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18 Wallpaper Trends for 2023
If you’re looking at your room and thinking “How can I make this more unique, more me” then you’ll love these wallpaper inspirations. In 2023 wallpaper is back in style, and there are some stunning designs ready to be placed on your walls. Wallpaper offers a creative backdrop that can change the ambience of an entire room.
In this wallpaper revival, things are getting even more creative. While there are tons of unique designs, the way wallpaper is being used is also creating waves. So, let’s dive into the top 18 wallpaper trends of 2023 so you can find some inspiration.
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1. Bold Floral Patterns
In 2023 when it comes to floral patterns, the bigger and bolder the better. Large scale prints with stunning floral designs are a standout for us this year. You can use a renaissance style print with dark tones, or in black and white as a stunning backdrop in modern or vintage themed rooms.
2. Archived Designs
Designers are looking into the past for inspiration for new wallpaper styles. A common theme is peaking back over a hundred years ago and taking some popular designs that have since been set aside. There are so many designs that were once popular, and when revived, look perfect in any vintage or rustic rooms. Take a look at some archived designs from the past.
3. Scenic Wall Murals
Our walls are more than just wood and plaster separating rooms, they are their own canvas to create beautiful sceneries on. Scenic wall mural wallpapers can provide a stunning image to capture your imagination. These atmospheric wallpapers capture a scene and let it play out as the backdrop to your room, transforming your wall.
For relaxing rooms, turn to images of escapism. Tropical or beach scenes can whisk you away to a place of peace and tranquillity as you drift off to sleep.
4. Metallic Effects
Sleek and stunning, wallpaper with a metallic effect looks elegant in any interior. There are many great designs, patterns, or styles that have been mixed with a metallic colour. These work perfectly in a modern room, adding a touch of luxury and grace without taking away from the modern aestheti
5. Modern Rustic
Rustic rooms are filled with natural materials like wood, and old metal. You can add a touch of the modern by mixing these natural elements with contemporary elements. Wallpaper offers a great option here, with some gorgeous faux wood patterns and textures that compliment the natural materials used in the room.
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6. Bringing the Outdoors Inside
A common trend across 2023 is bringing more of our outside world indoors. We want to be closer to nature and experience its cooling, calming effects whenever we are at home. Periods of long lockdowns over the past 3 years hammered home the importance of nature and the environment.
Wallpapers are following this trend. Offering gorgeous backdrops filled with lush plants and beautiful scenery. These scenes make gorgeous feature walls. Alternatively, play with the nature that is around your house. Use your window as a frame into the natural environment outside and choose wallpaper that interacts with the colouring and scenery you see outside.
7. Granny Chic
Granny Chic, sometimes called Grandmillenial, takes the floral patterns and cosy designs your grandma would love and brings them into the 21st century. With this style, all you need to do is find inspiration amongst the elegant designs at your grandma’s house. When it comes to wallpaper, think busy floral patterns with soft pinks, greens, and elegant blues.
8. Botanical Print
Attention grabbing and striking, a tropical or botanical print brings the jungle to your wall with dense fern, leave, and plant patterns. Like others, these wallpapers extend the natural world outside into your room. Tropical and botanical wallpapers focus on tropical plants, bringing a lot of green into your room. This is both relaxing and stunning when matched with the right furniture.
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9. Thin Geometric Designs
Geometric wallpaper designs are perfect for adding an interesting and textured backdrop. In 2023 these geometric shapes have become subtler, trending to thinner lines and textured backgrounds. Experiment with circles, squares, rectangles, and diamonds for an interesting subtle pattern.
10. Art Deco
Art deco is coming back, and it’s making waves. Modern art deco designs take the styling of the 1920s and mixes it with modern features. Experiment with the lavish patterns, round shapes, and the golds and blues of the era. Take these and play with them on your wallpaper. Match them with art deco furniture and a bit of a modern twist for the ultimate art deco room.
11. Victorian Design
If you love the classic Victorian aesthetic, then you’ll love damask wallpaper. These wallpaper designs are made of a reversible patterned fabric of woven silk, wool, linen, cotton or synthetic fibres. The pattern in the wallpaper is formed from the weaving of these materials. Damask looks gorgeous in a vintage styled room, matched with gorgeous vintage furniture.
12. Full Scale Patterns
Maximalism has seen a renaissance as of late. With the style rebelling against the extreme minimalism and industrial designs of the past decade. Especially popular among younger generations, maximalism combines various eclectic colours, prints, and objects all in one place. It’s like a kaleidoscope of design.
Bring maximalism to your wallpaper by incorporating full-scale patterns and colours into the space. You can then mix other patterns, colours, and objects throughout the room to compliment your busy wallpaper.
13. Dramatic Graphics
Almost a reverse on the earlier mentioned subtler thin geometric shapes is this alternative trend. Bolder graphics referencing geometric arrangements are very popular. Showcasing subtle raised relief, and monochrome colour pallets, these designs provide relief in their routine and repetition.
14. Wall Panels
Panelling gives you a fun opportunity to get creative with wallpaper. Add pieces of wallpaper within each panel and paint the rest of the panel a complimentary colour. This allows you to go bold with your wallpaper without overwhelming the room. It’s a creative solution for creating a gorgeous feature piece with bold wallpaper.
15. Textural Papers
As printing technology has developed, so too has the potential for different textured wallpapers. Playing with texture provides a completely new dimension to the design of your wallpaper. You can get even more variety in styles to transform your room. Try hessian wallcovering for a cosy cosseting effect.
16. Deep Blues
Deep blues hold a calming effect that makes them perfect for rooms built for relaxing. Further understanding into colour and how it affects our brain has led to the increase in the popularity of blue, especially in bedrooms or living rooms. This popularity has extended over to wallpaper, where there is no end of gorgeous deep blue wallpaper for your home. Experiment with it and see what styles you can come up with.
17. Bathroom Wallpaper
Wallpaper in the bathroom? Surprisingly, yes, wallpaper is back in the bathroom. It adds unique textures and styles that tiles simply cannot. Bathroom wallpaper is a cost-effective solution as well, being cheaper than tiling. Just keep an eye out for moisture as it can make your wallpaper peel if applied incorrectly.
18. Emerald Green
Vibrant greens accompanied by intricate, abstract, or botanical patterns are extremely popular in 2023. Jewel-like shades of green and patterns on wallpaper offers a gorgeous backdrop that adds a sense of calm and cosiness to the room. This colours popularity is a direct reflection of the increased popularity of nature indoors.
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