Wallpaper - Goldfish Chillin

Created by Kate Jarvik Birch, our Goldfish Chillin wallpaper brings a bold, painted illustration into the home with expressive personality. A large, bright orange goldfish drifts calmly across a cool teal-blue background, detailed with visible brushwork, delicate scales, and rounded fins. Rising bubbles and a distinct shadow cast onto the pale blue floor beneath add depth and visual balance to the composition. Printed to your exact wall dimensions on PVC-free paper with a subtle physical surface structure, this design offers a playful focal point that balances graphic clarity with an artistic, painterly feel.

In the room

With its large-scale central subject and striking contrast between warm orange and deep teal, we see this wall mural working particularly well as an accent wall. In a bathroom or powder room, the aquatic motif adds immediate character without cluttering the space. It also feels completely at home in a creative home office, bedroom, or living room where you want artwork with a distinct sense of humour and presence. Because the fish is a prominent visual feature with plenty of open blue space around it, we recommend giving the wallpaper an uninterrupted wall so the full illustration and its shadow can be enjoyed without being hidden by tall furniture.

Styling it

The confident colour contrast allows for straightforward interior styling that lets the wall carry the primary focus.

• Pair with warm wood tones or crisp white cabinetry to create a clean, modern contrast against the saturated teal background.
• Keep surrounding furniture simple in form with clean lines and solid colours, avoiding busy competing patterns nearby.
• Introduce understated brushed brass or matte dark metal hardware to pick up the warm golden highlights found across the fish's fins and scales.

Colour combinations

The palette of our wallpaper is built around a vivid complement of glowing cadmium orange, warm amber, and golden yellow set against a backdrop of deep teal-blue and pale powder blue. When choosing paint for adjacent walls and woodwork, a muted warm off-white or soft linen shade creates a clean, bright border that frames the scene nicely. If you prefer a moodier, more enveloping space, pull out the deep teal from the upper background for neighbouring surfaces, allowing the bright orange motif to stand out vividly in the centre of the room.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, all our wallpapers are made-to-measure according to the exact dimensions of your wall. This bespoke production approach helps reduce unnecessary excess paper compared with standard rolls. Our mural wallpapers are completely PVC-free and printed on paper featuring a subtle surface texture, designed to be straightforward and easy to hang in any home.