Feature wallpaper - talk to me

[aloneinthenight]

Our living room has been a lovely yellow for about 8 years (before yellow became popular ) and we now feel we're due for a change.

The room itself has lots of windows onto the garden but is north facing so can get quite gloomy. We've also knocked through to make an L shaped kitchen diner with light grey units.

I'm thinking of painting the whole thing Jasmine White, and then having wallpaper on one of the walls. We already have a grey sofa.

Is that still a thing or will it look naff already. I'm looking at some papers from missprint
Either one of these.

What do you think.

[user49er]

I love both but the first one is nicer where's it from?

[Velveteenfruitbowl]

Sorry but feature walls in general are really naff, more so when papered.

[aloneinthenight]

They're from Missprint

[aloneinthenight]

velveteen do you mean wallpaper all over or strictly paint only.

[SalamanderOnHoliday]

I like a bit of wallpaper on a wall. George Clarke, my hero, did a feature wall in s lovely house in Liverpool the other week.

Wallpaper is ace, it’s v expensive to do a whole room, if it’ll make you feel happy, go for it.

[aloneinthenight]

I think our decorator would weep if we did the whole room as there are a lot of awkward bits, recessed windows etc

This would just be one flat wall with a doorway.

[TiddleTaddleTat]

I think it could look good and I like those prints. Generally I'm not a fan of feature wallpaper walls though. Did a couple in our previous place and felt that the look dated quite quickly so I regretted it.
There are other ways to add interest - art prints, textiles on the walls, a bold paint colour throughout.
To me feature walls are a bit half-hearted and it's often better to push and go a bit outside your comfort zone, but that's just my experience.