Wallpaper - Retro Bubblegum Girl

Our Retro Bubblegum Girl wallpaper brings graphic confidence and vintage personality into the room with a playful pop art illustration by Kate Jarvik Birch. The composition focuses on a young woman in oversized cherry red sunglasses blowing a glossy pink bubblegum sphere, balanced by her short dark hair and a crisp white collared shirt against a warm cream backdrop. With its clean graphic lines and marker drawing style, the design creates an immediate focal point that feels nostalgic yet decidedly modern. Like all our wall murals, it is produced to your specific wall measurements on PVC-free paper with a subtle surface structure that makes it straightforward to hang.

In the room

Because the central figure and the bubblegum sphere carry significant visual scale, we find this mural wallpaper works best where the illustration has space to be seen as a cohesive piece. It is particularly effective as a feature wall behind a bed in a bedroom or teenage room, or as a character-rich accent in a dressing room where the graphic fashion element feels right at home.

In a modern living area or compact powder room, we would position the motif along a relatively clear wall rather than breaking it up with tall bookcases or high-backed furniture. Giving the portrait room to breathe lets the warm cream background frame the vivid red and pink elements naturally across the wall.

Styling it

To let the expressive pop art style lead the space, we suggest keeping the surrounding furniture clean and graphic in shape rather than overly ornate. Mid-century silhouettes or streamlined modern pieces in matte black, off-white, or painted finishes provide a strong visual ground without competing with the illustration.

For accents, pulling small touches of cherry red or bubblegum pink into smaller decorative details, such as a sculptural desk lamp, lacquer tray, or framed print on an adjacent wall, helps tie the room together. Keeping larger upholstered pieces in solid, neutral fabrics allows the bold character of the wallpaper to remain the clear centerpiece.

Colour combinations

The palette of our wallpaper is anchored by vibrant cherry red, soft pink, deep brunette tones, and a gentle cream background.

When choosing colors for adjoining walls and trim, we like pairing this mural with warm off-whites, vanilla, or soft linen tones that extend the background shade into the rest of the room. If you want a more dramatic, high-contrast scheme, deep charcoal or near-black trim sharpens the graphic lines of the illustration. Alternatively, introducing muted blush or soft terracotta on adjacent surfaces creates a warmer, tone-on-tone dialogue with the red sunglasses and pink bubble.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, our wallpapers are custom made to measure based on the specific dimensions of your wall. This tailored approach helps reduce unnecessary excess material compared with standard fixed-roll formats.

Our wall murals are printed on PVC-free paper featuring a subtle physical structure, and they are designed to be straightforward and easy to hang. We offer versatile wallpaper options crafted to suit different homes, styles, and living spaces.