Bar Wallpaper

What Bar Wallpaper Is

Bar wallpaper is a wall covering made for home bars, drinks nooks and dens. It sets the mood in one move. Paint cannot do that on its own. A print behind the bottles gives the whole corner a point of view.

Giffywalls prints each mural to the exact size of your wall. We have shipped these designs to basement bars, garden rooms and small kitchen nooks. The bold ones go out most. A bar is the one spot where people stop playing it safe.

Start With the Mood

Ask one thing first. What should this corner feel like at nine at night?

A speakeasy look wants dark walls and low light. Think deep green, ink blue or near black. A tropical look wants leaves and warmth. Think palm, banana leaf and a hint of gold. A sports den wants noise and color. A wine nook wants calm stone or soft plaster. Pick the mood, then pick the print. Doing it the other way round rarely works.

Where the Wall Goes

Behind the Bottles

This is the classic spot. The wall sits behind open shelves or a back bar. Glass and metal read well against a busy print. Keep the shelf line clear of the main motif. Then the pattern still shows up between the bottles.

The Wall You Face

Sit at your bar and look up. That wall matters more than most people think. It is the one your guests stare at all night. A big scene works well here. A city at night. A jungle. A wall of old labels. Our restaurant wallpaper range is full of ideas that scale down to a home bar.

Small Nooks and Cabinets

No room for a full bar? Paper the inside back of a cabinet. Open the doors and the color lands. It is a five-minute job with an offcut.

Colors That Suit a Bar

Dark colors work here in a way they do not in a bedroom. A bar gets used after dark. Deep tones look rich under warm bulbs. Black, forest green, oxblood and navy all hold up. Brass, amber glass and smoked mirror lift them. Want it lighter? Try a warm wood tone. Our wood wallpaper prints give a pub feel without any real timber.

Styles You Will Find Here

The range runs wide. There are cocktail prints, old labels, neon signs and moody scenes. There are art deco wallpaper fans and gold line work. There are leafy prints for a tiki feel. Some buyers go for stone, brick or bare metal. Pick by the drink you pour most and you will not go far wrong.

Scale and Light

Scale is easy to get wrong in a small bar. A tight repeat can buzz in a narrow space. Go big and simple instead. One large scene reads calm even on a short wall. Light matters just as much. Put a warm strip light under the top shelf. It grazes the wall and brings out the texture in the print.

Prints That Handle a Real Bar

A bar wall works harder than most. Splashes happen. Steam drifts over from the kitchen. Hands land on it as people lean in. So think about wear, not just looks. A matt finish hides marks better than a shiny one. A busy print hides them better still. Keep the palest tones above shoulder height and put the darker part of the design where hands go. Small choice, long payoff.

Lighting the Wall

Light makes or breaks this room. One bright ceiling bulb flattens everything. Use two or three warm sources low down instead. A lamp on the counter. A strip under the shelf. A wall light beside the print. The wall then has shadow and depth, which is exactly what a bar should feel like after dark.

Sizing, Finish and Fitting

Send us the width and height of your wall. We scale the art to match, so nothing lands half-cut in a corner. Choose peel and stick if the room may change. It is a true removable wallpaper finish and lifts off clean. Choose paste-the-wall for a bar that is staying put. One tip from the print floor: wipe the wall down first. A bar picks up grease faster than any other spot in the house. Panels arrive numbered. Shipping is free on every order.