Dark & Moody Botanical Wallpaper for Living Rooms
Botanical wallpaper draws on the Victorian passion for plant hunting, when glasshouses filled with ferns and palms. Today it is the easiest way to bring a sense of growth and calm into rooms that lack a garden view.
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.
Dark and moody wallpaper makes rooms feel cocooning and dramatic, and paradoxically can make small rooms feel larger as the corners recede.
Our edit of 28 original designs includes eucalyptus, fern, leaf sprig, scattered leaf, trailing vine. Highlights from the edit include Magnolia Leaf Sprig, Willoughby Scattered Leaf, Hurst Leaf Sprig.
Shown: Magnolia Leaf Sprig Wallpaper in Dusky Plum.
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Magnolia Leaf Sprig Wallpaper
Willoughby Scattered Leaf Wallpaper
Hurst Leaf Sprig Wallpaper
Yardley Trailing Vine Wallpaper
Pippin Scattered Leaf Wallpaper
Selby Scattered Leaf Wallpaper
Lindley Scattered Leaf Wallpaper
Lumley Eucalyptus Wallpaper
Hepworth Trailing Vine Wallpaper
Denby Eucalyptus Wallpaper
Zinnia Leaf Sprig Wallpaper
Ingram Scattered Leaf Wallpaper
Clover Fern Wallpaper
Trevose Leaf Sprig Wallpaper
Harcourt Trailing Vine Wallpaper
Lorimer Fern Wallpaper
Stanhope Scattered Leaf Wallpaper
Ambrose Fern Wallpaper
Crowther Eucalyptus Wallpaper
Orchard Trailing Vine Wallpaper
Gilbert Trailing Vine Wallpaper
Hepworth Fern Wallpaper
Chatsworth Leaf Sprig Wallpaper
Baxter Scattered Leaf Wallpaper
Styling tips
- Pair leafy prints with natural textures – rattan, linen, oak – and pick a paint colour from the darkest leaf for woodwork.
- Use warm lamps rather than overhead light to make dark walls glow.
- Measure each wall separately and include alcoves; our calculator adds the pattern repeat for you.
- Large leaves suit big walls; smaller sprigs and trailing vines are better in cloakrooms and alcoves where you see the pattern up close.
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 53 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 botanical wallpaper a good choice for a living room?
Large leaves suit big walls; smaller sprigs and trailing vines are better in cloakrooms and alcoves where you see the pattern up close. Measure each wall separately and include alcoves; our calculator adds the pattern repeat for you. We currently have 28 botanical designs suited to living rooms.
Will dark & moody wallpaper work in my living room?
Use warm lamps rather than overhead light to make dark walls glow. Measure each wall separately and include alcoves; our calculator adds the pattern repeat for you.
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.
Can I change the colours of a design?
Yes – open any design in our Design Your Own tool to change colours, scale and layout, then order it made to measure for your wall.
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.