Wallpaper - Badwater Basin

Our Badwater Basin wallpaper brings the vast, open expanse of a desert landscape directly onto your wall. Captured through the photography of Tono Balaguer, the motif features pale, cracked salt flats stretching towards rugged mountains beneath a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. The horizontal depth of the terrain and the natural, earthy tones give the composition a quiet, graphic balance. Printed made-to-measure on our PVC-free paper with a subtle physical surface structure, this design brings an expansive, architectural feel to contemporary living spaces.

In the room

Because of the strong horizon and open foreground, we see this wall mural working particularly well on a wide, uninterrupted wall in a living room or holiday home. Placing it behind a low sofa allows the textured salt flats to form a grounded backdrop while keeping the distant mountain ridge and sky fully visible across the upper half of the room. The horizontal perspective naturally draws the eye outward, making it a thoughtful choice for rooms where you want to introduce a sense of depth and open landscape.

Styling it

We suggest pairing this design with contemporary or Wabi-sabi-inspired interiors that appreciate raw, natural textures. Low-profile furniture keeps the expansive desert perspective clear, while warm, unpolished wood and rough earthenware echo the dry, geological character of the salt basin. Linen upholstery in sand or stone shades sits comfortably against the lower section of the wallpaper without competing with the cracked ground pattern.

Colour combinations

The wallpaper is defined by pale mineral tones, warm earthy greys across the mountain range, and a clear, soft blue sky. In the surrounding room, we would work with muted chalky whites, warm off-whites, and sandy beiges on adjacent walls to complement the dry landscape palette. Deeper charcoal or blackened metal accents can also be used in lighting or furniture frames to pick up the rugged contrast in the distant rock formations.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, our wallpapers are made-to-measure based on your exact wall dimensions, which helps reduce unnecessary excess paper. We produce all of our mural wallpapers on PVC-free paper with a subtle physical structure that is designed to be straightforward to hang in any home.