Nursery Wallpaper Ideas for Longevity
Introducing wallpaper can transform any nursery scheme, filling the space with charm, personality and imagination. From delightful florals to story-filled murals, your chosen nursery wallpaper should captivate the senses and inspire your little one.
Discover some of our favourite Little Greene wallpapers to provide a beautiful, textural backdrop for your child’s nursery. Explore timeless designs that will grow with them, creating a scheme that feels fresh and inspiring for years to come…
Discover 6 timeless nursery wallpaper ideas
Create a charming nursery scheme with a simple repeating print
The simplest patterns are often those that feel most timeless. Simple, repeating prints offer an innate sense of charm and elegance that truly endures. Balance is made up of four framed motifs that were originally wooden balancing games. Featuring cherries, tulips, rainbows and toadstools, this wallpaper reflects a sense of childlike wonder and nostalgia.
Available in four inviting colourways, Balance is the perfect nursery room wallpaper for a new bundle of joy. Embrace this timeless print all over, with coordinating paint shades on the woodwork.
Add playfulness with a cartoonish mural wallpaper
Your little one’s nursery is a fabulous place to embrace an encompassing mural wallpaper. Using a mural can transport your child’s nursery to inspiring new places. Spark their creativity with a haven where they feel safe and encouraged to play.
You might choose a design that depicts a cheerful, homely farmyard setting. Alternatively, create a sense of adventure with a tropical jungle scene.
Consider our Riverside Capers wallpaper, which features cartoonish illustrations of farm animals including cows, ducks and hens. This adorable design is bursting with charm and personality, giving your little one plenty to explore throughout the years. Choose from two colourful variations, as well as one neutral colourway: Moo, Quack and Cluck.
Soothe your little one with a classical wallpaper
When choosing a wallpaper for a baby's room, don’t feel restricted only to children’s collections. There are plenty of traditional wallpapers that can provide a timeless backdrop, in keeping with a nursery setting. Options range from stylised floral prints to classic stripes.
Lovers’ Toile is a classical wallpaper that we reproduced as part of our National Trust Papers III collection. A contemporary take on an eighteenth-century Toile de Jouy, it features vignettes of people fishing, dancing and gardening. Use this wallpaper to bring a sense of familiarity and comfort to nursery walls. Combine with a palette of fun, vibrant paint shades to help the space feel fresh and youthful, with a touch of playfulness.
Add texture to your nursery walls with a flocked design
Using wallpaper is a wonderful way to introduce an element of texture to your walls. The right wallpaper in a nursery creates a space that feels cosy and comforting. Consider elevating your little one’s nursery scheme with a flocked wallpaper design. Nip & Lassie from our ‘Storybook Papers’ collection is perfect for nursery rooms.
This delightful animal print features Beatrix Potter’s original sketches of her two dogs, Nip and Lassie. The accompanying Herdwick Sheep have been ‘flocked’ to produce an interesting, tactile quality. The print will charm children and adults alike! Brimming with character, Nip & Lassie is a wallpaper that will bring continuous joy to your child’s nursery space.
Design a whimsical space with a fun and quirky print
A nursery is a room you can really have fun with, making design choices that bring a light-hearted playfulness to the space. This is a great place to incorporate bold patterns that will spark the imagination and inspire feelings of joy.
Burges Snail is one of our most quirky wallpapers. The fabulous wallpaper was originally designed by the eccentric architect and interior designer, William Burges. The design brings instant personality to a scheme, whether it’s a family bathroom or a baby’s nursery. You can embrace Burges Snail all over to achieve real design impact. Or add a touch of whimsy by decorating just a small section of the space in this design.
Create a tranquil setting with a wildlife mural
Choosing colours and patterns that reflect nature is one of the best ways to instil calm, restfulness and tranquillity in your schemes. Surround your little one with the soothing qualities of nature. An enchanting wildlife mural wallpaper envelops the space beautifully. Choose designs like Bird & Bluebell or Mandalay to create connection with the natural world and its timeless beauty.
Our Potter’s Woodland mural is the perfect wildlife wallpaper for a nursery or child’s bedroom. It is filled with original sketches from Beatrix Potter’s unpublished sketchbooks. Illustrations within the wallpaper include characterful hedgehogs, foxes, badgers, bunny rabbits and more. Shown on a beautiful backdrop of wildflowers and greenery, this design captures all the charming, endearing qualities of Beatrix Potter’s beloved artworks.
Selecting nursery wallpaper for your little one
There are a few key considerations that will help you to make the perfect choice of wallpaper for your child’s nursery. Follow these three simple steps to create a scheme that complements your space and delivers a gentle, comforting environment for your little one.
Step 1: Consider mood & atmosphere when selecting wallpaper for the nursery
When selecting a nursery wallpaper, it’s important to consider how you want the space to feel. Are you seeking a sanctuary of calm that will soothe your little one as they drift off to sleep? Explore tranquil designs that reflect nature, or try simple, neutral prints that feel very soft and understated.
Or would you prefer a vibrant, engaging space that awakens their senses and inspires play? Consider bold patterns in colourways that feature bright, contrasting colours. Pair these wallpaper options with coordinating paint shades on furniture and woodwork.
Step 2: Choosing nursery room wallpaper for low-light and bright spaces
The lighting in your nursery is another key factor to consider as you select a wallpaper design and colourway. For a beautiful, cohesive finish, try and harness the innate character of the space. Design your nursery scheme around these natural features.
Large-scale designs in fresh, bright colourways will work wonderfully in rooms that are bathed in natural light. Whereas darker nursery spaces provide a great opportunity to embrace a cosy atmosphere. Accompany warm, richly coloured wallpapers and textural prints with ambient, artificial lighting for a real sense of sanctuary.
Step 3: Selecting the best nursery wallpaper patterns based on your room size
Before selecting your nursery wallpaper, it’s important to consider the size of the room. Spacious nurseries offer plenty of scope, meaning they are the perfect rooms to showcase a large-scale mural or a bold print. Designs like Potter’s Woodland, Riverside Capers and Animal Kingdom can instantly transform the atmosphere of your little one’s nursery.
In smaller nursery spaces, choose repeating prints to bring beautiful texture to your walls. Consider wallpapers like Nip & Lassie, Spring Flowers, or even an elegant stripe like Broad Stripe.
Embrace these patterns all over to make the space feel cosy, comforting and homely for you and your little one. Alternatively, introduce wallpaper in just one part of the space. The space could be a simple reading nook, which adds textural interest and creates a focal point.
Explore our wallpaper collection by style to find more inspiration for your nursery. Or browse our selection of baby-safe paints to discover the perfect shade that complements your nursery wallpaper.