Powder Room Wallpaper Ideas That Will Freshen Up Your Home
Make your powder room pop.
When it comes to decorating your home, the powder room often gets overlooked, but it’s a perfect opportunity to showcase your creativity and personal style. Wallpaper can transform this small room into a charming corner of your home – whether you choose to go bright and bold or soft and subtle with your wallpaper choice. If you’re looking to get inspired with some powder room wallpaper ideas, we’ve got you covered. Continue reading to explore some ideas.
1. Go for Allover Floral
Floral wallpaper is a classic and versatile option that will transform your powder room no matter the style. The powder room pictured above uses a grayscale floral wallpaper to subtly enhance the farmhouse style of the room, providing a simple yet beautiful backdrop to the rustic wall fixtures and warm wood furniture.
If you want to incorporate wallpaper in your powder room but don’t want to overwhelm the space, consider creating an accent wall instead. Using wallpaper on only one wall is less expensive than wallpapering a whole room and it adds visual interest to the space without feeling busy or repetitive. You can choose to go subtle with your accent wall – such as the pastel green pattern pictured above – or you may opt for a bold, bright pattern that makes a statement.
Choosing an accent wall is also a great powder room wallpaper idea for renters who want to personalize their space in an easy and non-permanent way. For simple installation and removal, choose a peel-and-stick wallpaper that won’t damage the walls of your rental home.
Tip!
Read How to Apply Peel-and-Stick Wallpaper for more tips to help you transform your space without the fuss.
3. Make It Pretty & Pink
Choose a soft floral wallpaper for your powder room to create a dreamy pink space fit for a sophisticated traditional-style home. The small floral pattern of this wallpaper creates a beautiful backdrop to the ornate fixtures in the room – complementing the decorative appliques on the vanity and the elegant metalwork of the wall sconces.
In a coastal-style home, consider choosing a pale blue wallpaper that will transform your powder room into a tranquil coastal oasis. A subtle pattern and light color can be easily enhanced by adding other blue accents throughout the room that play into the coastal theme. Tie the space together with a natural woven area rug that creates a warm contrast among blue surroundings and mimics the herringbone pattern of the wallpaper.
Many bathrooms and powder rooms have half-tiled walls (also known as pony walls) for easy cleaning and to protect the walls from moisture. Adding a stylish wallpaper to the top half of your powder room walls is a simple trick for elevating the space. Choose a wallpaper that complements the color of your wall tiles – such as pairing an emerald green damask wallpaper with pale green tiles – for a cohesive design that will draw the eye upwards and give the illusion of taller ceilings.
To create a modern-style powder room, consider installing a wallpaper with a geometric pattern. These simple shapes pair well with the clean lines and sleek features in the modern bathroom pictured above – such as the vanity, light fixtures, and wall mirror. The benefit to choosing a geometric wallpaper is that it creates visual interest in the room without the need for much decor, making it a perfect choice if you enjoy a minimalistic style in your home.
Another powder room wallpaper idea to incorporate in a coastal-style home is a nautical stripe pattern. Dark blue and white stripes are a staple of nautical style and will make a bold statement on your bathroom walls. Strengthen the theme in your powder room by including other blue and white coastal decor or a rope mirror that will soften the structural pattern of the wallpaper for a more organic feel in the room.
Abstract wallpaper will spruce up your modern bathroom and create a uniquely playful environment, proving that you don’t need bright colors to make a statement. An abstract pattern is the perfect foundation to hang an irregular or asymmetrical wall mirror that will further enhance the modern design of the room.
A good way to integrate your wallpaper into the overall design of your bathroom is to choose a piece of statement furniture that complements it. For instance, the green vanity pictured above highlights the green floral wallpaper to create a cohesive theme in the powder room. This is a great way to add character to your home and make accent furniture feel intentional in any space.
For a more neutral half bathroom wallpaper idea, choose a black and white pattern that uses fine floral details to bring visual interest to the room instead of overwhelming the space with color. This wallpaper creates an airy, timeless feeling in the powder room and can easily be decorated with traditional or contemporary fixtures depending on your personal preference.
If you enjoy a maximalist environment in your home, a bold wallpaper for your powder room could be a better fit. You can make a statement with both color and pattern when choosing a wallpaper. For instance, the pink bird-print wallpaper above gives this powder room an especially lively and playful ambience – something your guests will certainly be talking about.
For a subtle and timeless powder room wallpaper idea, choose an embossed wallpaper that will add texture to the walls. Embossed wallpaper often has an understated appearance at a distance but offers a lot of detail up close, making it the perfect backdrop for sleek wall fixtures and appliances.
Tip!
For more information to help you on your wallpapering journey, check out the following guides:
How Much Wallpaper Do I Need?: How to Measure for Wallpaper
Wallpapering 101: How to Install Wallpaper
Everything You Need to Know About Wallpaper Types
