Wallpaper - Bloomington Indiana Skyline Purple & Gold

Created by artist Michael Tompsett, our Bloomington Indiana Skyline Purple & Gold wallpaper captures the distinctive architectural profile of Bloomington through an expressive, watercolour-style composition. The design blends rich mulberry purple and warm, earthy gold tones against a clean white backdrop, creating a silhouette layered with splatters, bleeds, and organic paint textures. We particularly like how the historic university buildings, towers, and spires emerge from the expressive base of colour, balancing clear structural outlines with fluid artistic movement. Like all our wallpapers, this mural is made to measure to your exact wall dimensions and printed on PVC-free paper with a subtle surface structure.

In the room

We see this design working especially well across a main feature wall in a living room, home office, or dedicated study. Because the skyline anchors the lower half of the composition and fades into open white space above, it creates a grounded yet airy visual balance that avoids overwhelming the room. In a home office or study, positioning the design behind a desk or low shelving allows the detailed spires and towers to remain in clear view. In a living room, placing it along a wider, uninterrupted wall behind a sofa gives the full horizontal sweep of the city silhouette room to breathe. The crisp contrast between the rich pigments and the pale background ensures the artwork stays sharp in bright natural daylight, while warm evening lighting brings out the deeper, moody undertones of the gold and dark mulberry.

Styling it

To let the artwork remain the focal point, we recommend styling the room with contemporary or eclectic pieces that echo its rich palette without competing with the detail of the silhouette.

• Pair the design with warm wood furniture, such as walnut, mid-toned oak, or dark-stained timber, which naturally complements the earthy golden hues of the skyline.
• Incorporate brushed brass or matte dark metal lighting and accents to reflect the contrast between the luminous gold areas and the deep purple shadows.
• Introduce soft furnishings in textured, solid fabrics like rich velvet cushions or tailored curtains, opting for plain weaves in cream, plum, or warm ochre to balance the fluid, splattered technique of the wallpaper.

Colour combinations

The design centres around a striking contrast between dark mulberry purple, golden ochre, earthy amber, and clean white. To build a cohesive interior around it, we suggest keeping adjacent painted walls and woodwork in soft, warm off-whites, alabaster, or muted stone tones. For a bolder, more intimate scheme in a study, you might draw from the artwork's deepest tones with rich aubergine, plum, or deep charcoal accents on doors, trim, or bespoke cabinetry. Warm mustard, saffron, or deep gold elements in smaller decorative accessories will subtly pick up the luminous highlights throughout the skyline.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, our wallpapers and wall murals are made to measure based on your specific wall dimensions. Producing each order individually helps reduce unnecessary excess wallpaper compared with buying standard rolls. All our mural wallpapers are PVC-free and printed on paper featuring a subtle physical structure that feels refined on the wall. Designed to be straightforward to hang, we offer wallpaper options suited to both homeowners and those living in rented spaces.