Green wallpaper: choosing a light or dark background

A light background leaves space between the leaves

Forest Stroll has birds, branches and flowers against a light, misty background. The image is more open in the middle and more detailed around the edges. We would look at it when you want green in the room while keeping plenty of light colour on the wall.

The open centre can show above a low piece of furniture. On a wide wall, the more detailed areas can frame the image. Check where they sit in the preview, especially if a wardrobe or window takes up space on one side.

Look at the product image from a little farther away too. It becomes easier to see the overall background colour that will meet the furniture and neighbouring walls.

A dark background gives foliage more presence

Secret Escape Dark is one of our most ordered foliage designs. Large tropical leaves, birds and flowers sit against a very dark background. The green and earthy tones become part of a denser image across the wall.

We would choose it when you want the wallpaper to shape the room's character even from the other side. Pay particular attention to where the larger leaves will sit above a sofa or table. They show differently from small details near the floor.

A dark wallpaper can also have a feature wall of its own. You can then choose how much of the image shows from neighbouring rooms and how it meets a lighter painted wall. Compare that transition before deciding whether the wallpaper should continue around a corner.

Check the shade with the room's own colours

You can order a wallpaper sample, a small printed piece of wallpaper, to see the green shades in your lighting at home. Hold it by the wall and compare it with the floor, sofa and painted surfaces you will keep. Yellow-toned wood and a cooler grey fabric can make the same green shade feel different within the room.

Look at the sample in daylight and with the lamps you use in the evening. The samples for these wallpaper murals are reduced images. Use them for colours and use the preview to see how the background and leaves spread across the whole wall.

Finally, choose the role you want green to play. A light, open image can give the room scattered botanical details. A denser, darker image can let the foliage carry the whole wall. Both are green wallpapers, but they help you create different rooms.