Office wall murals: choosing the wall, the design and the paper for a workplace

An office mural works best where people see it often but do not sit facing it all day.

That means the reception wall, or the walls of a meeting room that do not hold the screen. Choose a calm design where people concentrate, and a paste-the-wall paper that stands up to daily wear and cleaning.

Start with reception, then the meeting rooms

The reception wall is the obvious first choice. Every visitor sees it, often while waiting. A broad surface effect works well behind a desk or a sign. Aged Texture , with its weathered plaster in warm brown and sienna, adds warmth to a reception area and leaves the lettering in front of it easy to read.

Meeting rooms are different. People sit in them for an hour at a time, and the wall behind them appears on every video call. Leave the screen wall plain so slides stay easy to read, and choose a quiet design for the others. Soft Fog, Moss Green has no lines or edges at all, only a smooth shift from light green to deeper moss, so it sits calmly behind the people on a call instead of competing with them.

Break rooms and corridors can take more. People pass through or pause in them rather than working there, so a bold landscape or a dense botanical will not tire anyone.

Leave the screen wall plain so slides stay easy to read, and choose a quiet design for the others.

Choose paste-the-wall paper for a workplace

Skip Peel & Stick in an office. It is not recommended for permanent installations or commercial spaces with more wear and tear, so choose one of our paste-the-wall papers, Premium or Premium Textured.

Our non-woven paper is rated Class A under ASTM E84, the highest of the three classes. Requirements for offices and other commercial spaces vary, so check what your local building code requires before you order.

All our wallpapers are PVC-free, contain no detectable VOCs and are tested for harmful substances, which matters in a room many people share. The surface is highly washable and can be wiped clean with a damp cloth, which helps in corridors and kitchens where hands and chairs touch the wall. They are also UV-resistant, with a lightfastness rating of 6 to 8 on a scale where 8 is the highest, so a mural opposite a large window resists fading.

Plan a large wall as one design

Office walls are often long and broken up by doors, glass partitions or a screen. Measure the full width and height of the wall and ignore the openings. We print the design as one complete rectangle, and the parts over a door or window are cut away during installation. If a design should continue around a corner or across two adjoining walls, add the widths together and order it as one design so the image runs on without a break. If the wall is broken by several doors or glass partitions, consider a repeating pattern instead, so each section shows the same motif.

For larger or repeated projects, interior professionals can apply to the Wallism Trade Program for trade discounts and help from our trade and design team.