Has this been the decade of designer wallpaper? Designer wallpaper has been a major interior trend for the last 10 years, with a huge range of creative looks and interior styles available. One reason designer wallpaper has been such a big hit in recent years is the sheer range of different styles you can find. Paint of course is a great choice for an interiors project. But only with wallpaper can you choose to create a subtle a distressed paint effect, add a swish of style with an ombre wallpaper, go for a shabby chic abstract look, dial it up and add in some tropical style or go full on maximalist with a luxury gold chinoiserie wallpaper.
Here at Feathr HQ we keep a constant eye on which designs and styles people are hunting for. Before we take a look at our favourite designer wallpapers from the last decade, let’s see which are the most popular designer wallpaper styles today.
What are the most popular designer wallpaper styles in 2024?
In 2024, these are the most popular designer wallpaper styles:
- Floral
- Maximalist
- Chinoiserie
- Abstract
- Geometric
- Art Deco
- Gold
- Tropical
- Animal Print
- Forest & tree
- Pattern
What’s made these styles so popular? Interior design trends play a big part in this, but the styles that are adaptable to lots of different interior decoration styles are the ones that tend to feature in the top ten list year after year. Let’s take a deep dive into some of these styles and find out what makes them work.
Tropical designer wallpaper
If you want to add some glam to your home, tropical wallpaper is a great way to go. Add an instant hint of beach, a touch of Los Angeles pool life, or the rich buzz of the flora and fauna of the jungle. A great example of a tropical designer wallpaper is this fun and funky flamingo wallpaper.
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Chinoiserie designer wallpaper
Chinoiserie style continues being a huge trend in recent years, as people look to introduce exotic motifs and textures into their homes. One of the great things about chinoiserie wallpaper is the wide selection of different styles within this category: you can choose from subtle textured wallpapers with patterns based on porcelain vases, through to impressive metallic wallpapers draped with sakura branches and cherry blossoms. If you’re looking to wow, you can’t go wrong with a design like this saffron yellow chinoiserie wallpaper Kubla Khan.
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Abstract designer wallpaper
Abstract wallpaper and wall murals are a perennial favourite in homes around the world. They provide a multitude of different styling options. You can choose from subtle washes of colour as a quick way to recreate paint effects, or you can go for artfully distressed shabby chic wallpapers that create an aged effect that would take, ohhh, ages to create. This abstract shabby chic wallpaper Oh La La is one of our favourites in this category, painted by a hugely talented fine artist Kiki Slaughter.
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Geometric designer wallpaper
The sharp forms and regular patterns of geometric wallpaper have made it a classic style, whether you’re looking to create a modernist home, a room with a mid-century look or even a formal Victorian hallway. The current trends in geometric wallpaper tend towards luxury: think classic patterns with dark colours, dashes of metallic and perhaps even some rich detailing like flora and fauna. This new geometric floral wallpaper Dacha Luxe is a great example, with birds and branches intertwined amongst a gold metallic trellis.
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Maximalist designer wallpaper
The Nineties and Noughties were the decades of minimalism, but they’ve long since given way to new decades and new styles. Maximalism has (as it should) gone big in these last few years, becoming the go-to style for upscale interior design projects. Along the way, its birthed other new interior trends, like the popular Cottagecore style. Maximalist designer wallpaper is a great way to add some va-va-voom to your room. Bold, vibrant, and eclectic patterns combine various elements like geometric shapes and florals. Try this bold floral stripe wallpaper No Use Crying For Roses When Forests Are Burning for example.
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Gold luxury wallpaper
Another classic wallpaper style that keeps getting reborn with fresh ideas and creativity. Wallpapers with a gold metallic finish offer a high-shine, reflective surface that adds depth and luminosity to a room. The latest gold wallpaper trends often feature elements from other styles: you’ll find funky art deco stripe wallpapers and charming chinoiserie wallpapers to be amongst the favourites of the day.
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Floral designer wallpaper
One of the biggest trends of recent years has been the homely style of cottagecore, with its playful nostalgia and pattern clashing. This has meant floral wallpapers are once again back in fashion, particularly those with that cottage style: trailing branches and small flowers, with birds and insects interspersed amongst them. Of course, other floral wallpaper styles have remained popular: why wouldn’t you want to bring a dash of beauty and nature into the home? One of our all time favourite floral designer wallpapers is this stunning design English Rose by Finnish artist Reeta Ek.
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Animal print designer wallpaper
Thankfully, the days when hanging animal skins on your wall was socially acceptable are long gone. But you can still add some wild nature to your walls with ever popular animal print wallpapers. Leopard skin wallpaper is of course the classic design in this category, but interior designers are now experimenting with a wider range of patterns: zebra and tiger pattern wallpapers exude pure luxury. A great example of a classic animal print wallpaper is this metallic leopard print wallpaper.
