Artist Clifton Jaeger had two very different sources of inspiration for the bold, graphic wall covering he designed for a room in the Kips Bay Decorator Show House: a piece of 17th-century ottoman embroidery, which he found in a book, and a pattern he noticed on his 6-year-old daughter’s dress. The result, not surprisingly, is a motif that is both playful and powerful.

Mr. Jaeger, 40, based in Falls Village, Conn., often creates large-scale commissioned murals for interiors, including the homes of designers Bunny Williams and Miles Redd. While in the past he’s used a number of botanical and wildlife motifs, he has recently been focused on modern, art deco designs.

For the room in the Kips Bay Show House, which opens next week, he worked with designer Robin Bell of McMillen. Ms. Bell had conceived of a glamorous retreat for an urban woman, one where a woman could exercise, read, recline, or even take a bath. She was inspired by William Blake’s poem, “The Crystal Cabinet,” and by McMillen designs of the 1930s to create a shimmering space in a palette of silver, black, and white. The room features tile floors, a marble hearth, an antique tufted white upholstered recamier, and hanging mirrors. Ms. Bell employed all right angles in the design; the room’s only curvilinear elements are contained in Mr. Jaeger’s wall covering.

Mr. Jaeger created the wall covering in his Connecticut studio, stretching large pieces of canvas, coating them in gesso, and painting on the pattern with silver and black paint. He then brought the canvases to the showroom and installed them on the walls.

The annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House, now in its 33rd year, will be open from April 19 to May 15 at 54 E. 64th St. The work of 20 designers and three artists will be represented. Admission is $25; proceeds benefit the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. For more information, call 212-826-2340 or visit www.kipsbay.org. For more information on Mr. Jaeger’s work, visit www.cliftonjaeger.com.