Black & White Chinoiserie Wallpaper for Bedrooms
Chinoiserie began in 18th-century Europe as an imaginative response to imported painted silks and porcelain. Branches, blossom and birds give walls a hand-painted, collected-over-time feel.
Bedrooms are the perfect place to experiment because they are private and lived in mostly at night. A papered wall behind the bed acts like an oversized headboard.
Black and white wallpaper is graphic, timeless and surprisingly easy to style.
Our edit of 15 original designs includes garden birds, garden of birds, pavilion garden, peony bough, silk aviary, songbird and more. Highlights from the edit include Trerice Willow Court, Montacute Garden of Birds, Lacock Peony Bough.
Shown: Trerice Willow Court Wallpaper in Black Lacquer.
Shop the edit
Trerice Willow Court Wallpaper
Montacute Garden of Birds Wallpaper
Lacock Peony Bough Wallpaper
Hanbury Willow Court Wallpaper
Chiswick Silk Aviary Wallpaper
Croome Pavilion Garden Wallpaper
Gorham Songbird Wallpaper
Florence Peony Bough Wallpaper
Milner Garden Birds Wallpaper
Oxburgh Pavilion Garden Wallpaper
Somerleyton Silk Aviary Wallpaper
Copley Garden Birds Wallpaper
Florence Pavilion Garden Wallpaper
Derwent Garden Birds Wallpaper
Sandford Songbird Wallpaper
Styling tips
- Lacquer-red, celadon and gold accents suit chinoiserie, as do bamboo-effect furniture and blue-and-white ceramics.
- Add one accent colour – yellow, green or red – for a contemporary edge.
- Calming palettes and organic patterns help bedrooms feel restful.
- Run it all the way round a dining room or bedroom to create the immersive 'painted room' effect it was invented for.
How much will I need?
A typical bedroom wall of about 3.6 m wide × 2.4 m high needs 7 drops. With a 91 cm pattern repeat you get 2 drops per 10 m roll, so you would order 4 rolls – from £176.80 on Standard paper to £290.16 on Luxe. Use the calculator on any product page for your exact walls.
Make it your own
Every design in this edit can be recoloured, rescaled and previewed on a photo of your own wall in Design Your Own, then printed made-to-measure.
Frequently asked questions
Is chinoiserie wallpaper a good choice for a bedroom?
Run it all the way round a dining room or bedroom to create the immersive 'painted room' effect it was invented for. Calming palettes and organic patterns help bedrooms feel restful. We currently have 15 chinoiserie designs suited to bedrooms.
Will black & white wallpaper work in my bedroom?
Add one accent colour – yellow, green or red – for a contemporary edge. Calming palettes and organic patterns help bedrooms feel restful.
Can I see the wallpaper on my own wall before buying?
Yes. In Design Your Own, take or upload a photo of your wall, drag the four corners into place and we will render the pattern onto your wall in perspective.
Which paper should I choose for a bathroom or kitchen?
Choose Premium (scrubbable) or Luxe and make sure the room is well ventilated. Avoid areas of direct water contact such as inside showers.
Is your wallpaper paste-the-wall?
All Wallpaper Kingdom papers are non-woven and paste-the-wall, so they are quicker to hang and dry-strippable when you want a change.