When you’re planning to redecorate a room, the wallpaper often forms a key aspect of your approach. From traditional to modern and funky, you’re sure to find the ideal bird wallpaper or wall mural to suit your mood. And if you consider welcoming a flock of birds into your home, you can make a bigger splash than ever before when they touch down.
From flamingos to swans and seabirds to peacocks, birds of all kinds are waiting for their introduction. We explore the appeal of bird wallpaper, the variety you can choose from, and the potential to create a stunning room around this versatile talking point.
Exploring the world of bird wallpaper and wall murals
If you’re searching for something unusual, captivating, and appealing, bird wallpaper can tick all those boxes and many more. We should begin by covering its versatility too, because this wallpaper is ideal for use in any room in your home. Create a welcoming air with bird wallpaper in your hallway. Produce a splash of colour as you hang a bird wall mural in your dining room or lounge. You can even create a haven in your bedroom by choosing something chic and cosy to suit your style and preferences.
You’ve got plenty of stunning bird wall murals to choose from, if you’d rather have a talking point on one wall instead of hanging paper around the room. In this case, there are plenty of designs that include several colours and shades. You can use one or two of those as inspiration for painting the remaining walls or even choosing accessories to round out the completed room design. In this sense, bird wall murals create a starting point to base your entire room design around. The versatility is certainly appealing and inspiring in one go here.
Dacha in Sage Gold, a bird and floral trellis wallpaper
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One of the most important considerations when you’re looking for the perfect bird wallpaper or mural is where the focus will lie. There are charming designs where the birds appear as a small part of the overall appearance. Think of a stunning chinoiserie mural offering a look out onto a lake. It’s a subtle design, but you’d still have swans or other inhabitants taking a back seat to the overall appearance of the paper.
Conversely, the birds can fly into view as the focus of the wallpaper design. You could search for bird wallpaper that shows them in flight against a light background of blues, greys, and whites. This could create a dreamier appearance that would look superb in a bedroom.
Indeed, it’s always wise to consider where the wallpaper is going to hang. Is it in a highly trafficked area or a private space such as a bedroom? Does the space benefit from plenty of natural light flooding through it or is it usually darker? Lighter spaces can more readily accept a darker and more dramatic choice of wallpaper. If you know the space won’t get a lot of light, consider this when looking at the background of your selected design. Of course, artificial lighting can help, but you may wish to make the best of the natural light source too.
Swoop in Blue Gold, a bird wallpaper featuring herons
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You can see how the birds can either support the overall design – always one of nature, of course – or they can take centre stage throughout. This is a key point to think about when you’re ready to consider introducing bird wallpaper into your home. It also helps with colour choice, not to mention the tone and lightness of the paper. Birds flying against a light sky are going to produce a far brighter and more relaxing wallpaper design than one offering a view of birds in a tropical setting, for instance. Think about the look and feel you’re going for, and how daring you wish to be!
Let’s move on to styles now, as you’ve got plenty to think about. Chinoiserie is more subtle, shabby chic somewhere between the extremes, and modern takes you in unusual directions. Whatever design you’re aiming for in your redecorated room, there are bird wallpaper designs to suit.
Sometimes, the birds could be more subtle and muted, even when they appear in plentiful quantities. This may suit a more abstract design, especially if you’re looking for a few unusual splashes of colour in there. Imagine a rustic backdrop filled with swans, vague in places as if you’re looking at them through gauze. And within the design, there could be some muted splashes of gold to create something unusual.
Hirosaki in Gold, a bird wallpaper in a chinoiserie style
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At the opposite end of the scale, there are bird wallpaper designs offering close-ups of the birds used as the subject. Imagine a busy design packed with large flamingos and tropical flowers, mixing in various positions and poses. Sometimes these more striking designs include birds that are difficult to see… at least to begin with. Vintage designs may offer darker colours such as black, grey, copper, and similar tones. And there, entwined within the design, you’ll see birds featuring throughout.
Consider how the bird wallpaper or bird wall murals are designed, too. What do we mean by this? Simply that some designs are created with a distinct bottom, middle, and top throughout the paper. You may see birds on the ground at the bottom, with plants and trees climbing up the paper. This creates something far more unusual – ideal for a room with minimal furniture, so that the full appeal of the design is visible.
