33 wallpaper ideas to elevate your walls

Thea Babington-Stitt

8 May 2024 at 11:02 am

Use the same design in two different colors

Match your woodwork color to your wallpaper

Create a stripe effect with a geometric design

Go for glamor with a two tone paisley wallpaper

Highlight furniture with a textured wallpaper

Enhance ceiling heights with vertical stripes

Use wallpaper to give an entryway instant personality

Turn a powder room into a character-packed space with wallpaper

Use wallpaper ideas to make a mudroom feel loved

Use wallpaper ideas to make a snug feel cozy

Pick a wallpaper with a textured look for a cozy living room

Use wallpaper to create a calm home office scheme

Match wallpaper with paint finishes to stretch space

Give kitchens character with a pretty pattern

Create a sense of occasion in a dining room

Hang an innovative waterproof wallpaper in a bathroom

Pick pretty floral wallpaper ideas for bedrooms

Choose textured wallpaper ideas to add interest to a bedroom

Get creative with bold wallpaper in a child's bedroom

Wallpaper ideas

Wallpaper ideas can elevate rooms around the home. The huge choice of pattern and color means there’s a design to complement every room whatever its style and whatever your taste.

And while you might be looking for decorating ideas using wallpaper for living rooms and bedrooms, be aware that there are many options suitable for kitchens and even bathrooms as technological advances enable them to tolerate humid conditions, so these rooms, too, can be full of decorative interest.

Our ideas will provide the wallpaper inspiration you’re looking for, and we’ve asked the experts to weigh in with their advice, too.

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Be inspired by these wallpaper ideas and create color, pattern and texture in every room

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