Using floral wallpapers
With spring just around the corner, there’s no better way to reflect this change of season in your home than with a joyful floral wallpaper. These timeless designers have a unique ability to completely transform your living environment, instantly creating a new mood and atmosphere to uplift your spirit.
Explore the selection of floral designs in our latest wallpaper collection, National Trust Papers IV, and find ideas to embrace these wallpapers in your home this spring…
5 floral wallpaper schemes
Whether you refresh your bedroom, dining space or utility room, discover five inspiring ways to incorporate floral wallpapers from our National Trust Papers IV collection in your schemes. Find out which Little Greene paint colours you can pair with each wallpaper colourway, to create a scheme that confidently combines paint and wallpaper…
1. Create a serene reading nook with Spring Flowers
True to its name, Spring Flowers is the perfect wallpaper to evoke the changing seasons in your interiors. Originating from Standen House in West Sussex, this design features stylised flowers and foliage to create a classic ditsy print wallpaper that will be at home in any cosy snug or bedroom scheme.
For a backdrop that offers comforting warmth, the mid-gold Bombolone colourway will elevate your scheme with a beautiful textural element. Coordinate with soft furnishings and tempting hues from our ‘Sweet Treats’ capsule collection – Affogato and Bombolone – to create a serene and restful reading nook.
2. Transform your utility room with the vibrant Garden colourway
To accompany the calming neutral colourways, Spring Flowers is also presented in more vibrant designs that offer a bright, uplifting feel. Consider the Garden colourway, with a classic pink and green combination that epitomises the colours of nature.
Embrace this colourway all over in a small space such as your cloakroom or utility room to create an encompassing effect. Introduce Hopper and Garden on any cabinetry or woodwork to add a sense of vibrancy to the scheme.
3. Energise your morning room with Ditsy Block
Whether it’s your bedroom or breakfast space, any room that you spend time in during the morning is a fabulous host for bold colours and patterns. They will add a boost of energy and positivity to the start of your day. Use our all-over floral motif, Ditsy Block, to revive your morning room and create connection with the outdoors.
The Green Verditer colourway provides a true essence of springtime, with punchy yellow and pink accents on a bright teal background. Feature this wallpaper on one wall to create an impactful focal point that will bring you joy every time you look at it.
4. Use Aderyn for an elegant floral bedroom
With their redolence of nature, floral wallpapers can also have a soothing, calming effect, especially when used in softer and more muted colourways. Aderyn is a floral trail inspired by a hand-painted Chinese wallpaper that was discovered in the guest bedroom at Erddig in Wales. The neutral French Grey colourway works beautifully in a bedroom, paired with French Grey – Dark and Slaked Lime on the woodwork for a harmonious scheme.
This historic wallpaper design is simple to use all over for a wraparound floral backdrop. Alternatively, consider featuring Aderyn – French Grey just on the wall behind your bed, where it can combine with complementary fabrics.
5. Create a lively dining space with Bamboo Floral
Your dining scheme is a great place to utilise all-over prints that will create an inviting and convivial atmosphere – the perfect accompaniment for entertaining guests. Consider Bamboo Floral in the Heat colourway, which uses contemporary blue and orange hues to update a traditional, nineteenth-century floral wallpaper for a modern setting.
You can layer your scheme with natural wood finishes and complementary soft furnishings to bring a sense of comfort to your space. Instead of using white on the skirting boards, consider a related colour such as Air Force Blue to add impact.
