Padded walls

What do you think of when I talk about padded walls? I'm willing to bet it's more an image of "Girl, interrupted" than understated elegance. However, after yesterday's musings about Artex and wood panelling, I decided to look at some of the others on offer. I have to be honest, I'm not sure that the padded walls aren't a little "Mrs Bucket" but they're certainly interesting. I'm presuming that they're made by affixing backboards to the walls and then covering and stuffing them. They may not be exactly to my taste but I suppose they'd result in less bruises in day-to-day life. Given that I'm probably the clumsiest woman in London, maybe I should start looking at this solution. But how on earth do you keep them clean?

Images from Diario Artes Graficos, Stop the 70s, Cococozy and Singapore Home & Decor.