Interior Designers Pick Their 15 Favorite Wallpaper Trends

Wallpaper's transformative powers are undeniable. Find out how designers are using wallpaper, including botanicals, metallics, nautical themes and neutrals, to stay on trend.

April 13, 2022

By: Felicia Feaster

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How Designers Are Using Wallpaper

Ready to give your home a lift? Nothing transforms like some statement wallpaper. But before you get started, find out how top designers are using wallpaper in various prints and applications and the trends they say are dominating right now in design.

Here, Cathy Rhodes Interiors uses wallpaper to transform this bedroom sitting room.

Wallpaper Murals

Interior designer Mel Bean of Mel Bean Interiors notes that "a wallpaper mural is a great idea for a living room or entertainment space." This relaxing pattern is from Nunnan Bleu Terrestre Wallpaper By Pierre Frey.

Do Look Up

Wallpaper like Butterfly Garden by Osborne & Little on the ceiling is a bold statement, says designer Mel Bean, and adds real personality to this bar area. "A statement wall or surface doesn't always have to be at eye level," says Mel. "Adding wallpaper overhead allows you to appreciate a 360-degree view of the room." Here she has incorporated bold wallpaper on the ceiling for a dramatic look.

Geometric Florals

Designer Mel Bean loves wallpaper like this Thibaut print (currently out of stock) featuring punchy geometrics.

Low-Commitment Wallpaper

If a homeowner wants to test the waters and not commit in a big way, Mel Bean suggests, "wallpaper can be added to the back of a bookcase or other shelving unit." This Echo wallpaper is by Thibaut.

Neutrals + Geometrics

Mel Bean is seeing more wallpaper with "geometric prints as well as wallpapers with a metallic sheen," like this Ovington wallpaper By Schumacher.

Metallics Are Big

Designer Mel Bean loves metallic wallpapers like Serengeti by Hygge & West, which are especially dramatic in powder rooms.

Matchy-Matchy Applications

Lance Thomas of Thomas Guy Interiors loves the trend of "matching the wallpaper to the furniture or upholstery for a cohesive, yet eye-catching, look." Pictured: Le Hameau (Color Moss) by Brunschwig and Fils.

Coastal Hues + Geometrics

Designer Lance Thomas "tends to be attracted to coastal and mosaic wallpaper." He says that "most shades of blue are a great color choice, bringing serenity and calm to a room." Pictured: Octavia Sisal (in Navy) by Schumacher.

Nautical Wallpaper

Lance Thomas is a fan of introducing nautical themes into your wallpaper scheme, as in this Berwick Yacht Club Sailboat peel and stick wallpaper by Longshore Tides.

Dining Room Wallpaper Is Trending

Interior designer Mary Patton of Mary Patton Design has integrated many exquisite wallpapers in her work over the years like this sedate green Zen Bamboo by Schumacher.

Texture and Chinoiserie

Mary Patton has been "incorporating wallpaper in more dining room designs. From murals to textured wallpapers and chinoiserie patterns, dining spaces are getting bolder walls," as with this Raphael (in Green) paper by House of Scalamandre.

Botanical Wallpaper

Designer Brittany Farinas of House of One is also into making a bold statement with wallpaper. Based in South Florida, she is "loving tropical, botanical and palm-patterned looks in wallpaper," like this Yasuni wallpaper from Graham & Brown.

Black Mixed With Patterns

Brittany Farinas of House of One says that using a bold black background in wallpaper is trending.

Punchy Papers

"I love how it elevates a room and offers instant texture to the space," says Brittany of this intense wallpaper, Botanical Dust by Graham & Brown.

Bold in the Bedroom

Designer Brittany Farinas says bold bedroom wallpaper is trending.

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