In The Wild

Ramón is named after my father-in-law, a man whose quiet strength and deep roots mirrors everything the Black Oak tree stands for. Black Oak trees (Quercus kelloggii) are native to California's hillsides and are said to represent strength, morale, resistance, and knowledge. They survive and thrive in landscapes that would humble lesser things. Ramón, the pattern, carries that same spirit:...

By Marina Felix - January 26, 2023 Wallpaper and textile artist Kellie Menendez gives back where she takes inspiration. For the founder of San Francisco–based studio Half Full, the natural world is a wellspring that feeds her contemporary home designs. Prior to launching Half Full, Menendez worked in marketing after studying fine art and illustration as an undergrad—the common denominator being storytelling....

Trend #2: Textural Walls Kellie Menendez, founder of Half Full, believes in the power of mural wallpaper and richly painted walls. These looks create a sense of environment, says Menendez, who believes there’s a leaning toward “sparse maximalism” this winter. A newer trend, sparse maximalism leans into more color and layers on walls in considered ways. It’s not about white paint,...

Half Full is proud to release Holly, our second pattern in a collection inspired by women and the stories they live. This pattern is inspired by Holly Baxter, a woman revered for her artistic instinct, and is also an homage to beautiful San Francisco and its amazing coastline ecosystem.  The Holly pattern is the image of Snowy Plovers living at the water's edge and gives a...

Half Full is proud to release its first pattern in a collection of patterns inspired by women and the stories they live. This pattern, titled Simone, tells a story of strength and the courage it takes to  transform. This piece is about two females, a mother and her daughter. Laura, the mother in this story, is one of those amazing...

The Wild Places by Rhonda Hirata |  Against a backdrop of Summer Fog gray, a gathering of bees wings its way through fronds of lavender and olive. This misty little scene, an homage to the Bay Area landscape, is one of six patterns created ...

Kellie Menendez and Ondrea Vicklund wanted to do something more representative of their fine-art backgrounds, so they launched design studio Half Full with a series of wallpapers inspired by their shared love of nature. The collection features three wallpaper lines—Wild, Endangered and Elements—with each design drawn or painted by hand using graphite and oil paint. “We started Half Full because...

Adorn your walls with these new papers that speak volumes. Fall trends include wallpaper designers, Chasing Paper, Nathan Turner, Calico, De Gournay, Half Full, Papermint, Ryan Saghian, and Phillip Jeffries.          

HEY MAMA, Interview, August 15, 2018 Bay Area mama Kellie Menendez is causing a stir in the design world. Her company, Half Full, has taken the much beloved wallpaper trend to new heights by bringing her love of nature indoors. Her papers are inspired by the beauty she finds in her surroundings and she is committed to giving back to the creatures that...

All California, Wallflowers, by Laura Eckstein Jones, Summer 2018 It was not long ago that wallpaper was considered a no-no relic from the past. Thankfully, the last decade has changed that outdated perception, and a number of brands have elevated the medium to a vibrant and respected art form. ...  Lastly, Half Full (from $175 per double roll, halffull.life) was...

Showcase Houses | Pasadena & San Francisco, Art & Nature, Half Full Launches Wallpaper Collection Inspired by Nature, July 2018 Kellie Menendez and Ondrea Vicklund's mutual passion for art and nature formed the fabric of their friendship in art school and became the foundation for a budding business partnership. With backgrounds in fine art and illustration, wallpaper featuring animals the co-founders...

We gathered with friends, family and design community colleagues to celebrate the launch of our inaugural collection of hand-illustrated wallpapers and fabrics at Claudia Juestel's Adeeni Design Galerie.     

Spring Market 2018 Tabloid, May 31, 2018 Featuring Bronsen’s Moon side table in pigmented concrete with white ash legs bronsencompany.com and Half Full’s Elephant Oasis hand-screen-printed clay-coated wallpaper.  

RUE DAILY / DECORATING / MAY 4, 2018 by  Kat McEachern A love of nature was the basis of Kellie Menendez and Ondrea Vicklund’s friendship during their time in art school. So, with a passion for nature and a background in fine art and illustration, it was only natural that the pair decided to launch Half Full, a design studio that creates...

 24 Hours With ... Gentry Homes May/ June 2018 PASSION FOR NATURE Artists, graphic designers, and entrepreneurs Kellie Menendez and Ondrea Vicklund have stepped away from their high-tech careers to pursue a passion project titled Half Full, crafting hand-designed wallpapers, fabrics, and more—all with a focus on nature. As artists and friends since art school, they wanted to collaborate on a...

Get ready to laugh! National Belly Laugh Day was January 24th, and we've been practicing ever since! "When positive emotions are in ample supply we take off. We become generative, creative, resilient, ripe with possibility and beautifully unpredictable." -Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph.D. Laughter connects us. Laughter lifts us. Laughter is contagious. Laughter generates positive emotion, the fuel from which we thrive. Creativity flourishes from playfulness...