Wallpaper - Sailing Ships II

Our Sailing Ships II wallpaper brings a classic New England coastal landscape to the wall with the painterly character of traditional oil painting. Created by David Carter Brown, the composition captures three sailboats gliding across calm ocean water, framed on the right by a grassy bluff with a striped lighthouse and a small coastal cottage. Across the horizon, a distant island dotted with houses, trees, and a second lighthouse deepens the sense of open sea and quiet shoreline. Painted in soft slate blues, muted grays, and natural earth tones, the scene carries a relaxed, historical presence. Like all our wall murals, this design is made-to-measure to your exact wall dimensions and printed on PVC-free wallpaper.

In the room

In a living room, this coastal design works especially well across an open, main wall where the full panorama can unfold without heavy disruption. The balance of open water on the left and the architectural details on the right gives the room a natural focal point that anchors seating areas comfortably. Because the motif is structured as an expansive scenic view, we also like how it performs in a vacation home or lake house living area, where the marine subject matter echoes the surrounding landscape. The horizontal flow of the water and sky helps draw the eye across the space, creating a visual sense of openness that sits comfortably behind a sofa or along an uninterrupted accent wall.

Styling it

We recommend letting the traditional character of the painting guide your decor. The design pairs naturally with classic and coastal interior styles, especially when complemented by simple, grounded furnishings:

• Introduce warm, natural wood tones such as weathered pine, white oak, or classic walnut to balance the cool slate blues in the water and sky.
• Keep upholstered furniture and larger floor coverings in quiet, neutral textiles so the scenic mural wallpapers remain the primary decorative focus of the room.
• Add understated brass or blackened metal hardware on lighting fixtures and cabinetry to pick up the maritime feel without overwhelming the room.

Color combinations

The wallpaper is defined by slate blue, soft atmospheric grays, and balanced neutrals, alongside earthy greens on the shoreline and subtle white details in the sails and lighthouses. When choosing colors for adjacent painted walls or baseboards, soft warm whites and muted off-whites keep the room feeling airy while allowing the slate tones to stand out. If you prefer a richer palette, deep navy, slate gray, or soft sage accents on nearby doors, cabinetry, or window trim will naturally echo the maritime tones without competing with the landscape.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, our wallpapers are custom made-to-measure based on the specific dimensions you supply for your wall. Producing each order individually helps reduce unnecessary excess wallpaper compared with buying standard fixed rolls. Our wall murals are completely PVC-free and printed on paper featuring a subtle physical surface structure. Designed to be straightforward to hang, our wallpapers offer versatile options suited to various homes, personal styles, and living arrangements.