Ideas & planning
Best wallpaper for rooms with low ceilings
Quick answer
Vertical stripes and upward-trailing patterns draw the eye upwards; papering right up to the ceiling (with no border) and painting the ceiling in the ground colour blurs the boundary. Avoid heavy horizontal bands and dark ceilings unless you want a deliberately cosy feel.
Designs to try
Stripes
Avoca Candy Stripe Wallpaper
3 colourways · 53 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Stripes
Jessamy Ticking Stripe Wallpaper
3 colourways · 53 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Stripes
Falkner Ticking Stripe Wallpaper
3 colourways · 53 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Stripes
Kimble Ticking Stripe Wallpaper
3 colourways · 53 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Stripes
Eddington Candy Stripe Wallpaper
3 colourways · 53 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Stripes
Ickworth Dot Stripe Wallpaper
3 colourways · 53 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Stripes
Vickers Ticking Stripe Wallpaper
3 colourways · 53 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Stripes
Colby Dot Stripe Wallpaper
3 colourways · 53 cm repeat
From £44.20 per roll
Questions & answers
Do vertical stripes make a ceiling look higher?
Yes, they lead the eye up, which is why stripes are a classic choice for cottages.
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