Wallpaper - Nautical Friends Anchors of Fun

Our Nautical Friends Anchors of Fun wallpaper brings a charming storybook aesthetic to children's spaces. Designed by Moira Hershey, this illustration features an adorable pastel olive octopus wearing a little sailor hat, wrapped playfully around a weathered blue anchor. A framed border of twisted nautical rope surrounds the scene, complete with swimming yellow fish, floating sea bubbles, and the playful phrase "anchors aweigh!" set against a soft off-white, weathered wood-look backdrop. Like all our custom wall murals, it is made-to-measure and completely PVC-free.

In the room

In a nursery or toddler room, we see this wall mural working particularly well as a dedicated focal point on the main wall. Because the artwork functions as a framed, centered illustration, we like to place it where the entire composition can be appreciated, such as the wall behind a crib, toddler bed, or a low-profile reading bench.

The soft pastel palette keeps the visual energy gentle and welcoming, making it easy to enjoy in smaller nurseries without feeling overwhelming. For toddler rooms, giving the wallpaper a relatively uninterrupted wall allows the sweet nautical characters and cheerful typography to sit at a natural eye level for little ones.

Styling it

When styling around this design, we prefer to keep the surrounding furniture simple and grounded so the illustrative charm of the mural wallpapers can stand out.

Natural light wood cribs or white painted furniture echo the breezy, coastal feel without competing with the illustration. For textiles, soft woven blankets in muted sky blue, light denim, or pale buttery yellow pick up the secondary tones of the fish and bubbles. Keeping decorative clutter minimal around the feature wall lets the playful octopus and rope border define the character of the space.

Color combinations

The wallpaper centers on muted avocado green, dusty maritime blue, and gentle pale yellow, all resting against a chalky off-white textured background with warm rope-brown framing.

For adjacent walls and painted trim, soft warm whites and gentle cream shades maintain the light, airy atmosphere of the artwork. If you want to introduce more color around the room, soft sage, muted slate blue, or pale sandy beige work seamlessly alongside the wallpaper's coastal palette.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, our wallpapers are made-to-measure based on your exact wall dimensions, which helps reduce unnecessary excess wallpaper during decorating. We produce our wall murals on PVC-free paper with a subtle physical structure that feels refined on the wall.

Our wallpapers are designed to be straightforward to hang, making them a practical choice for transforming bedrooms, nurseries, and play spaces across different homes.