Now enjoy over 25 of our favourite bird wallpapers, available exclusively from the Feathr collections.
‘Swan Lake’ – a purple shabby chic swan wallpaper
With this romantic and textural piece, the Scandinavian artist takes wallpaper back to its roots in tapestry. The feeling of a worn finish was created by using the Surrealist’s grattage technique. Our Creative Director, Oliver Green, on why we love this design: “This piece is so rich and evocative. The palate is so dense that you could almost lose yourself in it and the hand painted finish has so much soul. This is dramatic and special work, like the Swan Lake ballet.”
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‘Swan Lake’ – a yellow shabby chic swan wallpaper
This elegant vintage yellow shabby chic swan wallpaper features a unique style that incorporates a grattage technique by Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen. The Scandinavian artist creates a textural and amorous piece that harkens back to the roots of wallpaper in tapestry to offer a warm feeling to a room.
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‘Le Voyage’ – a grey & white romantic elegant bird wallpaper
Hand painted in beautiful monochromatic colours, Le Voyage wallpaper in shadow creates a sense of beauty and freedom to a home. This grey & white romantic elegant bird wallpaper features elegant geese flying through the air to evoke the speed and distance of long migrations and journeys.
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‘Le Voyage’ – a blue & white romantic elegant bird wallpaper
Le Voyage shows geese flying in the air – it suggests the fluidity, the speed and the freshness of their long migratory journeys. This beautiful hand-painted wallpaper would bring a touch of the freedom and beauty of nature to any home.
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‘Flamingo Conga’ – a grey funky modern flamingo wallpaper
Light colours combined with a modern twist on a traditional design are a large part of what makes the Flamingo Conga in grey such a fascinating wallpaper. This grey funky modern flamingo wallpaper displays gorgeous flamingos walking across a solid background.
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‘Flamingo Conga’ – a pink funky modern flamingo wallpaper
The Flamingo Conga wallpaper was created to take the elegance of the traditional flamingo wallpaper technique and adapt it to fit a modern home. The pink funky modern flamingo wallpaper features pastel flamingos on a solid background for any room in the house.
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‘Portuguese Seagulls 02’ – a brown vintage sea bird wallpaper
The Portuguese Seagulls II wallpaper features a design that is meant to transport you to another time and place. The brown vintage sea bird wallpaper captures the flight of a flock of seagulls over the Lisbon coast and lets viewers feel as if they are spending time their themselves.
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‘Portuguese Seagulls 02’ – a blue vintage sea bird wallpaper
With this romantic and textural piece, the Scandinavian artist takes wallpaper back to its roots in tapestry. The feeling of a worn finish was created by using the Surrealist’s grattage technique. Our Creative Director, Oliver Green, on why we love this design: “This piece is so rich and evocative. The palate is so dense that you could almost lose yourself in it and the hand painted finish has so much soul. This is dramatic and special work.”
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‘Ornament’ – a brown & white modern Scandinavian bird wall mural
Tamara Piilola, a Finnish painter of wide regard, created the Ornament wall mural to build a realistic story focusing on the wonders of nature. This brown & white modern Scandinavian bird wall mural mixes imagination with memory to show off the atmosphere and details of wintery silence spent in a Nordic forest.
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‘Ornament’ – a blue & white modern Scandinavian bird wall mural
Finnish painter Tamara Piilola uses magical realism to create startling experiences of nature. Mixing memory and imagination, Ornament captures the breaking of the winter silence in a Nordic forest.
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‘Swan’ – a purple toile de jouy wallpaper mural
Swan Lavender is a work by London artist Hugh Hamshaw Thomas. The original artwork is based on a photograph taken on the edge of lake landscaped by Humphry Repton (1752-1818). The artwork presents itself as if it were a piece of wallpaper or fabric in the Toile de Jouy style – seemingly of a similar period to the work undertaken by Repton. By presenting the image duplicitously as a photograph in a style belonging to the decorative arts, Hamshaw Thomas fuses themes of romantic melancholia, the bucolic and Arcadian with his interest in layering of histories, narratives and remembrance.
