Choosing blue wallpaper — shades, designs and pairings for every room

Blue is the most calming, versatile colour you can put on a wall, which is why it's one of the most popular of all. It shifts effortlessly with the shade you choose: deep navy feels rich and grown-up, soft duck egg is fresh and restful, and a watercolour or scenic blue can open a room up like a window. Because every design is a made-to-measure mural, printed and sized to your exact wall, a blue design turns a single wall into a calming feature without papering the whole room. This guide covers the shades, the designs we make, and the pairings that bring them to life.

Choosing your shade of blue

The shade sets the whole mood, from bright and airy to deep and dramatic.

Navy and dark blue are rich, confident and grown-up. Navy behaves almost like a warm neutral once it's on the wall, grounding a room beautifully — perfect for a cosy, sophisticated bedroom or living room.

Light, pale and powder blues are fresh, calm and airy. They keep a room feeling open and restful, which makes them a favourite for bedrooms, bathrooms and smaller spaces that need lifting.

Teal sits between blue and green — a rich, characterful shade that adds depth without the seriousness of navy, and pairs brilliantly with brass and warm woods.

Duck egg blue is the soft, timeless classic — gentle, slightly green-toned and endlessly easy to live with, especially in period and country homes.

Blue-grey and cobalt round out the range: blue-grey for a calm, contemporary neutral, cobalt for a punchier, more saturated statement.

Blue wallpaper designs

Watercolour and ombré blues are soft and painterly, with blended tones that feel modern and calming — an easy way to bring colour and movement to a wall without a busy pattern.

Scenic and landscape designs are where blue really comes into its own — misty mountains, distant woodland and open skies create depth and a real sense of space, ideal for opening up a room.

Coastal and sea designs bring a fresh, breezy feel, from calm water to underwater scenes — a natural fit for bathrooms and children's rooms.

World map murals in blue tones are a timeless choice for studies, hallways and children's rooms alike.

Blue florals soften the colour with pattern and detail, while geometric and striped blues bring a cleaner, more structured, contemporary look.

Plain and textured blues give you the colour on its own — a flat or subtly textured wall that's the most flexible base of all.

Pairing blue with other colours

Blue and white is the crisp, timeless classic — fresh, nautical and impossible to get wrong.

Blue and gold (and navy and gold) is the rich, luxurious pairing — gold warms up cool blue for a glamorous, grown-up scheme.

Blue and grey is calm and contemporary, an easy modern neutral pairing that suits almost any room.

Blue and green feels natural and restful — think teal, sage and duck egg together for a botanical, layered look.

Pink and blue balances warm and cool for a softer, more playful scheme, lovely in bedrooms and children's rooms.

Start from the colours already in your room, and let one partner colour balance the blue — white and gold to lift it, grey and green to keep it calm.

Blue wallpaper by room

Bedrooms are the natural home for blue — soft blues for a restful, airy feel, or a deep navy for a cosy, enveloping one, especially behind the bed.

Living rooms suit a scenic mountain or landscape mural for depth, or a navy feature wall on the chimney breast, balanced with warm woods and brass.

Bathrooms love a fresh blue — coastal, sea or soft watercolour designs feel spa-like and calming. Just choose a water-resistant or waterproof material to handle the steam.

Children's rooms work beautifully with blue space, underwater and mountain scenes — calming but full of character.

Hallways and studies are a great place for a blue world map or a moody navy, adding personality to a transitional space.

Choosing your finish

Every blue design can be printed on a choice of four materials, so you can match it to the room:

Traditional and Removable (paste-the-wall and peel-and-stick) super-matte papers suit dry rooms like bedrooms, living rooms and hallways.

Heavy-Grade (water-resistant) and Removable Vinyl (waterproof) are the ones for bathrooms and kitchens, where you want a tougher, wipe-clean surface.

You choose your material — and see the price for your exact wall size — on each product page.