Dark & Moody Check & Plaid Wallpaper for Kitchens
Checks and plaids – gingham, tartan, windowpane, dogtooth – bring country-house cosiness and quiet tailoring.
Wallpaper in kitchens adds personality to a room dominated by hard surfaces. Choose a scrubbable paper and keep it away from direct splashes behind hobs and sinks.
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 12 original designs includes dogtooth, gingham, tartan, windowpane check. Highlights from the edit include Skelton Gingham, Chelmer Dogtooth, Mortimer Gingham.
Shown: Skelton Gingham Wallpaper in Emerald Gold.
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Skelton Gingham Wallpaper
Chelmer Dogtooth Wallpaper
Mortimer Gingham Wallpaper
Ambrose Gingham Wallpaper
Hurst Windowpane Check Wallpaper
Paxton Windowpane Check Wallpaper
Lyndon Gingham Wallpaper
Greaves Tartan Wallpaper
Conway Gingham Wallpaper
Foxley Gingham Wallpaper
Hallam Tartan 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.
- A breakfast nook or dining end of the kitchen is the ideal spot.
- Kitchens, boot rooms and children's rooms all suit checks.
How much will I need?
A typical kitchen wall of about 3.0 m wide × 2.4 m high needs 6 drops. With a 26.5 cm pattern repeat you get 3 drops per 10 m roll, so you would order 2 rolls – from £88.40 on Standard paper to £145.08 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 kitchen?
Kitchens, boot rooms and children's rooms all suit checks. A breakfast nook or dining end of the kitchen is the ideal spot. We currently have 12 check & plaid designs suited to kitchens.
Will dark & moody wallpaper work in my kitchen?
Use warm lamps rather than overhead light to make dark walls glow. A breakfast nook or dining end of the kitchen is the ideal spot.
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.
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.
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.