6–8 weeks from order to delivery. Build that window into the project schedule from the start, and order memo samples early.
Do interior designers get trade pricing?
Yes. Interior designers, architects, and design-build firms can apply for trade pricing through the Callista Home Trade Program.
The takeaway for your next spec
Antoinette Poisson is not the fastest wallpaper you can buy, and it is not the cheapest. It is the one with a real history behind it, made to order in France, at a price that is published upfront and a timeline that is honest. Order the sample, confirm the count with your installer, and put the 6–8 weeks in the schedule on day one.
Order $7 memo samples — they ship within 2–3 business days — through the request-a-quote page. Interior designers can also explore trade pricing on the Trade Program page.