Wallpaper - First View of the Water

Created by Julia Purinton, our First View of the Water wallpaper captures the quiet atmosphere of an open landscape through painterly brushstrokes and soft transitions. An expansive sky in pale cream, off-white, and hazy grey tones fills the upper portion of the composition, balancing the rich earthy greens of the meadow below. Dark, textured silhouettes of trees ground the middle distance, while a delicate band of lavender mist marks the distant horizon. Produced as made-to-measure, PVC-free wall murals, this design brings a serene, impressionistic landscape into the home with a subtle physical paper structure.

In the room

Because the visual weight of the design sits low along the horizon line, this mural wallpaper is especially well suited to living rooms and dedicated meditation spaces. The broad, open sky in the upper two-thirds creates an airy feeling that helps wall areas feel expansive, making it an excellent choice for feature walls behind a low-profile sofa or along an uninterrupted accent wall. Placing lower seating against the lower section allows the darker tree forms and green meadow to anchor the room naturally, while keeping the upper vista open across the space.

Styling it

To complement the painterly, atmospheric character of the landscape, we recommend keeping surrounding furniture simple and grounded. Low-backed seating in natural woven fabrics or mid-toned timber pieces work harmoniously with the earthy foreground without competing with the soft horizon.

• Choose low-profile furniture in muted tones to preserve the view of the open sky across the wall.
• Pair with warm wooden surfaces, such as natural ash or oiled oak, to echo the organic countryside palette.
• Keep accent textiles quiet, using soft unbleached cotton or washed linen to let the brushwork remain the central focal point.

Colour combinations

The wallpaper is built on an earthy palette of meadow green, deep forest charcoal, soft lavender, and expansive washes of cream and pale grey. To create a seamless transition, we suggest painting adjacent walls and architectural trim in soft off-whites, warm creams, or gentle chalky neutrals that match the light tones of the sky. For a slightly moodier, enveloping scheme, picking up the deeper olive or moss green from the foreground on neighbouring elements creates a grounded, cohesive interior.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, our wallpapers are made-to-measure according to your specific wall dimensions, which helps reduce unnecessary excess wallpaper during decorating. We offer PVC-free mural wallpapers with a subtle physical structure in the paper, designed to be straightforward and easy to hang across a variety of living spaces.