Wallpaper isn’t going anywhere in 2025. Well into its resurgence in popularity, there are now perhaps as many wallpaper styles as paint colors. With so many options on the market these days, it can be hard to decide on a color, pattern, and style. To help you make a decision, designers and experts are sharing the wallpaper patterns and trends they’re loving right now.
Botanical prints, stripes, and block patterns are the fresh looks you’ll see emerging throughout the year. Functionality is also an important aspect designers are paying attention to right now. These are the top wallpaper trends of 2025—and how the experts recommend using them.
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1. Murals and Landscapes
Landscape murals or other large-scale scenery is an immersive type of wallpaper that can work anywhere you want to make a big statement, regardless of the size of the room, says Ellie Redders, founder of Ellie Redders Interiors. Murals are timeless, but right now they’re returning to popularity, in part due to their increased accessibility.
No longer do murals need to be hand-painted. “Most wall covering manufacturers are now able to print these beautiful pieces of art on all types of materials like grasscloth, vinyl & linen,” Redders says. Murals can be especially useful in small rooms or alcoves where you want to add depth or large rooms to enhance a feeling of grandeur. “We love doing this in a dining room, foyer, even a powder room,” Redders says.
2. Stripes
Stripes are a go-to choice when looking for a timeless wallpaper. “Stripes work beautifully in all areas of the home, providing an element of fun in attic bedrooms, an elegant backdrop to entertaining in dining spaces or impactful in a downstairs bathroom or hallway,” says Ruth Mottershead, creative director at Little Greene.
Mottershead explains that striped wallpaper was popular in the Georgian and Regency periods, but with the range of color combinations available, the pattern now works in traditional and modern homes alike. She recommends two ways of styling striped wallpapers: “Combining tonal stripes in a soft color palette with coordinating paint colors will create a cohesive, harmonious feel whilst opting for contrasting colors will bring design interest to a space.”
3. Block Prints
If you’re looking for a timeless print that’s not too serious, Elizabeth Rees of Chasing Paper recommends checking out the vast world of block prints. “Block prints strike the perfect balance between timeless tradition and modern simplicity, and I love how versatile they can be,” Rees says. Because they’re often printed by hand, block prints have personal and artisanal qualities that lend character to a room.
The rich patterns of block prints will be loved by maximalists, but Rees invites a simpler decorating approach. “I like to err on the side of less is more,” she says. “The wallpaper itself is so eye-catching that I’d usually recommend going with simpler wall décor and art to let the print itself shine.”
4. Bold Colors
For a home that boosts your mood or your energy, look no further than wallpaper that comes in fresh, bold, confident colors, Mottershead recommends. The lively nature of such prints makes them perfect for kitchens, laundry rooms, and playrooms.
While a boldly colored wallpaper may feel like a risky choice, Mottershead explains that it’s actually quite versatile: “A diverse range of colors in a wallpaper pattern makes it easy to scheme with both paint colors and other fabrics and furnishings,” she says. “For a gentler more harmonious scheme take the background color of your wallpaper pattern onto your ceiling and woodwork, or, for a more maximalist approach, take the deepest or brightest color from the pattern onto your painted surfaces.”
5. Performance Vinyls
Functional wallpaper is on the rise, including water-resistant vinyls. “Performance vinyls are stepping it up with the design lately, and I am loving it,” Redders says. Wipeable, durable vinyl makes pretty patterned walls more practical for rooms like bathrooms, kitchens, and laundry rooms where walls might be in splash zones.
Further, this pragmatic paper style is appearing in more stylish options. “In the past, vinyls were often limited to simple designs and colors,” Redders says. “As of late, we are seeing vinyls in an array of colors, patterns and even textures.”
6. Nature-Inspired Prints
Nature is a frequent motif in wallpaper, one that Rees says is especially prescient in 2025. “Connecting with nature through interior design can have a calming, grounding effect,” she says. Rees particularly loves lush, oversized florals, tropical plants, and intricate botanicals for adding an organic feel to rooms.
As far as where to hang a leafy print, “a kitchen is one of my favorite places to bring in nature-inspired prints,” Rees says. “Because this is a space that we spend so much time in, adding elements that bring the outside world in can make kitchens feel more fresh and inviting.”
7. Mixed Wallpaper Patterns
Using multiple wallpapers in one space is a bold new trend to try. Mottershead invites you to use this technique to create zones in an open floor plan or to draw the eye to an interesting architectural detail. “Using two wallpaper designs within a space will add an intriguing design detail to neglected nooks and alcoves, creating a focal point,” she says.
As for how to pull it off, “opt for contrasting patterns that hold a common colour theme, for example combining a repeating small pattern with a large, bold stripe where the patterns create definition and design focus,” Mottershead says.
