Dark & Moody Mid-Century Wallpaper for Home Offices
Mid-century motifs – atomic stars, boomerangs and pebbles – capture the optimism of 1950s design.
A papered wall gives video calls a stylish backdrop and makes a work corner feel deliberate rather than temporary.
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 11 original designs includes atomic star, boomerang, pebble. Highlights from the edit include Wolsey Boomerang, Garrick Boomerang, Elowen Pebble.
Shown: Wolsey Boomerang Wallpaper in Midnight Navy.
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Wolsey Boomerang Wallpaper
Garrick Boomerang Wallpaper
Elowen Pebble Wallpaper
Dudley Boomerang Wallpaper
Annesley Boomerang Wallpaper
Brandon Atomic Star Wallpaper
Eddington Pebble Wallpaper
Selby Boomerang Wallpaper
Copley Boomerang Wallpaper
Skelton Boomerang Wallpaper
Copley Pebble Wallpaper
Styling tips
- Teak furniture, mustard and teal accents and globe lighting complete the look.
- Use warm lamps rather than overhead light to make dark walls glow.
- Mid-scale geometrics and botanicals are easy to work alongside without distraction.
- Use on a single living-room wall behind a sideboard for maximum retro impact.
How much will I need?
A typical home office wall of about 3.0 m wide × 2.4 m high needs 6 drops. With a 53 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 mid-century wallpaper a good choice for a home office?
Use on a single living-room wall behind a sideboard for maximum retro impact. Mid-scale geometrics and botanicals are easy to work alongside without distraction. We currently have 11 mid-century designs suited to home offices.
Will dark & moody wallpaper work in my home office?
Use warm lamps rather than overhead light to make dark walls glow. Mid-scale geometrics and botanicals are easy to work alongside without distraction.
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.