15 Seaside Wallpaper Ideas to Brighten Up Your Home
By Rebecca Cox
3 months ago
Bring a bit of the seaside into your home
Whistler Nocturne Bespoke Wallpaper Mural, Tate x Graham & Brown
Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside. Maximalism is trending for 2024, which means wallpaper is very much back on the agenda. And with these seaside wallpaper designs, you can make believe that your living room, bedroom or downstairs loo is somewhere on the great British coastline.
The Best Seaside Wallpaper Prints
Katie Scott Wallpaper
British illustrator Katie Scott’s seaside wallpaper features detailed line drawings of shells, that’s done on FSC™-certified wallpaper. Scott’s also an editorial illustrator, with her work published in the likes of The New York Times, Norwegian medical journals and the Japanese avant-garde flower artist Azuma Makoto to big fashion brands.
Katie Scott Wallpaper, 99 EUR, fermliving.co.uk
Wave (1929) ~ Edward Bawden Wallpaper
Mix a turn of the century artist with a seascape, and its obviously going to work as a beautiful wallpaper. Edward Bawden was one of the most significant artists of his age; but that doesn’t mean he didn’t like to use a bit of wit and pepper in a few myths.
That’s exactly what you see with this wallpaper: look closely and you’ll see gleeful mermaids and fish. We couldn’t love it more.
Wave, £156, commonroom.com
Graham & Brown
For an artsy take on seaside chic, it has to be this one.
Whistler Nocturne Bespoke Mural, £40/m2, Tate x Graham & Brown, grahamandbrown.co.uk
Scallop Shell Wallpaper
Works perfectly for a bathroom, with a nice touch of red adding warmth.
Scallop Shell Wallpaper, Wallpaper Direct, £86.40 per roll, wallpaperdirect.com
Designers Guild Captain Thomas Brown’s Shells
These beautifully illustrated shells are perfect for any room of the house.
Designers Guild Thomas Brown’s Shells wallpaper, £71 per roll. johnlewis.com
Thibaut Clearwater wallpaper
Bucket and spade holidays are having a resurgence – Thibaut’s stylish red and white shellfish wallpaper has never been a better fit for a walls refresh.
Barneby Gates Starfish Wallpaper
Float along on this Starfish wallpaper by Barneby Gates, on a blue and parchment colourway. Going for more of a statement? It also comes in a deeper navy and sienna combination.
Barneby Gates Starfish wallpaper , £96 per roll. janeclayton.co.uk
HookedOnWalls Mermaid Wallcovering
A moody, emerald-green wallcovering, printed with mermaids to elevate an underwater-themed room with a mythical edge.
HookedOnWalls Mermaid wallcovering, £82 per 10m roll. hookedonwalls.com
Mind The Gap Fish Wallpaper
Beautifully illustrated fishes float lazily across your walls on this Mind The Gap wallpaper. With a design inspired by culinary arts – it’s the perfect seaside wallpaper for your kitchen.
Mind The Gap Fish wallpaper, £140 per roll. janeclayton.co.uk
Farrow & Ball Aranami Wallpaper
Getting tired of sailboats? This wave-printed design is a gentle nod to the seaside trend without feeling too kitschy. Named ‘Aranami’, Farrow & Ball borrowed the simple design from kiri-e, the art of Japanese paper cutting.
Farrow & Ball Aranami wallpaper, £109 a roll. farrow-ball.com
Cole & Son Nuvole al Tramonto Wallpaper
Gusts of coastal winds sweep across this wallpaper, in pale oceanic hues that would suit any feature wall or downstairs loo. Featuring a chic ombré fade, it’s also available in a dusky pink colourway.
Cole & Son Nuvole al Tramonto wallpaper in dawn, £543 a roll. johnlewis.com
Graham & Brown
A rich sea green for this dusk sea scene.
Osborn Beach at Dusk, £40/m2, Tate x Graham & Brown, grahamandbrown.com
Sandberg Rio Wallpaper
These delicate hand-drawn seashells by Scandi wallpaper brand Sandberg are perfect for adding a playful touch to rooms if you aren’t ready to go full nautical. The print is also available in a soft teal and mustard print on cream.
Sandberg wallpaper in Rio Dark Blue, £74 a roll, sandbergwallpaper.com
Thibaut, Something Fishy Wallpaper
Featuring beautifully drawn pictures of sea creatures in pale blue, this seaside-themed wallpaper is versatile enough for any room in your beach house.
Thibaut Something Fishy wallpaper, £62 a roll, fashionwallpaper.co.uk
Osborne & Little Derwent Wallpaper
An oriental twist on seaside wallapaper, Osborne & Little’s Derwent is available in five different colourways. This faded aqua would is perfect for an elegant home library, and can easily offset colourful fabrics and layered textures.
Osborne & Little Derwent wallpaper in Aqua, £101 a roll. johnlewis.com
Mini Moderns Whitby Wallpaper
Conjuring up images of high winds, splashes of sea spray and the cries of circling gulls, this fluid seascape is just the thing if you’re looking for the ‘wow’ factor. The encompassing, graphic quality makes it a stunning choice for smaller rooms as well.
Whitby Mini Moderns wallpaper, £55 a roll, johnlewis.com
Designers Guild, Suisai Celadon wallpaper
If J.M.W Turner did wallpaper, this would be the gist of it. Romantic, abstract and impressionistic, like watching mist rise off the ocean on a foggy day at the harbour.
Designers Guild Susai Celadon wallpaper, £210 per roll, designersguild.com
Little Greene Zingara Wallpaper
There’s a refined elegance to this print of sailing boats resting at sea. Part of Little Greene’s 20th Century Papers collection, the print and colour is a faithful rendition of an original document found in the wallpaper archive at Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery.
Little Greene Zingara Wallpaper in Cerulean Sea, £75.50 a roll, littlegreene.com
Sanderson Coral & Fish
Small tropical fish flit between delicate corals in this wallpaper, which combines elements of embroidery and print on a cotton and linen base – perfect for a whitewashed bolt-hole on the seaside.
Sanderson Coral & Fish, £95 per metre, stylelibrary.com
Manuel Canovas, Byron Bay wallpaper
This print from Manuel Canovas is inspired by the beauty of Byron Bay and Australian beaches featuring exotic marine foliage and shells.
Manuel Canovas Byron Bay, £116 a roll, designs.colefax.com
Graham & Brown
Another arty number to transform your home into a gallery, with no need for a gallery wall.
Walker Seascape Bespoke Mural, £40/m2, Tate x Graham & Brown, grahamandbrown.com
