Modern Murals: The New Wallpaper?

Eleanor Büsing

published Jul 7, 2015

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(Image credit: Jenny Brandt for Design*Sponge)

Perhaps it’s a continuation of the oversized art trend and a backlash against gallery walls, or perhaps it’s the natural next step for wallpaper to take. Either way, murals are hot. No longer relegated to children’s rooms and DIY efforts, the full-wall image has gone mainstream.

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Maps make great murals, as shown in this bright, casual dining space. (Image credit: Jenny Brandt for Design*Sponge)

TOP ROW:

Mural by World Maps Online, Design*Sponge
Photographic print overlay, Design Milk
Pool suite, Majeka House
Bob Marley mural, Ashley’s Hollywood Knolls House
Deborah Bowness wallpaper, Lisa & Piero’s English Inspired Los Feliz Home

BOTTOM ROW:

Vinyl Wallpaper, Pixers, €199
Blow-up of vintage photo, Inside Out
Door Sticker, Wallnit on Etsy, £23.05+
Living room by Moutoseikka, Stylizimo
Vintage wallpaper blown up by Wizard Prints, Cup of Jo

Many wallpaper companies now offer non-repeating, large-scale images, usually printed on one or multiple panels, as an alternative to the traditional wallpaper. Companies like Pixers, Surface View, and IXXI offer a variety of images and even do bespoke options, meaning you can have just about anything you want on your wall.

How do you feel about wall murals? More like wallpaper, or more like art? Would you get bored seeing the same image covering your wall for month after month? Chime in below!