Floral wallpaper is back, but not the sprigged flower wallpaper of the past. Large painted tulips across a whole wall, a botanical drawing in greyed green, a fine country pattern behind the bed: each type of flower asks for a different room and a different wall. In this article we go through the designs we have in the floral wallpaper category type by type, where they look best and how to get the motif to fit the size of your wall. All our wallpaper is non-woven wallpaper that we print to measure for each wall, with a sample beforehand.
Three types of floral wallpaper
The choice does not start with the colour, but with the scale of the motif. How big are the flowers on the wall, and how often does the pattern repeat? That determines whether a design becomes a calm background or a statement.
Large: one flower as a work of art
In a large design, one flower or one bouquet fills a good part of the wall. That works like a painting: you choose one wall for it, and the rest of the room stays calm. Flower Explosion shows a close-up of pink fringed parrot tulips, in which every crease in the petal is visible. More Magnolia zooms in on a single pastel pink rose with cream and lilac buds around it. And Flower Explosion in the dark version sets large painted tulips in red, cobalt blue and lilac against a black background, for anyone who wants drama.
Designs like these are for a large wall: behind the sofa, behind the bed or along the long side of a dining room. On a narrow wall you only see part of the flower. So look in advance at the ratio between the motif and the width of your wall.
Small: a pattern that warms up a room
A small design repeats often and reads from a distance as a texture. This is the floral wallpaper you can use in every room, on several walls at once too. Floral wallpaper AK1061 is an open field of flowers with pink ranunculus, white roses, lilac delphiniums and fine wildflowers in pastel: light, airy and romantic without becoming sugary. Country Home is a patchwork of roses, robins, dots and checks in pink, red and green, for a country-style bedroom or a hallway. You will find more in that mood under country wallpaper.
Botanical: leaves, branches and the occasional flower
Botanical wallpaper sits between floral and jungle: lots of foliage, muted colours, here and there a flower or a bird. It is the calmest of the three and suits a modern interior with wood and linen. Magufuli Green combines stylised olive green leaves, a hummingbird and a white flower on warm grey. Forest Dream Green is a watercolour of white begonias and fresh green leaves. Floral on My Wall lays botanical illustrations and hydrangeas over a fine golden lattice, in beige, greyed green and powder pink: almost museum-like. And Amazonia Green sets a colourful bird among large green leaves; with that you are already in the botanical category.
Which room carries which floral wallpaper
- Living room. One wall with a large or botanical design, usually behind the sofa. Keep the other walls in a shade taken from the wallpaper. More ideas per wall in our article on wallpaper in the living room.
- Bedroom. The wall behind the headboard is the place. A small design can go on every wall here, a large design only behind the bed. Soft roses such as Sweet Roses or More Magnolia belong here.
- Dining room and kitchen. A dark design with painted flowers, such as Backalley Tulips with its old-master feel, makes a dining corner intimate. Directly behind the worktop we advise against wallpaper; that is where a backsplash belongs.
- Hallway and toilet. Small spaces can take a bold design precisely because you are only there briefly. A small floral pattern on all the walls works better here than one large flower you cannot see from a distance.
Colour: warm, cool or dark
Pink and terracotta make a room warm, green and blue make it cooler and calmer, a dark background makes it smaller and more intimate. Choose the colour based on what is already there: an oak floor and linen curtains ask for warm or green shades, a grey floor for green or blue. Which warm shades we have and how to combine them is explained in our article on wallpaper in warm colours. And for something completely different: the retro category has the flowers of the sixties and seventies, large and graphic.
Made to measure for your wall: how it works
We print every design to the size of your wall, in 50 cm wide drops with a continuous motif. You measure the width and the height of the wall, add 5 cm to both for overlap and enter that in the wallpaper configurator. The wallpaper arrives as numbered drops that you hang from left to right. Because it is non-woven wallpaper, the paste goes on the wall and not on the wallpaper, and later you peel it off dry. The step-by-step plan is in our article on hanging non-woven wallpaper, and everything about sizes, prices and delivery times in the made-to-measure wallpaper guide. Delivery in the Netherlands takes 2 to 8 working days.
With a large design, placement matters: where does the flower fall, and is it not cut through by a door or a cupboard? If in doubt, send us the measurements and a photo of the wall, and we will look with you at how the motif falls.
A sample first
The colour of flowers shifts on a screen: pink becomes brighter, green becomes greyer. So order a sample of the design first and hold it up against the wall, in daylight and in the evening under lamplight. For a design with a large repeating motif there is a large sample, so you can also see the scale of the flower.
Frequently asked questions about floral wallpaper
How many walls can floral wallpaper go on?
A small, repeating design can go on all the walls of a room. A large design with one flower or bouquet belongs on one wall, with the other walls in a shade taken from the wallpaper. Botanical wallpaper sits in between: on one or two walls.
Does floral wallpaper suit a modern interior?
Yes, if you choose a botanical design: muted colours, lots of foliage, few flowers. Magufuli Green and Floral on My Wall look good with wood, linen and clean-lined furniture. Save the romantic roses for a country-style or classic room.
How do I know whether a large flower will fit my wall?
Compare the width of your wall with the width of the motif on the product page. On a wall of three metres one large bouquet comes into its own; on a narrow wall you only see part of it. Send us the measurements and we will show you how the design falls.
Can floral wallpaper go in the kitchen?
In the dining corner, yes; directly behind the worktop or the hob, no. That is where a backsplash belongs, which can cope with water and grease. If you still want a floral design in that spot, we print it on a backsplash.
Flowers on your wall
Choose a design and we print it to the size of your wall, in 50 cm drops with a continuous motif. If you are unsure about the colour or the scale, order a sample first.
