Black & White Chinoiserie Wallpaper for Living Rooms
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.
The living room is where most people start with wallpaper. A feature wall behind the sofa or across the chimney breast gives an instant focal point without overwhelming the space.
Black and white wallpaper is graphic, timeless and surprisingly easy to style.
Our edit of 13 original designs includes cherry bough, garden birds, pavilion garden, peony bough, silk aviary, songbird and more. Highlights from the edit include Trerice Willow Court, Chiswick Silk Aviary, Croome Pavilion Garden.
Shown: Trerice Willow Court Wallpaper in Black Lacquer.
Shop the edit
Trerice Willow Court Wallpaper
Chiswick Silk Aviary Wallpaper
Croome Pavilion Garden Wallpaper
Rutland Garden Birds Wallpaper
Dunmore Songbird Wallpaper
Florence Peony Bough Wallpaper
Milner Garden Birds Wallpaper
Cedric Garden Birds Wallpaper
Somerleyton Silk Aviary Wallpaper
Marston Garden Birds Wallpaper
Florence Pavilion Garden Wallpaper
Briar Cherry Bough Wallpaper
Oakley Cherry Bough 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.
- Measure each wall separately and include alcoves; our calculator adds the pattern repeat for you.
- 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 living room wall of about 4.2 m wide × 2.4 m high needs 9 drops. With a 64 cm pattern repeat you get 3 drops per 10 m roll, so you would order 3 rolls – from £132.60 on Standard paper to £217.62 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 living room?
Run it all the way round a dining room or bedroom to create the immersive 'painted room' effect it was invented for. Measure each wall separately and include alcoves; our calculator adds the pattern repeat for you. We currently have 13 chinoiserie designs suited to living rooms.
Will black & white wallpaper work in my living room?
Add one accent colour – yellow, green or red – for a contemporary edge. Measure each wall separately and include alcoves; our calculator adds the pattern repeat for you.
Are your designs original?
Yes. Every pattern is an original Wallpaper Kingdom artwork created in-house; we do not reproduce other designers' work.
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.
How many rolls of wallpaper do I need?
Measure the width of each wall and the height from skirting to ceiling. Our rolls are 52 cm wide and 10 m long. Use the roll calculator on every product page – it accounts for the pattern repeat and recommends one spare roll.