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Forest and tree designer wallpaper
In recent years, the understanding of the importance of trees has grown: particularly in how time spent amongst them can calm the mind and soul. So it’s no surprise that forest and tree wallpaper has been one of the most popular styles in recent years. This is the only leading category where photographic designs are popular, but favourites are those where an artist has hand drawn or painted trees, creating a calming mood that recollects time spent in a forest. For that kind of mood, try this designer forest wallpaper:
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Pattern designer wallpaper
Sometimes, you just need to go back to the classics. Although pattern wallpaper is no longer as popular as it once was, it still scrapes into the top ten styles: perhaps by virtue of the range of the styles within this category. From subtle trellises or quatrefoil wallpapers, to traditional toile de jouy or modernist geometrics: pattern wallpaper has something for everyone. To show how flexible this style is, we’ve picked this mid-century pattern wallpaper.
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Now we’ve looked at the top ten designer wallpaper categories, let’s take a deep dive into some of our favourite designer wallpaper patterns of recent years. Whichever kind of project you’re working on, you’re sure to find a look that suits your home. Another great thing about modern designer wallpaper, is how easy it is to hang. Our wallpapers come in “paste the wall” material – the easiest kind to install. You just put the paste on the wall, then hang the wallpaper drop by drop – and thanks to the clever formulation of the paste, you have a good few minutes to adjust the drop on the wall so you can get the match just perfect. If you need any more information on how to hang wallpaper, check out our great How to hang wallpaper guide. For commercial projects, we offer contract grade PVC-free vinyl wallcoverings for extra durability and washability. You can choose any of our designs – our your custom design – to be printed on the hospitality quality materials.
Now let’s take a look back at some of our favourite wallpaper designs that we’ve launched in recent years.
‘Time’ – an abstract texture wallpaper mural
The stunning watercolours stains and acrylic brush-strokes represent the traces of the passage of time on a stone surface. The gentle cool blue ombre color pattern creates nuances of light and shadow giving both depth and structure to this abstract texture wallpaper mural design. Add interest to a bedroom with this atmospheric wash of blue and gray abstract motifs and allow the hypnotic pattern to create the perfect sleep space.
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‘Cherry Blossom’ – a white cherry blossom wallpaper
Surrender to the calm and serenity of Sakura blooms with the Cherry Blossom wallpaper by contemporary artist Joanna Charlotte. This beautiful Sakura wallpaper is perfect as a bedroom wallpaper, or to create a romantic dining room. In its Vintage White colour, the Cherry Blossom wallpaper has a warm white background with grey and teal floral highlights.
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‘Oh La La’ – a blue distressed shabby chic wallpaper
The Oh La La wallpaper displays the experimental, organic and textural nature of Slaughter’s art. To create this piece, which was originally a triptych of canvases, she poured, scraped, layered and otherwise manipulated paint on the canvas to create a wallpaper that is rich in both color and texture.
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‘Kubla Khan’ – a cream beautiful chinoiserie wallpaper
This cream beautiful Chinoiserie wallpaper has a subtle sandy background with a distressed style to add a vintage feel. The Kubla Khan wallpaper incorporates flowering cherry blossoms and beautiful birds sitting upon their branches. This designer wallpaper makes a beautiful feature wall for anyone looking for a floral wallpaper with cherry blossom designs.
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‘Takeda’ – a gold cherry blossom wallpaper mural
Luxury is truly unleashed with this metallic gold cherry blossom wallpaper mural. The gold metallic background is lightly distressed creating a charming shabby chic effect, whilst the beautiful detailing of the red cherry blossoms and branches adds to the exotic, luxurious feel of this gold chinoiserie wall mural.
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‘Tempestas’ – a pastel beautiful cloud wall mural
If you’ve ever dreamed of floating up into the clouds, Tempestas can make that closer to reality than you ever imagined. This pastel beautiful cloud wall mural is more than a caricature of the sky. It blends dozens of whites, blues, and pinks to truly make you feel as if you’re existing in the air. It’s a fantastic choice for bedrooms and living rooms where people enjoy existing together.
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‘Mystic’ – a teal & grey abstract designer wallpaper
Mystic is a gorgeous wallpaper mural in an abstract style designed by painter Jen Merli. The teal & grey abstract wallpaper mural incorporates intricate detailing in gold that flashes across the watercolour background. The colours press against each other to create a backdrop that could be seen while standing on the beaches of the sea.
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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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‘Aloha’ – a cream & green vintage palm tropical wallpaper
The Aloha wallpaper is a tropical sensation with verdant colours and designs that can transform a room. The cream & green vintage palm tropical wallpaper features many Bird of Paradise flowers that stand aloft stylish palm leaves to create a stunning tropical feel.
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‘Eastern Secret’ – a green Japanese floral tree wallpaper
Eastern Secret is a bold wallpaper design that features images of cherry blossoms that climb across the room. This green Japanese floral tree wallpaper evokes a romantic mood through classic colours and gorgeous imagery. It adds a beautiful aesthetic to the room with a touch of the dramatic.
