Wallpaper - Shanghai Skyline 2018

Our Shanghai Skyline 2018 wallpaper captures an expansive urban panorama, where towering modern skyscrapers rise through a dense, atmospheric haze. Photographed by Jan Becke, the composition layers geometric high-rises, glass architectural facades, and distant roadways into a sweeping cityscape. A cool palette of misty gray and smoky slate tones creates a quiet, monochromatic depth across the horizontal view. Produced custom to your wall dimensions on PVC-free paper with a subtle surface structure, this mural wallpaper brings a refined metropolitan perspective to contemporary living spaces and home studies.

In the room

Because this is a wide, continuous photographic cityscape with intricate architectural layers, we think it works best on a broad, uninterrupted feature wall. In a living room, placing this design behind a low sofa gives the full skyline room to unfold without cutting off the vertical lines of the buildings. For a home office or study, positioning the mural along a main wall creates a structured, contemplative background. The smoky gray and blue-tinted tones have a calm, subdued presence, meaning the pattern adds scale and visual interest without overwhelming the room.

Styling it

To complement the clean architectural geometry of the photograph, we suggest pairing this design with contemporary or minimalist furniture with clear silhouettes. Low-profile seating and open shelving allow the upper skyline and atmospheric sky to remain visible across the space. Materials like dark powder-coated metal, matte black steel, or deep charcoal upholstery echo the structural forms in the image. Introducing warmer elements, such as natural dark timber furniture or soft woolen throws, balances the cool undertones of the cityscape and keeps the interior feeling welcoming.

Colour combinations

The palette in our wallpaper is built around cool grays, slate, and smoky blue-tinted tones. To create a seamless, balanced look across the rest of the space, consider using surrounding paint colors in soft off-whites, cool chalky grays, or deep charcoal on adjacent walls and woodwork. If you want to introduce a touch of contrast to the monochromatic architecture, muted accents in olive green, burnt ochre, or cognac leather work particularly well alongside the cold gray tones.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, we produce our wallpapers made to measure based on the specific dimensions of your wall. This approach helps reduce unnecessary excess paper compared to standard rolls, giving you a custom fit for your space. All of our wall murals are PVC-free and printed on paper featuring a subtle physical structure that looks natural on the wall. Designed to be straightforward to hang, our wallpapers make it simple to refresh your home.