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‘Swan’ – a green toile de jouy wallpaper mural
Swan Vert is a work by London artist Hugh Hamshaw Thomas. The original artwork is based on a photograph taken on the edge of lake landscaped by Humphry Repton (1752-1818). The artwork presents itself as if it were a piece of wallpaper or fabric in the Toile de Jouy style – seemingly of a similar period to the work undertaken by Repton. By presenting the image duplicitously as a photograph in a style belonging to the decorative arts, Hamshaw Thomas fuses themes of romantic melancholia, the bucolic and Arcadian with his interest in layering of histories, narratives and remembrance.
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‘Tropical Shore’ – a purple tropical flamingo wallpaper
Tropical Shore (Tropical Flamingo) wallpaper adds the elegance of a watercolour to the wall through a contemporary design that evokes a vintage feel. The purple tropical flamingo wallpaper features detailed images of flamingos spending their days among tropical leaves and hibiscus flowers.
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‘Tropical Shore’ – a green tropical flamingo wallpaper
This green tropical flamingo wallpaper fits a variety of environments through its intersection of contemporary and vintage design. The Tropical Shore (Tropical Flamingo) wallpaper features a flock of flamingos painted with watercolours near a variety of tropical plants and hibiscus flowers.
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‘Enchanted Garden’ – a white & blue jungle bird wallpaper
The Enchanted Garden wallpaper features beautiful hand-painted peacocks perched on branches dotted with pink flowers. A vintage-style design with a modern elegance.
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‘Enchanted Garden’ – a black & green jungle bird wallpaper
In the Enchanted Garden (Jungle Bird I) wallpaper, viewers can enjoy looking at hand painted gorgeous peacocks as they perch on branches with pastel coloured flowers. This black & green jungle bird wallpaper captures modern sophistication while offering a vintage design.
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‘Arcadia’ – a green & gold vintage peacock wall mural
This green & gold vintage peacock wall mural is influenced by the Mingei Folk Art movement of 19th century Japan and is sure to create an opulent space in the home. The Arcadia wall mural focuses on the peacock as a way to highlight beauty and rebirth and comes with metallic flourishes that draw in the eye.
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‘Arcadia’ – a black & copper vintage peacock wall mural
The Arcadia wall mural incorporates hints of the peacock to add elegance to a room with the distinctive plumage and shape hinting at rebirth and splendour. This black & copper vintage peacock wall mural is inspired by 19th century Japanese style and adds elegance to any room.
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‘Birds Birds’ – a grey & green exotic tropical bird wallpaper
If you’re a lover of exotic tropical birds then this is the wallpaper for you. Amongst the winding jungle foliage, you’ll find hornbills, cockatoos and parakeets set amongst beautifully detailed floral illustrations. The on trend grey mist background adds an additional touch of style and luxury.
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‘Warm Jungle World’ – a white & green fun jungle animal wallpaper mural
With this romantic and textural piece, the Scandinavian artist takes wallpaper back to its roots in tapestry. The feeling of a worn finish was created by using the Surrealist’s grattage technique. Our Creative Director, Oliver Green, on why we love this design: “This piece is so rich and evocative. The palate is so dense that you could almost lose yourself in it and the hand painted finish has so much soul. This is dramatic and special work.”
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‘Monkeys with Birds’ – a cream & green exotic bird monkey jungle mural
Created by artist Karina Eibatova, Monkeys with Birds wallpaper is a luxurious tropical wall covering that creates inspiration and joy. This cream & green exotic bird monkey jungle mural features detailed illustrations of flamingos, hornbill birds, monkeys, and a variety of lush plants.
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‘Monkeys with Birds’ – a blue & green exotic bird monkey jungle mural
Offering your own jungle experience at home, Monkeys with Birds is a mural created by artist Karina Eibatova. This blue & green exotic bird monkey jungle mural has exquisitely detailed illustration of jungle trees and animals such as monkeys, flamingos, and other birds.
