Wallpaper - Where is Your Happy Place?

Created by James Wiens, our Where is Your Happy Place? wallpaper captures a serene lakeside moment with painted oil-on-canvas texture. The scene depicts a green canoe moored by a rocky shoreline, with dogs resting on board, an orange tent pitched beneath tall pine trees, and geese in flight against dense, forested hills across calm blue waters. The earthy palette combines deep forest greens, slate blues, warm ochre, and muted sky tones. Produced as made-to-measure, PVC-free mural wallpapers with a subtle physical structure in the paper, this design brings an evocative scenic quality to the home.

In the room

We see this wall mural working particularly well on a main feature wall in a living room, bedroom, or private study. Because the composition has distinct focal points along the lower shoreline and right-hand treeline, it benefits from an uninterrupted wall area where the full landscape can unfold. In a cabin, holiday home, or lakeside retreat, the design creates a natural visual extension of the outdoors. Placing it behind a bed or low-backed sofa keeps the water, canoe, and tent fully visible, allowing the expansive lake and distant hills to establish an open, peaceful horizon across the room.

Styling it

To complement the heritage feel and painted depth of the scenery, we would pair this wallpaper with warm, natural materials. Unvarnished or mid-toned timber furniture, such as rustic oak or pine, echoes the lakeside woodland setting without competing with the illustration.

For surrounding soft furnishings, simple woven woollen blankets, muted canvas cushions, or heavy linen curtains in moss green or oatmeal help ground the space. Keeping larger furniture relatively low and unadorned ensures the narrative details of the shoreline remain the primary visual focus.

Colour combinations

The palette of our wallpaper centres on deep spruce and pine greens, stone blue water, warm tent canvas ochre, and soft grey-blue sky tones.

For surrounding walls, woodwork, and skirting, we suggest drawing out the softer background tones with gentle off-whites, misty slate greys, or muted stone. If you prefer deeper contrast, a dark forest green or deep maritime blue on adjacent walls or joinery can frame the mural beautifully, creating a grounded, cosy atmosphere that pulls the lakeside theme together.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, all our wallpapers are made-to-measure according to your specific wall dimensions, which helps reduce unnecessary excess paper.

Our wall murals are PVC-free and printed on paper featuring a subtle physical structure that adds depth to every design. Engineered to be straightforward and easy to hang, our wallpapers offer versatile decorating options suited to homeowners and renters alike.