Hallway Wallpaper Inspiration: Five Ways to Make an Entrance
Set the Tone From the Front Door
A hallway sets the tone for the whole house, so it's worth a little drama. Because it's a space you move through rather than settle in, the hall lets you be bolder, richer and more characterful than you might dare elsewhere — and the payoff is a home that feels considered from the moment you step inside. Here are five hallway looks to inspire you, each one easy to make your own, because every design is printed to order in the colour way you choose.
At Claret & Key, every design is drawn in-house and made especially for you in our Cheshire studio, so any look here can be yours, in your shade.
The striped hallway
A stripe is a hallway classic for good reason. Hung vertically, it flatters the height of a stairwell and leads the eye up the stairs, bringing elegance and a sense of order to a narrow space. A wide Regency stripe feels grand; a fine ticking stripe feels calm and considered.
The moody, dramatic hallway
Because you don't linger in a hall, it's the perfect place to go dark. A deep, moody floral or a rich botanical turns a hallway into a jewel box, all the more striking for the contrast as you move from the hall into lighter rooms. It's a bold move that always feels sophisticated.
The floral welcome
Nothing says welcome quite like flowers. A soft floral or a trailing design brings a hallway warmth and character, and looks especially lovely climbing a staircase. Keep it gentle and tonal for elegance, or a little bolder for a real statement.
The characterful heritage hall
For a home with a sense of history, a damask, a heritage floral or a classic design brings a settled, gracious elegance to a hall. It's the entrance of an established home, considered and calm, with a sense of having always been there.
The nature-led hallway
Woodland, birds or botanicals bring a hallway a fresh, characterful charm and a lovely connection to the garden beyond. It's a welcoming, uplifting choice that draws you through the space and into the rest of the home.
Making your look your own
Whichever look you love, it's yours to tailor: your colour way, your scale, your finish. For a busy hall, our hard-wearing Heavy-Grade paper is the sensible choice; all our finishes are printed to order on FSC-approved, PVC- and VOC-free paper.
Order a sample and see your chosen look in your hallway's light before you commit.
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Nice paper to put up, paste the wall, but hard paper to match up.
Initially did not order enough paper and ordered 2 additional rolls, I was concerned that perhaps the colour would not match but I need not have worried as it was fine.
In such a small area by my front door lobby there were lots of corners and uneven walls, but the paper was very easy with the paste the wall option the first time I have used this and much cleaner and more forgiving when trying to match patterns.
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The paper is beautiful, easy to work with (according to my husband!) and it looks so good. Really happy with it, the tracker is helpful to know where it’s at ahead of arriving and so pleased with the finished result.
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Beautiful quality and my decorator said it was so great to hang on the wall.
My daughter loves it too so will be reordering very soon.
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Dawn
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