Wallpaper Trends 2025 — What's In, What's Out, What's Timeless
Wallpaper Trends 2025 — What's In, What's Out, What's Timeless
Wallpaper has made its comeback and 2025 is proving it's here to stay. After a decade of painted walls dominating Australian interiors, wallpaper is back — not as a room-wide commitment, but as a strategic design accent. One feature wall, a hallway, a powder room — that's how the most confident interiors are using wallpaper in 2025. This guide covers what's trending, what's timeless, and how to choose wallpaper that won't feel dated in three years.
At Olive et Oriel, we've been producing premium wallpapers designed for Australian conditions since 2015. Our print and wallpaper collections span from bold botanicals to quiet textures — every style covered in this guide has a counterpart in our range.
Trend 1: Bold Botanicals and Oversized Florals
The biggest wallpaper statement of 2025 is oversized botanical and floral prints — large-scale leaves, tropical motifs and hand-drawn floral illustrations that fill a wall with organic energy. This trend has moved from bathrooms and powder rooms into bedrooms, dining rooms and hallways.
The key to making oversized botanicals work: use them on one wall only, and pair with solid-colour walls in a tone drawn from the wallpaper. Let the wallpaper do all the talking — keep furniture and textiles relatively neutral. The pattern carries the room.
Our botanical wallpaper range includes delicate hand-drawn styles and bolder, more graphic tropical patterns — browse to find the scale that suits your space.
Trend 2: Warm Earthy Textures
The second major trend is the opposite of bold botanicals: quiet luxury in warm, earthy textures. Grasscloth-effect wallpapers, linen-look surfaces, woven and natural fibre appearances — these add texture and warmth without pattern or print. They're the wallpaper equivalent of limewash paint: subtle, sophisticated, and timeless.
Earthy textured wallpapers work in almost every room and suit the relaxed, natural-material aesthetic that dominates Australian interiors in 2025. They're the safer choice for those who want the warmth of wallpaper without committing to a pattern — and they work beautifully as a backdrop for gallery walls of art prints.
Pair textured wallpapers with art in warm tones — terracotta, blush, warm white — for a cohesive, layered look. Our range of warm-toned canvas prints and framed art complement this trend perfectly.
Trend 3: Heritage Prints Reimagined
Classic wallpaper patterns — damask, toile, chinoiserie, ticking stripe — are having a moment in 2025, but updated in contemporary colour palettes. Traditional damask in deep sage rather than cream. Toile in warm terracotta rather than blue. Chinoiserie in dusty blush rather than gold. The pattern language is traditional; the colour story is entirely contemporary.
These heritage-reimagined patterns suit formal spaces — dining rooms, entrance halls, home libraries — and bedrooms where a sense of considered personality is desired. They pair beautifully with framed art prints in complementary tones, creating a layered, collected look.
For feature wall ideas incorporating wallpaper alongside art, our feature wall guide covers how to balance wallpaper with art for maximum impact.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What wallpaper is trending in 2025?
In 2025, the biggest Australian wallpaper trends are bold botanicals (oversized leaves and tropical motifs), warm earthy textures (grasscloth, linen and natural fibre looks), and heritage-inspired prints including florals, toile and classic damask updated with contemporary colour palettes. Quiet luxury continues alongside a return of maximalist florals in dining rooms and bedrooms.
What is the most popular wallpaper style in 2025?
Botanical and nature-inspired wallpapers are the dominant trend across Australian interiors in 2025, appearing in bedrooms, hallways and feature walls. The specific styles range from graphic tropical botanicals to delicate hand-drawn florals. Earthy textures — grasscloth, sisal and natural-looking surfaces — are second most popular.
Is wallpaper back in style in 2025?
Yes — wallpaper has made a significant comeback and shows no sign of slowing. The key shift is using wallpaper as a design accent (one feature wall, a hallway, a powder room) rather than papering every wall. This approach adds drama and personality without overwhelming a space.
What wallpaper colours are popular in 2025?
The dominant wallpaper colour palette for 2025 Australian interiors includes warm terracotta and burnt orange, deep sage and forest green, soft blush and dusty rose, warm cream and butter yellow, and rich navy blue. The move is away from stark white and cool grey towards warmer, more enveloping tones.
What wallpaper is timeless vs trendy?
Timeless wallpaper choices include subtle textures (grasscloth, linen looks, fine stripe), classic damask in contemporary colours, simple botanical line drawings, and neutral geometric patterns. These won't date quickly. Trendy choices — maximalist oversized botanicals, bold colour statements — are higher risk but deliver more impact when they work.
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