Choosing The Best Bedroom Wallpaper
What happens behind closed doors is your business. But maybe you should consider keeping those doors open. Get your mind out of the gutter, you crazy exhibitionist! I’m only talking about your bedroom interior, and more specifically, your bedroom wallpaper. Is your bedroom a place you’d be proud to show off? If not, there is a good chance that it’s a place you’re not enjoying as much as you should. Whether you want the bedroom to be a place that makes you feel sexy, relaxed or pumped for the day ahead, choosing the best bedroom wallpaper can make a huge difference.
SET THE MOOD WITH YOUR BEDROOM WALLPAPER
Energetic Vibes
The first thing you see when you wake up can affect your attitude toward the whole day. Let’s get you up on the right side of the bed, shall we? Here are a few bedroom wallpaper designs that are sure to lift your mood before you head out the door to take on the world.
Our Woodland Birds Wallpaper was used by Jordan Kahn. She is a DIY lover who runs a blog called A Blue Nest where she documents her home renovations. She talks about how this bedroom wallpaper added instant pizzaz. Who wouldn’t love to wake up to a bit of pizzaz!?
Kari, from OurFigTreeCottage on Instagram, decided to bring a happy color to her master bedroom. She chose this Calypso Wallpaper in the Inca colorway. The tumbling pineapples and visual texture allows this design to bring a sense of joy, playfulness and energy to the space.
Suzanne Bowers of Bowers Construction wanted to use a bedroom wallpaper that was vibrant and brought rusty sunshine colors into the space. The Blooming Joy mural in the Peach colorway does just the trick.
Wake up and smell the roses! If bright maximalism is your thing, take your cue from LibbyLivingColorfully. She brought in interior designer Shannon Claire to create what she called a Sexy Granny Chic bedroom using the Garden Bloom Wallpaper design.
Michaela is an interior enthusiast from the United Kingdom. She loves color and her instagram, House of Chester is a feast for your eyes. Our Cranes Wallpaper appears in her Master Bedroom and creates a vibrant space that makes you feel like you can fly.
Calming Wallpapers For The Bedroom
If peace is your primary motivator, you may be more concerned with how you feel when you get home from work. The right bedroom wallpaper decor can help you put your mind at ease and prepare you for a good night’s sleep. Here are some designs that promote peace.
When Areeba isn’t studying Clinical Psychology, she runs her lifestyle blog called Mint Candy Designs. There she talks about her install of our Heritage Tiles Wallpaper. She was going for a Modern Boho Farmhouse look. This Mediterranean wallpaper just makes you want to relax. If there is one thing Mediterraneans know how to do, it’s enjoy life and take it easy.
Ashley is an interior designer with her own blog, At Home With Ashley. She chose to use the Birds Of Paradise Wallpaper with its soft pinks and blues on the white background. This brightens the space but still manages to stay relaxing. It is also gorgeously feminine.
Deep dark colors can have a relaxing effect on the mind. So if the bedroom is the place you unwind, you might consider something a bit moody. Astin Hancock created a guestroom that had both mood and beauty in mind. She used the Majoram Wallpaper in the Chalk Green colorway and painted the paneling a complimentary color to tie it all together.
Can you hear the ocean? The crashing in the distance and the ebb and flow of waves on the sandy shore is enough to put anyone to sleep. Our Great Wave Bloom Wallpaper seen here in the master bedroom of of Camille Kurtz invites you to leave your stress at the door. This blue ocean-themed wallpaper makes any room feel calm, cool and collected.
Sacramento-based interior designer Rebecca Plumb recently quipped, “I might have a staycation in our guest room.” And why not? She used the Atrium Wallpaper design to create a relaxing tropical oasis just down the hall.
NEUTRAL WALLPAPERS FOR THE BEDROOM
Beige is one of those colors that can go perfectly well or terribly wrong. There is a thin beige line between a boring, mundane atmosphere and one that promotes a sense of calm.
Light and airy is what you get in the master bedroom of Alieta Casey. She uses the Retro Peacock Wallpaper in the Ivory color to create a light beigey neutral visual texture behind the bed. She compliments this with soft pinks and other earthy colors. The result is a bedroom that feels feminine and pleasant.
Grey can be an interesting and, at times, difficult color for a bedroom wallpaper. It can be tough to strike the right balance. According to Sandy Spring Builders, “Keep it soft and subtle to keep it from being too dramatic or depressing.”
The Tilt Slab design is a concrete wallpaper that is bit of a bolder grey color. It’s a nice strong look for mens bedrooms without being too dark or depressing. In the image below, Little Liberty Rooms designed this space with black bedside tables and headboard. The black contrasts with the wallpaper to make for an effective grey wallpaper for a bedroom.
BEDROOM WALLPAPER TO CHANGE YOUR PERCEPTION
Your concerns may not be tackling the day or finding your inner peace. Your goals might be to make the room feel taller or wider. Wallpaper can create illusions of depth as well as compliment the natural light in the room. Here are some bedroom wallpaper options that can help modify the feel of the space.
In the image below, Chelsey Newlon from @littlenestof4 on Instagram, beautifully decorated her master bedroom using the Distressed Timber Chevron Wallpaper. The chevron pattern creates visual interest and the wood wallpaper look gives the room a warm and rustic farmhouse feeling. For a room that gets plenty of light, this a beautiful complimentary wallpaper.
The Designory is a talented interior design firm that used the Stalactite Wallpaper in the image below. Though it’s a dark and moody room, the bedroom wallpaper with its vertical pattern gives the room a sense of height and contrast with the even darker elements in the space.
In another example of a rustic wood wallpaper being a practically perfect option for the bedroom, Monica from Burlap Roses Revivals used the Queensland Weatherboards Wallpaper. Not only is this creating a cozy farmhouse bedroom, but the vertical panels create lines and geometry pleasing to the eye. This bedroom wallpaper helps in the perception of height. In addition, her choice of lacy linens not only adds to the softness but creates a dreamy shabby-chic country-style bedroom.
Hopefully you have some good inspiration for choosing the best bedroom wallpaper. You definitely have options, from color, style, pattern or a healthy mix of them all. Now, this blog is clearly for the adults. When it comes to wallpaper for the kids bedroom, that’s a whole other approach. Read our blog on Bedroom Wallpaper For Kids for more on that topic. And if you have any good tips regarding bedroom wallpaper, we would love to hear them.