Wallpaper - The Shard

Captured by Jan Becke, our The Shard wallpaper brings together the iconic London skyline at twilight, featuring the soaring glass tower and Tower Bridge reflected across the quiet waters of the River Thames. The photograph balances deep twilight blues with warm horizon glows and city illumination, creating an expansive urban vista that adds real depth to an interior. Like all Wallism wallpapers, this mural design is custom-printed to your exact measurements on PVC-free paper with a subtle physical surface structure.

In the room

We see this design working particularly well on an open, main wall in a living room, where the wide photographic perspective can draw the eye across the full skyline. The horizontal composition of the river and bridge gives the room a greater sense of visual width, while the tall silhouette of The Shard provides vertical balance. It also makes an engaging backdrop for a home office, study, or hallway entry, lending these spaces an open, cosmopolitan feel without creating visual clutter.

Styling it

When furnishing around this photographic mural, we recommend keeping the larger pieces relatively clean-lined so the architectural lines of the city remain the primary feature. Contemporary furniture in dark charcoal, navy, or soft grey complements the twilight palette naturally. For materials, matte black metal accents or smoked glass echo the modern steel and glass of the London skyline, while understated upholstery prevents the room from feeling overly busy.

Colour combinations

The wallpaper is built around deep twilight blues, cool river tones, soft amber window glow, and light sky accents. To build a cohesive room around it, we suggest pairing the wall with crisp off-white or soft pale grey on adjacent surfaces to keep the room bright. If you prefer a moodier, more enveloping scheme, drawing out the deeper midnight blue or slate grey for surrounding woodwork and trim creates an intimate, refined interior.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, our wallpapers are made-to-measure according to your specific wall dimensions. Producing each order individually helps reduce unnecessary excess paper compared with standard rolls. Our wall murals are PVC-free, printed on paper with a subtle physical structure, and designed to be straightforward to hang in any home.