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‘Kubla Khan’ – a yellow beautiful chinoiserie wallpaper
A stunning new Chinoiserie wallpaper, featuring exotic animals and cherry blossoms climbing a subtly distressed wall. Welcome the luxury of this beautiful cherry blossom wallpaper into your home. Perfect for creating a statement wall in your living room, bedroom or bathroom.
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‘Kubla Khan’ – a grey beautiful chinoiserie wallpaper
blends a cherry blossom design with the subtlety of a distressed background. The grey beautiful Chinoiserie wallpaper has a misty background with cherry blossoms and exotic birds at the forefront to create a relaxing atmosphere. Capturing the sophistication of Chinoiserie style wallpaper, this wall mural will look beautiful in a bedroom or living room at your home.
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‘Wonderlust’ – a Wedgwood Wonderlust wall mural
Wedgwood & Feathr have collaborated with multi-disciplinary British contemporary artist Claire Luxton to create an original artwork inspired by six patterns introduced to the Wonderlust teaware collection. Luxton reimagined the new Wedgwood patterns with a living sculptural installation visualised in the artist’s East Sussex studio. Using florals, botanicals, taxidermy and live animals, Luxton created a multi dimensional installation involving sculptural, collage, photographic and hand painted techniques. The finished three dimensional sculpture was photographed in over thirty different sections by Luxton who then digitally stitched the artwork together in hundreds of layers before applying hand finished details, including water droplets and images of real life poison dart frogs.
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‘Wonderlust’ – a Wedgwood Wonderlust wall mural
Wedgwood & Feathr have collaborated with multi-disciplinary British contemporary artist Claire Luxton to create an original artwork inspired by six patterns introduced to the Wonderlust teaware collection. Luxton reimagined the new Wedgwood patterns with a living sculptural installation visualised in the artist’s East Sussex studio. Using florals, botanicals, taxidermy and live animals, Luxton created a multi dimensional installation involving sculptural, collage, photographic and hand painted techniques. The finished three dimensional sculpture was photographed in over thirty different sections by Luxton who then digitally stitched the artwork together in hundreds of layers before applying hand finished details, including water droplets and images of real life poison dart frogs.
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‘The Swoop’ – a brown beautiful crane wallpaper
This beautiful brown crane wallpaper captures the energy and a beauty of a flock (known as a ‘swoop’) of cranes as they take flight. Each crane is picked out in a detailed and intricate paisley pattern, whilst a lightly distressed background enhances the design. This stunning wallpaper will particularly suit design projects that are looking to introduce a chinoiserie wallpaper feel.
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‘The Swoop’ – a blue beautiful heron wallpaper
This beautiful blue heron wallpaper captures the energy and a beauty of a flock (known as a ‘swoop’) of herons as they take flight. Each heron is picked out in a detailed and intricate paisley pattern, whilst a lightly distressed background enhances the design. This stunning wallpaper will particularly suit design projects that are looking to introduce a chinoiserie wallpaper feel
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‘The Swoop Luxe’ – a pink & silver metallic crane wallpaper
This luxurious pink & white crane wallpaper captures the energy and a beauty of a flock (known as a ‘swoop’) of cranes as they take flight. Each crane is picked out in a detailed and intricate silver metallic paisley pattern, whilst a lightly distressed background enhances the design. This stunning metallic wallpaper will particularly suit design projects that are looking to introduce a chinoiserie wallpaper feel.
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‘The Swoop Luxe’ – a green & gold metallic heron wallpaper
This luxury green and gold heron wallpaper captures the energy and a beauty of a flock (known as a ‘swoop’) of herons as they take flight. Each heron is picked out in a detailed and intricate gold metallic paisley pattern, whilst a lightly distressed background enhances the design. This stunning metallic wallpaper will particularly suit design projects that are looking to introduce a chinoiserie wallpaper feel.
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Finding your favourite bird wallpaper
Whether you opt for wallpaper or one of the many appealing bird wallpaper designs offered by Feathr today, there are many considerations to think about. The paper that suits one home or room may not suit another – and then you need to consider your own preferences as well.
Fortunately, everyone can find the perfect bird design for their interior design requirements. From a simple repeating flamingo design to the glorious detail discovered within a tropical bird wallpaper design, you can seek inspiration from many of the world’s most appealing birds.