Dark & Moody Check & Plaid Wallpaper for Bedrooms
Checks and plaids – gingham, tartan, windowpane, dogtooth – bring country-house cosiness and quiet tailoring.
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.
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 13 original designs includes dogtooth, gingham, tartan, windowpane check. Highlights from the edit include Aveline Gingham, Chelmer Dogtooth, Mortimer Gingham.
Shown: Aveline Gingham Wallpaper in Dusky Plum.
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Aveline Gingham Wallpaper
Chelmer Dogtooth Wallpaper
Mortimer Gingham Wallpaper
Ambrose Gingham Wallpaper
Whitby Dogtooth Wallpaper
Copley Windowpane Check Wallpaper
Monroe Dogtooth Wallpaper
Lyndon Gingham Wallpaper
Greaves Tartan Wallpaper
Conway Gingham Wallpaper
Carlton Tartan Wallpaper
Foxley Gingham Wallpaper
Greaves Gingham Wallpaper
Styling tips
- Mix scales: a large check on the walls with a small gingham on a cushion feels relaxed, not fussy.
- Use warm lamps rather than overhead light to make dark walls glow.
- Calming palettes and organic patterns help bedrooms feel restful.
- Kitchens, boot rooms and children's rooms all suit checks.
How much will I need?
A typical bedroom wall of about 3.6 m wide × 2.4 m high needs 7 drops. With a 26.5 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 check & plaid wallpaper a good choice for a bedroom?
Kitchens, boot rooms and children's rooms all suit checks. Calming palettes and organic patterns help bedrooms feel restful. We currently have 13 check & plaid designs suited to bedrooms.
Will dark & moody wallpaper work in my bedroom?
Use warm lamps rather than overhead light to make dark walls glow. Calming palettes and organic patterns help bedrooms feel restful.
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.
Are your designs original?
Yes. Every pattern is an original Wallpaper Kingdom artwork created in-house; we do not reproduce other designers' work.
Can I order a sample first?
Yes. Every design is available as a free A4 sample so you can check colour and scale in your own light before you order.