Wallpaper - Petrified Forest

Our Petrified Forest wallpaper, created by Pamela Munger, brings the quiet expanse of an open desert landscape into the home. Painted brushstrokes build a layered panorama where low green desert shrubs in the foreground open up to undulating mineral hills in muted terracotta, mauve, and dusty pink earth tones. Above the horizon, a sweeping sky filled with slate blue and soft white cloud formations balances the warm ground below. The composition has an expressive, painterly quality with visible brushwork that gives the scene a calm, artistic presence on the wall. Produced as a made-to-measure, PVC-free wall mural with a subtle structure in the paper, this design offers an inviting and tranquil backdrop for living spaces.

In the room

We particularly like how the composition is split between the open sky and the layered terrain, making it well suited to a feature wall in a living room or a holiday home lounge. Because the visual weight sits in the lower third with the green brush and earth tones, placing low-profile seating, such as a sofa or sideboard, against the wall lets the wider landscape and expansive sky remain fully visible. In a room with ample natural daylight, the slate blue tones in the sky and the subtle variations across the pink and brown ridges show clear distinction, creating a sense of depth and horizontal openness across the entire wall.

Styling it

To complement the painterly Southwestern character of this design, we would pair it with simple, natural interior elements that do not compete with the scenery. Warm timber furniture, such as stained oak or mid-toned wood, connects naturally with the earthy ground shades. For upholstery and textiles, woven neutral fabrics in unbleached linen, warm stone, or soft oat tones keep the focus on the wall mural. Decorative accents in matte ceramics, patinated bronze, or dark iron provide a subtle, grounding contrast to the softer pastel brushwork of the desert.

Colour combinations

The core palette of our wallpaper is built around earthy pinks, warm terracotta, mauve, and dusky brown tones, offset by slate blue and cloudy white in the sky, with accents of desert green in the foreground. When choosing paint colours for adjoining walls or woodwork, soft stone hues and muted chalky neutrals create a calm, cohesive environment. If you want to highlight the cooler elements in the mural wallpapers, a muted slate grey or gentle sky blue on nearby architectural details or soft furnishings works especially well. For a richer, warmer look, deep terracotta or desert clay accents will naturally echo the layered hills.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, our wallpapers are made-to-measure to fit your specific wall dimensions, which can help reduce unnecessary excess wallpaper during decorating. Our wall murals are PVC-free and printed on paper featuring a subtle physical structure that lends depth to painted and graphic designs alike. Designed to be straightforward to hang, our wallpapers offer versatile solutions tailored to different homes, living situations, and interior projects.