The Murall Journal
Everything you need to choose, hang, and love your wallpaper. From trend reports to step-by-step install guides.
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The living room is the hardest room to get right — and the one where wallpaper makes the most dramatic difference. Here are 12 ideas worth stealing.
From the sustained dominance of dark botanicals to the unexpected return of the dado rail — what is actually selling and what is quietly fading out.
The nursery is the most emotionally loaded decorating project most parents take on — and the one where the safety stakes are highest. Here is how to get it right.
Florals are the only wallpaper pattern that has never been out of fashion — because they were never fully in it. From the barely-there ditsy to the floor-to-ceiling maximalist.
Most people frame this as an either/or. It isn't. Wallpaper and paint are different tools for different jobs — and knowing which job each does better is what separates a considered room from a generic one.
Most home offices are decorated like an afterthought — beige walls, flat lighting, a chair pushed against whatever space is available. Wallpaper is one of the fastest ways to change that.
The hardest wallpaper brief isn't 'make it beautiful' — it's 'make it beautiful for a five-year-old and still work when they're twelve.' These 12 ideas solve that problem.
A feature wall done well is one of the most cost-effective design decisions in a home. The difference is almost always in which wall you choose.
The dining room is the strongest argument for bold wallpaper in the house. You sit in it, at close range, for an hour at a time, under lamplight.
The bedroom rewards bolder choices than almost any other room — you're looking at it last thing at night and first thing in the morning.
The hallway is the room every visitor sees first — and the one most homeowners neglect. These 12 ideas work with the hallway's specific challenges.
The biggest question isn't which design to choose — it's whether wallpaper can survive a bathroom at all. The answer is yes, with conditions.
Whether wallpaper survives a kitchen depends on where you put it and what type you choose. Here is how to get it right.
The standard advice for dark rooms — go pale, go light — is wrong more often than it is right. Here is what actually works in north-facing rooms.
A room-by-room breakdown of material costs, decorator rates, and the costs most people forget to budget for — with specific 2026 UK figures.
Done correctly, wallpaper removal leaves walls ready to decorate the same day. Done badly, it leaves torn plaster and residue that causes every subsequent finish to fail.
Hanging wallpaper yourself is entirely achievable with the right preparation and a methodical approach. This step-by-step guide covers everything from wall prep to the final drop.
We've assessed every major removable wallpaper brand — adhesive quality, print fidelity, wall compatibility, and how cleanly they remove.
The conventional wisdom says avoid bold patterns in small spaces. We beg to differ — here's how to use scale, colour, and placement to your advantage.
Measure twice, order once. We walk you through the exact formula — accounting for pattern repeat, door and window cutouts, and when to order extra.
Both have their place. We break down durability, finish quality, and the real cost difference so you can make the right call for your home.
From oversized tropical leaves to delicate herbarium prints, the natural world is making its way indoors in a big way this year.
Forget the feature wall clichés. These are the wallpaper moments that our favourite designers have used to transform ordinary rooms into something memorable.
We sat down with Rebel Walls' creative director to talk about their process, their love of imperfect nature, and what's coming in 2027.
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