Children's Wallpaper: Ideas, Styles & How to Make It Yours

Designs That Grow With Them

A child's room changes fast — but their wallpaper doesn't have to. The loveliest children's rooms are the ones decorated with a little restraint: nature-led designs, gentle colours and characterful motifs that feel timeless rather than tied to a passing craze. Choose well and a wallpaper carries a room from cot to first "big bed" and beyond, gathering memories rather than dating. It's a more considered, more grown-up way to decorate a child's space, and a far more beautiful one.

At Claret & Key, every design is drawn in-house and printed to order in your chosen colour way, so you can create a room that's characterful, calm and entirely your own, made especially for you in our Cheshire studio.

Designs children love, that parents love too

Our children's designs lean into the natural world rather than cartoon characters — which is exactly why they last. Woodland scenes with foxes and deer, gentle animals, birds and butterflies, ditsy florals and wildflower meadows, stars and soft stripes. These are designs full of things to discover, yet calm and characterful enough to belong in a considered home. A child delights in the detail; a parent loves that it never feels garish.

Calm colours, or a little more fun

Because we print to order, the colour is yours. Soft, muted tones create a calm, restful room, wonderful for sleep. Fresh greens and blues feel natural and soothing. And a brighter, more playful palette suits a room you want to feel full of energy. Whatever you choose, it's printed in your shade rather than pulled from a fixed range.

Made for real family life

Children's rooms need to cope with real life, and our finishes are made for it. Traditional (150gsm, super-matte) is the refined classic. Heavy-Grade (300gsm) is tougher and more tactile for busy walls. And Removable peel-and-stick (180gsm) is perfect for a room you know you'll restyle — the same beautiful design, easy to change as they grow. All are printed on FSC-approved, PVC-free and VOC-free paper, so they're safe and sound for the room your child sleeps and plays in.

Order a sample and see your design and colour way in the room before you commit.