Hering pattern

My sister has asked me to paint something for her and she wanted it to be truly Scandinavian, so I've been browsing all morning to find some patterns that she might like for her new apartment. One of the patterns that I like a lot is the hering pattern ( "sill") from Marianne Nilsson , who designed it for Almedahls in 1955:

pictures from dukat bord

I'll show you once I've decided which one to use and the result of course. :)