Multicolour 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.
Multicolour wallpaper is pure joy – a ready-made palette for the whole room.
Our edit of 14 original designs includes blossom branch, cherry bough, garden birds, songbird. Highlights from the edit include Rossiter Garden Birds, Rowan Songbird, Hendry Cherry Bough.
Shown: Rossiter Garden Birds Wallpaper in Nursery Pastel.
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Rossiter Garden Birds Wallpaper
Rowan Songbird Wallpaper
Hendry Cherry Bough Wallpaper
Chelmer Songbird Wallpaper
Falkner Songbird Wallpaper
Crispin Cherry Bough Wallpaper
Kerrigan Songbird Wallpaper
Sloane Blossom Branch Wallpaper
Fernlea Cherry Bough Wallpaper
Vickers Songbird Wallpaper
Calder Garden Birds Wallpaper
Wardle Blossom Branch Wallpaper
Zinnia Songbird Wallpaper
Blythe Garden Birds Wallpaper
Styling tips
- Lacquer-red, celadon and gold accents suit chinoiserie, as do bamboo-effect furniture and blue-and-white ceramics.
- Pull two or three colours out for cushions, rugs and paint.
- 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 14 chinoiserie designs suited to living rooms.
Will multicolour wallpaper work in my living room?
Pull two or three colours out for cushions, rugs and paint. Measure each wall separately and include alcoves; our calculator adds the pattern repeat for you.
Are your designs original?
Yes. Every pattern is an original Wallpaper Kingdom artwork created in-house; we do not reproduce other designers' work.
Which paper should I choose for a bathroom or kitchen?
Choose Premium (scrubbable) or Luxe and make sure the room is well ventilated. Avoid areas of direct water contact such as inside showers.
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.