35 Wallpaper Ideas

Wallpaper sometimes gets rather bad press. People wrinkle their noses, mutter things like 'grannyish' and protectively clutch their tins of white paint. Although there is a time and place for pale minimalism (heck, we have an entire gallery dedicated to the subject), we think it's time for wallpaper to have a comeback. Too often it is relegated to the downstairs loo. Why not use it to line your bedroom or living room? It has the power to make small spaces look cosy, not cramped, and larger rooms grand instead of stark.

We've gathered together our favourite papered rooms for your delectation. Will you choose a cheery floral or modern graphic number, paper which has been surface-printed, digitally printed or hand-painted? Will you paper one wall or all four? We prefer the latter - if you're going to get wet, you might as well go swimming...

  • Red Striped Wallpaper

    Red Striped Wallpaper

  • Palm Tree Wallpaper

    Palm Tree Wallpaper

  • de Gournay Lucky Fish Wallpaper

    de Gournay Lucky Fish Wallpaper

  • de Gournay

    de Gournay 'Early Views of India' Wallpaper

  • de Gournay Roses Wallpaper

    de Gournay Roses Wallpaper

  • de Gournay

    de Gournay 'Badminton' Wallpaper

  • Etched Arcadia

    Etched Arcadia

  • Colefax & Fowler: Bowood

    Colefax & Fowler: Bowood

  • Apothecary

    Apothecary's Garden

  • Palermo Apple

    Palermo Apple

  • Botanical Tulips

    Botanical Tulips

  • Lime Green Patterned Wallpaper

    Lime Green Patterned Wallpaper

  • Les Touches

    Les Touches

  • Chateau by Lewis & Wood

    Chateau by Lewis & Wood

  • Zuber Decor Chinois

    Zuber Decor Chinois

  • First Bloom

    First Bloom

  • Seaweed Lace

    Seaweed Lace

  • Midnight Birds

    Midnight Birds

  • Adam

    Adam's Eden

  • Marlowe Floral

    Marlowe Floral

  • Palm Stripe

    Palm Stripe

  • Scenes Siciliennes

    Scenes Siciliennes

  • L

    L'Eden

  • Jasper Peony

    Jasper Peony

  • Snow Tree

    Snow Tree

  • Seaweed Lace

    Seaweed Lace

  • The India Paper

    The India Paper

  • Willow

    Willow

  • Brunschwig & Fils

    Brunschwig & Fils

  • Brit Pop

    Brit Pop



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