The 10 Wallpaper Trends for 2023 That You Will Make You Want To Decorate
Colefax & Fowler Fuchsia Wallpaper
Decorating with wallpaper is a popular trend for 2023 and these new, unique and bold wallpaper designs are leading the way when it comes to desired wallpaper aesthetics, prints, patterns and styles:
Green Wallpaper
Stick-On Wallpaper
Lilac Wallpaper
Striped Wallpaper
Chequerboard wallpaper
Whimsical cottagecore wallpaper
Large-scale wallpaper prints / wall murals
Floral Wallpaper
Neutral Wallpaper
Abstract Wallpaper
Green Sea Coral wallpaper from the new Colefax & Fowler Ashdown collection
Green Wallpaper
Green (especially sage green) is a colour that remains incredibly popular for home decor in 2023. The colour green connects us to nature and makes us feel calm, so there has been an abundance of green wallpapers released this year featuring delicate leaf prints and trees. The new Sanderson Arboretum collection is full of quirky, nature-inspired green wallpaper prints - from twisting sap green vine stripes to the green leaves of blackberry bushes.
A new wallpaper design from the Sanderson Arboretum collection
Stick-On Self-Adhesive Wallpaper
If you are new to wallpapering or want wallpaper that is easy to remove and non-committal, easy-to-apply self-adhesive wallpaper is your best friend! No need for paste or a large pasting table - simply peel and go! Dunelm is a great supplier of stick-on wallpaper and they have a new wood slat panel design that gives you the effect of wall panelling without all the fuss!
Dunelm’s wood panel natural self-adhesive wallpaper is a brilliant buy at just £26 per roll.
Easy-to-remove, stick-on self-adhesive is fantastic for children’s nurseries where they grow up fast! Woodland animals wallpaper from Dunelm.
Lilac Wallpaper
Lilac, lavender and soft purple colours are really popular right now in fashion, so it is a natural progression for the shade to start being favoured for our homes and within interior design. You can either go for a touch of lilac as part of a larger wallpaper pattern, or full-on lilac with the many popular wisteria wallpaper designs available.
Till Carl by Sandberg in Lilac, available via Wallpaper Direct.
I’ve always loved this wisteria pattern wallpaper from Sanderson, sold via John Lewis.
Stripe Wallpaper
Stripes are the new scallops in interiors - expect to see them everywhere in 2023! Osborne & Little are leading the way with their new Regency Stripe Wallpaper Collection, while budget-friendly stripy wallpaper can be found on the high street via Dunelm, starting at £10 a roll.
Osborne & Little Regency Stripe Wallpaper Collection.
Buy the new Regency Stripe Wallpaper Collection from Osborne & Little via Wallpaper Direct.
Who said stripes have to be straight? This new wavy vine stripe wallpaper is from Sanderson
Dunelm do a great range of stripy wallpapers starting at £10 per roll.
Chequerboard Wallpaper
With the popularity of check prints within interiors and home decor, there has been an abundance of chequerboard painting tutorials with decorating tape over social media. However, the truth is painting a chequerboard design takes a lot of time and patience! Remove the hard work by installing a printed check wallpaper design instead. You can either go for a standard colourful box pattern, or add checks with gingham wallpaper.
Checkmate lilac and yellow wallpaper from Sorbet Dreams.
Tuscan Lullaby Wallpaper by Poodle & Blonde
I recently used this checkerboard natural wallpaper in my own home to line a wardrobe.
This gingham wallpaper is part of the new Laura Ashley Collection 3 wallpapers, recently released for 2023.
Whimsical, Arts & Crafts Cottagecore Wallpaper
Detailed, small-pattern wallpaper mostly featuring arts and crafts prints remain popular again in 2023 after a surge in their use in 2022. New designs for this year come from Mulberry Home and you can buy good-value whimsical wallpaper from high-street giants Next.
Hedgerow wallpaper from Mulberry Home, available via Wallpaper Direct.
Ditsy Leaf Paste The Wall Paper from Next.
Large-scale wallpaper prints and wall murals
We will see wall murals and large-scale wallpaper prints that swathe across walls return after a release of a number of large-scale panels and papers from brands such as Little Greene and Sanderson. The viral images of Lily Allen’s home as featured in AD have also had an impact on the demand for large-scale wallpaper prints after her green living area adored in luxury Zuber wallpaper was shared all over social media.
Little Greene’s new Bird & Bluebell wall mural in my own living room at home.
Enchanted Vale wall mural, new from Clarissa Hulse.
This Sycamore & Oak in botanical green wall mural is new for 2023 from Sanderson.
Floral Wallpaper
Floral wallpaper doesn’t have to be big and blousy blooms or feel old-fashioned. Instead, look to the new Clarissa Hulse collection Wiltshire Meadow for colourful depictions of wild grasses and dried florals. Floral block prints are also a really on-trend way to bring floral patterns into the home.
Summer Border wallpaper by Clarissa Hulse.
Floral block print design by Joules via Wallpaper Direct
Neutral Wallpaper
If you want to add a touch of interest to your walls without an overload of colour, neutral wallpapers are a fantastic way to add tactile interest and an extra layer of detail into a room without the paper dominating. Grasscloth wallpapers and delicate floral designs work well in soft, neutral tones.
Lunaria Silhouette in white and taupe by wallpaper manufacturers York complements the neutral soft furnishings and off-white woodwork in this living room.
Grasscloth wallpaper in neutral colours provides another layer to a room and works particularly well when lined in the back of cabinets and bookcases. Buy neutral grasscloth wallpaper from Wallpaper Direct.
Elegant striped neutral wallpaper from Boråstapeter’s Woodland Wallpaper Collection.
Abstract Wallpaper
Abstract wallpaper prints full of organic shapes and movement are fun and modern. Think outside the box and add an abstract wallpaper to the ceiling - the fifth wall - and paint the walls in a shade to complement the paper.
Abstract wavy pink wallpaper from Imogen Heath
Zori green squiggle wallpaper in green by Harlequin.
