Blue 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.
Blue is calm, trustworthy and endlessly versatile, from airy duck egg to inky indigo.
Our edit of 15 original designs includes blossom branch, cherry bough, garden birds, pavilion garden, songbird. Highlights from the edit include Rossiter Garden Birds, Croome Pavilion Garden, Hendry Cherry Bough.
Shown: Rossiter Garden Birds Wallpaper in Nursery Pastel.
Shop the edit
Rossiter Garden Birds Wallpaper
Croome Pavilion Garden Wallpaper
Hendry Cherry Bough Wallpaper
Tennant Blossom Branch Wallpaper
Milner Garden Birds Wallpaper
Chelmer Songbird Wallpaper
Falkner Cherry Bough Wallpaper
Lyndon Cherry Bough Wallpaper
Florence Pavilion Garden Wallpaper
Sloane Blossom Branch Wallpaper
Calder Blossom Branch Wallpaper
Fernlea Cherry Bough Wallpaper
Clover Songbird Wallpaper
Calder Garden Birds Wallpaper
Whitlock Cherry Bough Wallpaper
Styling tips
- Lacquer-red, celadon and gold accents suit chinoiserie, as do bamboo-effect furniture and blue-and-white ceramics.
- Pale blues open up north-facing rooms when paired with warm whites; deep blues cocoon.
- 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 15 chinoiserie designs suited to living rooms.
Will blue wallpaper work in my living room?
Pale blues open up north-facing rooms when paired with warm whites; deep blues cocoon. Measure each wall separately and include alcoves; our calculator adds the pattern repeat for you.
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.
Are your designs original?
Yes. Every pattern is an original Wallpaper Kingdom artwork created in-house; we do not reproduce other designers' work.
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.