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‘You Don’t Find The Light by Avoiding the Darkness’ – a purple floral Dog Pattern wallpaper
The You Don’t Find the Light by Avoiding the Darkness wallpaper features duos of Dobermann Pinschers standing eye to eye with each other, bound together with a chain and key. The use of florals on the coats of the dogs softens their profiles to create a purple floral dog pattern wallpaper that is brimming with strength and control.
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‘Dreamboat’ – a brown & cream shabby chic watercolor wallpaper
Dreamboat wallpaper was created based on the original artwork made by Kiki Slaughter. The brown & cream shabby chic watercolour wallpaper was originally created using acrylics and oils on canvas through a process of layering, pouring, and scraping paint to built texture and colour.
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‘Zarafa’ – a black & cream floral wallpaper mural
The romantic cream blooms of the Zarafa floral wallpaper mural are set against a moody dark background, creating a beautiful flower mood wall mural.
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‘Amsterdam’ – a brown & blue shabby chic vintage brick wallpaper
The Amsterdam vintage brick wallpaper brings a trendy industrial and urban look into the home. Featuring fine detailing and textures, this shabby chic brick wallpaper is ideal for recreating a subtle industrial brick wall look.
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‘La Cueillette’ – a grey & blue beautiful romantic French wallpaper
This grey & blue beautiful romantic French wallpaper from watercolourist Claire de Quénetain speaks to a love for nature and romance. La Cueillette wallpaper (also known as ‘The Gathering’) has a light and airy feel that harkens back to childhood and times long past.
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‘Summer Fields’ – a blue vintage summer flower wall mural
Summer Fields (Vintage Summer Floral) wall mural has a way of creating a nostalgic feeling through its imaginative appearance. This blue vintage summer flower wall mural is made up of broad watercolour brushstrokes over small white flowers to create an inspirational setting.
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‘Whisper’ – a grey & gold artist designed wall mural
In this stunning grey and gold wall mural, a bloom of watercolours swirls around gold detailing. Beautiful, striking and original – if that describes your home, then this is the perfect abstract wall mural for you.
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‘Persian Leopard’ – a blue dark leopard designer wall mural
The combination of the majestic leopard and Persian-inspired patterns results in a wallpaper that is both luxurious and dramatic. It can be used to create a statement wall or add depth and texture to a room.
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‘Shadows of the Deep’ – a blue deep sea wallpaper mural
The original artwork for this mural featured navy blue ink along with soft iridescent mica powder and white frothy pigment captures the energy of the sea in this multi-layered, dimensional sea wallpaper mural.
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‘Safari’ – a gold & white beautiful shabby chic wallpaper
Kiki Slaughter is an American abstract artist whose process often involves mixing different types of paint through laying, pouring, and scraping techniques. Safari wallpaper is an excellent example of that and come inspired by the original artwork. The gold & white beautiful shabby chic wallpaper merges the old with the new in a delightful wall covering.
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‘Sacred Smoke’ – a blue smoky watercolour wall mural
A dreamy and mystical blue, grey and taupe wall mural by LA artist Stacy Solodkin. A wonderful centrepiece design that can be used to frame a piece of furniture or feature within a room.
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‘Another Level’ – a blue funky geometric wallpaper
If you are looking to create a retro feel geometric style, this wallpaper designed by artist Tim Muddiman is the perfect choice. The blue funky geometric wallpaper design features blocks, lines and angles that create a rhythmic pattern across the design. Clever use of colour creates shadow that draws us deeper into the rectangular latticework. Use this blue wallpaper as inspiration in a living space and coordinate with complementary blue soft furnishings.
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‘Huge Geometry 1’ – a teal & purple funky geometric wallpaper mural
The oversize circles and triangular shapes represented in this geometric motif wall mural create a striking backdrop for modern space. This funky geometric wallpaper mural design celebrates the geometric theme from the viewpoint of gigantism, yet it achieves a subtle and balanced effect thanks to the textured treatment and nuanced color palette. Why not create a geometric feature wall in a contemporary dining room for a modern eating space.
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‘River’ – a blue & gold abstract river wallpaper mural
Plunge into River – the stunning idealised landscape created by artist Miriam Stayte. Follow the undulating river as it meanders through it’s abstract backdrop, it’s passage highlighted in gorgeous metallic gold. This stunning blue & gold abstract river wallpaper mural melds with the delicate floral blooms that drift languidly through the landscape. Choose this mural for a bedroom feature wall and allow yourself to drift away into the brooding landscape.
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‘Wonderlust’ – a Wedgwood Wonderlust designer 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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Wow! What a selection. We’re delighted to have worked with so many talented artists to create these designer wallpapers. Our artists come from all over the world and from across the creative spectrum, which is why we’re able to offer such a great selection of unique designer wallpapers. If you want to explore our collections further, head over the designer wall mural page for more inspiration.