Chinoiserie Wallpaper for Dining 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.
Dining rooms come alive by lamplight, which is why rich, dark or highly decorative wallpapers excel here. Consider papering all four walls for an enveloping, intimate mood.
Our edit of 116 original designs includes blossom branch, cherry bough, garden birds, garden of birds, lacquer garden, moon gate and more. Highlights from the edit include Kerrigan Garden Birds, Trerice Willow Court, Montacute Garden of Birds.
Shown: Kerrigan Garden Birds Wallpaper in Antique Gold Ivory.
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Kerrigan Garden Birds Wallpaper
Trerice Willow Court Wallpaper
Montacute Garden of Birds Wallpaper
Kelmarsh Peony Bough Wallpaper
Rossiter Garden Birds Wallpaper
Lacock Peony Bough Wallpaper
Vivian Garden Birds Wallpaper
Baxter Garden Birds Wallpaper
Hudson Songbird Wallpaper
Lamorran Peony Bough Wallpaper
Honeywell Blossom Branch Wallpaper
Hanbury Willow Court Wallpaper
Quenby Garden Birds Wallpaper
Gorham Garden Birds Wallpaper
Blythe Songbird Wallpaper
Jarvis Songbird Wallpaper
Bodnant Silk Aviary Wallpaper
Rutland Garden Birds Wallpaper
Sheldon Blossom Branch Wallpaper
Saltram Pavilion Garden Wallpaper
Sandford Cherry Bough Wallpaper
Nettlecombe Garden of Birds Wallpaper
Lacock Lacquer Garden Wallpaper
Oswin Cherry Bough Wallpaper
Styling tips
- Lacquer-red, celadon and gold accents suit chinoiserie, as do bamboo-effect furniture and blue-and-white ceramics.
- Dark grounds hide marks and make candlelight glow.
- 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 dining room wall of about 4.0 m wide × 2.4 m high needs 8 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 dining room?
Run it all the way round a dining room or bedroom to create the immersive 'painted room' effect it was invented for. Dark grounds hide marks and make candlelight glow. We currently have 116 chinoiserie designs suited to dining rooms.
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.
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.