Dark & Moody Chinoiserie Wallpaper for Bedrooms
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.
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 31 original designs includes blossom branch, cherry bough, garden birds, lacquer garden, moon gate, painted orchard and more. Highlights from the edit include Trerice Willow Court, Hepworth Garden Birds, Perrin Cherry Bough.
Shown: Trerice Willow Court Wallpaper in Black Lacquer.
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Trerice Willow Court Wallpaper
Hepworth Garden Birds Wallpaper
Perrin Cherry Bough Wallpaper
Chiswick Silk Aviary Wallpaper
Gorham Songbird Wallpaper
Oxburgh Lacquer Garden Wallpaper
Benthall Moon Gate Wallpaper
Florence Peony Bough Wallpaper
Gresham Cherry Bough Wallpaper
Rigby Songbird Wallpaper
Oxburgh Pavilion Garden Wallpaper
Somerleyton Silk Aviary Wallpaper
Tamsin Blossom Branch Wallpaper
Rutland Songbird Wallpaper
Elmhurst Songbird Wallpaper
Greaves Blossom Branch Wallpaper
Lytes Painted Orchard Wallpaper
Copley Garden Birds Wallpaper
Hobart Garden Birds Wallpaper
Calloway Painted Orchard Wallpaper
Harcourt Blossom Branch Wallpaper
Cadogan Songbird Wallpaper
Thornbury Blossom Branch Wallpaper
Tamsin Garden Birds Wallpaper
Styling tips
- Lacquer-red, celadon and gold accents suit chinoiserie, as do bamboo-effect furniture and blue-and-white ceramics.
- Use warm lamps rather than overhead light to make dark walls glow.
- Calming palettes and organic patterns help bedrooms feel restful.
- 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 bedroom wall of about 3.6 m wide × 2.4 m high needs 7 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 bedroom?
Run it all the way round a dining room or bedroom to create the immersive 'painted room' effect it was invented for. Calming palettes and organic patterns help bedrooms feel restful. We currently have 31 chinoiserie 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.
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.
How long does delivery take?
Rolls are printed to order and typically dispatched within 3–5 working days. Samples are sent within 1–2 working days.
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.