Herringbone Wallpaper

A Parquet Wallpaper Look for Walls, Not Floors

Herringbone wallpaper is a wall covering printed with short slanted lines that meet in a repeating V. It is the pattern you already know from parquet floors and tweed jackets. Quiet, ordered and easy to live with.

Giffywalls prints every mural to the exact size of your wall. We print this pattern more than almost any other geometric. Buyers ask one thing first. Will it feel busy? At a small scale, no. At a large scale, it becomes the whole point of the room.

Why the Pattern Works So Well

Herringbone has direction without shouting. The eye follows the V up the wall. That makes a low ceiling feel taller. Turn the pattern on its side and a narrow room feels wider. It is one of the few prints that changes the shape of a space. Paint cannot do that.

Scale Changes Everything

This is the choice that matters most. A fine herringbone reads as a texture from across the room. Use it anywhere, even on all four walls. A wide herringbone reads as a bold graphic. Give it one wall and let it lead. Mid-scale sits between the two. It suits most living rooms, which is why we print more of it.

Where It Works Best

Living Rooms and Studies

A warm wood-tone herringbone behind a sofa looks like real panelling. It suits a study just as well. Add a leather chair and a dark shelf. The room reads finished with very little effort.

Bedrooms

Keep the tone soft in here. Oat, clay or pale gray. A fine repeat behind the bed adds depth without noise. It is a good pick if you like plain rooms but want one wall to do something.

Herringbone Wallpaper for Hallways, Kitchens and Bathrooms

Small rooms take a bold repeat well. There is no furniture to fight it. A textured wallpaper finish suits a hallway that takes knocks. In a kitchen, run it behind open shelves and let the crockery sit against it.

Styles in This Collection

You will find wood-effect herringbone, painted plaster versions, tile looks, metallic threads and clean two-tone prints. Some sit close to wood wallpaper. Others belong with sharp geometric wallpaper. Want warmth? Take a timber tone. Want edge? Take black and white.

Colors to Build Around

Oak and walnut tones warm a room fast. Black and white is sharp and modern. Oat and cream keep things calm. Deep green or navy adds weight to a study. Match the wall tone to your floor and the whole room hangs together. Avoid two strong patterns in one space. One of them has to be quiet.

Running It Up or Across

Most people hang this pattern running up the wall. That lifts a low ceiling. Laid on its side it stretches the room out instead. In a hallway, sideways is often the better call. Tell us which way you want it. We set the artwork before we print, so nothing has to be trimmed on site.

A Note on Rough Walls

Here is something our print team sees often. A fine repeat is kind to an uneven wall. The busy lines hide small bumps in the plaster. A wide repeat does the opposite. Long straight edges show every dip. Older houses do better with the smaller scale.

Sizing, Finish and Fitting

Send us the width and height of your wall. We scale each herringbone wall mural so the V lands cleanly at the corners. That is the detail people notice with this pattern. Choose peel and stick herringbone wallpaper for a removable wallpaper finish that lifts off without taking the paint. Choose paste-the-wall for a room you plan to keep. Panels arrive numbered with hanging notes in the box. Shipping is free on every order.