Bedroom Inspiration: Unique Wallpaper Ideas for Incorporating Pattern into a Peaceful Space

Bedroom Inspiration: Unique Wallpaper Ideas for Incorporating Pattern into a Peaceful Space

The bedroom is, quite literally, the dreamiest place in the home, whether it’s been decorated from floor to ceiling, or still barely moved into. Making it dreamier, however, is always an option – and, since it’s a much more personal space than the living room, kitchen, and dining room, good for ‘unbridling’ your creativity.

The bedroom should be an immersive space. Ideally, it won’t feel like ‘another room’ in the house – it will feel like somewhere far away from it all, centred on a few key moments in the day. It should be beautiful and special and different enough to evoke a unique reaction in you.

Wallpaper is one of the most effective ways to transform a space from something more or less ordinary, to something very special, different, and detached. The bedroom’s isolation from other busier parts of the home mean you don’t need to be too ‘sensible’ when you choose different design elements for the room, which makes wallpaper the perfect choice.

Make a feature, but not necessarily the one you’re thinking of…

A big favourite of ours – and interior designers across the globe – is to create a feature wall at the head of the bed. Often, the headboard will command a the most gravity out of any feature in the room, so it’s only natural that a lot of people want the wall it is placed against to offer a fitting backdrop. Use an abstract wallpaper for something that really lives up to the dreamy vibe of the space.

Feature walls will always prove effective, but they’re not the only option – particularly if you’re feeling more adventurous than you would in another part of the home.

More than ever, people are turning to the ceiling as the perfect space for wallpaper – especially in the bedroom, where Saturday lie-ins and late-night reading sessions mean it will get plenty of attention. It may be a little less conventional, but it’s a great way of adding an extra detail that feels unique to this room, and this room alone.

Often dubbed the ‘fifth wall’, the ceiling does not command quite the same level of attention as the vertical walls, which makes it easier for you to explore bolder patterns without feeling like everything in the room will be overshadowed by that one feature wall.

Blend contrasting patterns together for something completely new

Is there any other room in the house more deserving of a little extra luxury, sumptuousness, and opulence than the bedroom? Even if you prefer to take a more understated approach, layering prints and adding in a little extra dimension in this room is bound to pay off when the time comes to finally relax, unwind, and enjoy a space away from it all. It can help the room feel that bit more immersive and closed-off from the rest of the world.

In the past, we’ve looked at ways to layer fabrics in the bedroom with a view to dialling up the plushness of the room, and the exact same basic principle holds true for pattern. You don’t need to turn your bedroom into a space worthy of the Ritz, but it always pays off to focus on enhancing comfort, and avoiding the room feeling like a continuation of the rest of the house.

Plus, it’s a relatively easy task. The bedroom naturally offers plenty of spaces – large and small – to incorporate different patterns into. We’re not suggesting that you use a different wallpaper on every wall – or even that you cover every wall, but that you take a look at our guide to mixing and matching wallpaper prints. A ‘little and often’ approach to print can have a strong impact on a room.

Use leftover wallpaper to elevate what is usually left blank

The inside of the wardrobe – rarely seen, but not completely invisible – or the back of a bookcase, the recess of the bedroom doorway or the tiny patch of wall surrounding the en-suit or dressing room doorway. The very smallest spaces in the room are the perfect canvasses for echoing a print used in a more prominent part of the room (or, if you have leftover wallpaper from other parts of the house, for creating small areas of contrast).

You can even use the smallest scraps of leftover wallpaper to line the insides of drawers or bedside tables. These touches may not be monumental, or impact the room’s first impression, but a bedroom is much more than what meets the eye. This is a room of comfort and relaxation, and investing that effort into the very smallest details is key.