Dark & Moody Damask Wallpaper for Dining Rooms
Damask takes its name from woven silks traded through Damascus. Its mirrored, scrolling medallions bring formality and heritage character.
Dining rooms come alive by lamplight, which is why rich, dark or highly decorative wallpapers excel here. Consider papering all four walls for an enveloping, intimate mood.
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 19 original designs includes baroque damask, classic damask, heritage damask, regency damask. Highlights from the edit include Rigby Classic Damask, Dorrit Baroque Damask, Elowen Heritage Damask.
Shown: Rigby Classic Damask Wallpaper in Dusky Plum.
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Rigby Classic Damask Wallpaper
Dorrit Baroque Damask Wallpaper
Elowen Heritage Damask Wallpaper
Stafford Heritage Damask Wallpaper
Monroe Regency Damask Wallpaper
Bellamy Baroque Damask Wallpaper
Quill Classic Damask Wallpaper
Otley Heritage Damask Wallpaper
Stanhope Heritage Damask Wallpaper
Dibley Baroque Damask Wallpaper
Quenby Classic Damask Wallpaper
Gorham Regency Damask Wallpaper
Rochford Classic Damask Wallpaper
Garrick Heritage Damask Wallpaper
Aster Regency Damask Wallpaper
Hepworth Classic Damask Wallpaper
Fletcher Regency Damask Wallpaper
Oswin Baroque Damask Wallpaper
Bramley Baroque Damask Wallpaper
Styling tips
- Tone-on-tone damask is a sophisticated backdrop for antiques; high-contrast versions suit modern gothic or maximalist schemes.
- Use warm lamps rather than overhead light to make dark walls glow.
- Dark grounds hide marks and make candlelight glow.
- Hang damask centred on a chimney breast or bed so the medallions line up symmetrically.
How much will I need?
A typical dining room wall of about 4.0 m wide × 2.4 m high needs 8 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 damask wallpaper a good choice for a dining room?
Hang damask centred on a chimney breast or bed so the medallions line up symmetrically. Dark grounds hide marks and make candlelight glow. We currently have 19 damask designs suited to dining rooms.
Will dark & moody wallpaper work in my dining room?
Use warm lamps rather than overhead light to make dark walls glow. Dark grounds hide marks and make candlelight glow.
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.
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 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.