Yellow Wallpaper

Yellow wallpaper is the closest thing to bottled sunlight. It's what you reach for when a room needs lifting, when the light's a bit flat or the space could do with cheering up. This yellow wallpaper collection runs warm and hand-drawn, from soft buttery florals to bold mustard geometrics, patterns that bring a touch of Mediterranean sunshine to a wall, even on a grey Portsmouth morning.

Used well, yellow is warm and welcoming rather than loud. Used badly, it's a bit like a fried egg. This yellow wallpaper collection sit firmly at the welcoming end.

Where yellow wallpaper works

Yellow wallpaper earns its place in the rooms that need waking up. It's brilliant in a north-facing kitchen or a dark hallway where there's not much natural light to work with, bringing a bit of Mediterranean warmth to a grey British corridor. It makes a cheerful feature wall behind a bed or a desk, too. Softer, paler yellows keep things gentle in a bedroom or nursery, while a punchier mustard holds its own in a hall, a downstairs loo or a home office. If a room feels cold or flat, yellow wallpaper is the quickest way to warm it up without touching the heating.

Colours, from soft butter to deep mustard

Colour is the whole point of yellow wallpaper, and there's more range here than people expect. It runs from pale primrose and soft butter, the gentle end that reads almost neutral in the right light, through warm golden yellows, to rich mustard and earthy ochre for something deeper and more grown-up, the sun-baked, Mediterranean end of yellow. The paler shades brighten and open a room; the mustards and ochres add warmth and a bit of retro character. So there's a yellow wallpaper here whether you want barely-there or bold. If you've a particular yellow in mind, a soft chalky shade or a proper saturated mustard, every design can be recoloured for free. Send me your paint code and I'll match the artwork to your room before it prints.

Made to order

Every yellow wallpaper design comes in peel and stick, traditional non-pasted and pre-pasted. All the patterns are original artwork, drawn by hand by Sara at Summer Skye Studio, printed to order on PVC-free paper.

Order a sample before you commit. Yellow is the colour that changes most between the shop screen and your own four walls: a shade that looks soft and sunny online can turn acid-bright in a south-facing room, or muddy in a dark one. A sample on your actual wall, in your actual light, saves the disappointment. Yellow wallpaper is worth trying before you buy.