An open-plan living and dining room can make it hard to decide where the wallpaper should end. Look for a corner, doorway or column, and on an uninterrupted wall choose between covering the whole surface and creating a framed panel.
The wall behind the dining table may be enough
To give the dining area its own character, start with the wall behind the table. If corners or doorways frame it, the wallpaper has a natural stopping point. It can bring the dining area together without wallpapering the living area too.
Look at the wall both from your seat at the table and from the sofa. A low sideboard leaves plenty of the design visible, while a tall display cabinet may cover much of the image. Choose the composition for what will show above and beside the furniture.
Flourish the Flow is one of our most ordered abstract designs. Its green and blue areas of colour and painted leaf shapes give you several parts of the image to work with. We would give it an uninterrupted wall behind a dining area where the design is also visible from the living room.
An uninterrupted wall needs a deliberate stopping point
If the wall runs all the way from the sofa to the dining table, the simplest option is often to wallpaper the whole wall. Both areas then share the same background, and you do not need to find a stopping point in the middle of a smooth surface.
If you only want wallpaper behind the sofa, a framed wallpaper panel is another option. Mark the intended width with masking tape first and see how it sits in relation to the sofa. Thin moulding around the wallpaper creates a clear edge.
Leave a little space on either side of the furniture if you can. You will see more of the design, and its position will depend less on exactly where the sofa stands.