Wallpaper - The Little Street

Our The Little Street wallpaper brings Johannes Vermeer's quiet seventeenth-century Dutch scene into the home on an architectural scale. The composition centres on a red brick house with distinctive stepped gables, leaded glass windows, and deep green shutters. Figures engaged in daily chores appear naturally within the open doorways and passageways, grounded by a detailed cobblestone foreground and climbing greenery under a soft, overcast sky. Rendered with the subtle tonal depth of classic oil painting, this design offers a calm, nostalgic narrative suited to main living areas and reading spaces. Like all Wallism wallpapers, it is custom made-to-measure on PVC-free paper with a subtle surface structure.

In the room

Because the artwork contains rich architectural detail, cobblestone ground, and open sky, we see this working best on a main feature wall where the entire scene can be viewed without heavy interruption. In a living room, placing this design behind a low sofa allows the stepped gable and roofline to stand out against the upper wall.

It also feels naturally at home in a dedicated library or quiet study. The perspective of the Dutch street creates visual depth that draws the eye inward, making a medium-sized room feel more open. To let the fine brickwork and window details remain legible, we would avoid placing tall bookshelves or bulky storage directly across the centre of the wall mural.

Styling it

The historic character and earthy palette give this mural wallpaper a grounded presence that pairs naturally with both traditional and understated contemporary furnishings.

• Choose warm, darker woods such as antique walnut, dark oak, or cherry to echo the depth of the seventeenth-century Dutch palette.
• Keep surrounding upholstery simple and textural, leaning towards plain woven fabrics in oatmeal, muted stone, or deep green to balance the busy cobblestones and brickwork.
• Opt for understated lighting with warm-toned bulbs to enhance the rich red brick tones and soften the painted shadows in the evening.

Colour combinations

The palette is anchored by the warm terracotta and brick red of the exterior walls, balanced by muted moss greens in the window shutters, soft grey-blue sky tones, and earthy mortar shades.

To create a cohesive scheme, we suggest pairing this wallpaper with warm neutral paint colours on surrounding walls, such as soft plaster, pale stone, or warm off-white. If you prefer deeper contrast, a heritage dark green drawn directly from the shutters creates a handsome finish on nearby woodwork, architraves, or painted cabinetry.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, our wallpapers are made-to-measure according to your supplied wall dimensions. Producing each order individually helps reduce unnecessary excess wallpaper compared with buying standard fixed rolls.

Our wallpapers are PVC-free, easy to hang, and printed on paper featuring a subtle physical surface structure. We offer options designed to suit different interior spaces and living situations, whether you are decorating a family home or a rental property.