Dark & Moody Chinoiserie Wallpaper for Living 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.
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 29 original designs includes blossom branch, cherry bough, garden birds, lacquer garden, painted orchard, peony bough and more. Highlights from the edit include Trerice Willow Court, Kelmarsh Peony Bough, Vivian Garden Birds.
Shown: Trerice Willow Court Wallpaper in Black Lacquer.
Shop the edit
Trerice Willow Court Wallpaper
Kelmarsh Peony Bough Wallpaper
Vivian Garden Birds Wallpaper
Hepworth Garden Birds Wallpaper
Perrin Cherry Bough Wallpaper
Chiswick Silk Aviary Wallpaper
Rutland Garden Birds Wallpaper
Oxburgh Lacquer Garden Wallpaper
Florence Peony Bough Wallpaper
Cedric Garden Birds Wallpaper
Rigby Songbird Wallpaper
Somerleyton Silk Aviary Wallpaper
Marston Garden Birds Wallpaper
Rutland Songbird Wallpaper
Greaves Blossom Branch Wallpaper
Lytes Painted Orchard Wallpaper
Calloway Painted Orchard Wallpaper
Granger Garden Birds Wallpaper
Cadogan Songbird Wallpaper
Chalice Songbird Wallpaper
Pembroke Blossom Branch Wallpaper
Dacre Blossom Branch Wallpaper
Hartley Garden Birds Wallpaper
Briar Cherry Bough 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.
- Measure each wall separately and include alcoves; our calculator adds the pattern repeat for you.
- 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 living room wall of about 4.2 m wide × 2.4 m high needs 9 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 living room?
Run it all the way round a dining room or bedroom to create the immersive 'painted room' effect it was invented for. Measure each wall separately and include alcoves; our calculator adds the pattern repeat for you. We currently have 29 chinoiserie 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.
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.
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.
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.