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.
Frequently Asked Questions About Children's Wallpaper
What is the best wallpaper for a child's room?
Timeless, nature-led designs tend to work best — woodland scenes, gentle animals, birds, ditsy florals, stars and soft stripes. They feel characterful and full of detail without being tied to a passing craze, so they grow with the child.
Is your children's wallpaper safe?
Yes — all our wallpaper is FSC-approved, PVC-free and VOC-free, so it's free from the volatile compounds that can affect air quality. That makes it safe and sound for the room your child sleeps and plays in.
Should I choose removable wallpaper for a child's room?
It's a lovely option. Our Removable peel-and-stick paper gives you the same beautiful design with none of the commitment, so you can restyle easily as your child grows. Heavy-Grade is a good choice too for busy, hard-working walls.
Can I get children's wallpaper in a custom colour?
Yes — every design is drawn in-house and printed to order in your chosen colour way and scale, from soft and calming to bright and playful, made especially for you.
This wallpaper is just gorgeous! I used the one that requires glue and it was super easy to i stall. One roll was enough for a 6’ wide laundry closet with 7’5” ceilings. Even on our orange peel walls it set beautifully. I did this behind our new washer dryer set up in our laundry closet with white oak cabinets and it’s perfect! Highly recommend!
Truly love this wallpaper. Looks amazing in both our bathroom (the original project) and as an accent in the back of a cabinet (what we did with the extra). Everyone who sees it comments on how classy and beautiful it is. For these reasons five stars!
However I do want to call out two concerns:
1. The online "calculator" on the site recommend nine roles, which seemed excessive for our less than 100 sq ft bathroom. I even reached out to support to double check and they said to go by the calculator. I'm glad I didn't because I ended up ordering five roles and only needing 4. I will say returning the 5th role was a pretty smooth process, so kudus to Claret and Key for that.
2. Strangely the "autumn" color with pale nutmeg background reads more green than brown in certain light. With bright overhead light it comes across as the soft brown we intended, but in natural light it reads much more green. Not anything to terrible just unexpected.
Beautiful paper! Our decorator commented on its quality and how nice and easy it was to work with compared to other wallpaper he had used in the past. Thank you.
So in love with this wallpaper. We wanted a cosy cottage bedroom vibe so we chose the Eloise. It’s such a pretty design that completely transformed the space. The wallpaper is such great quality .We have very uneven walls but didn’t have any issues. Hanging it was a joy. Highly recommend.
We used Blanche to paper some built in wardrobes that double up as room dividers. It was brilliant to be able to sample several background colour options and we are delighted with the finished result
Thank you. Fabulous Wallpaper.
Great quality paper and easy to hang.
The design is so rich in colour and adds such decadence to my dressing area. Now for the finishing touches.
Poor customer service - rolls are only available as one off 10m runs, so if you need 11m.. unfortunately you’ll be paying double for a second roll! Unless your walls are 8m or less, I’d avoid. Wrongly assumed Claret & Key would be slightly more compassionate about the situation and even help with a slightly discounted second roll, considering we only needed 1m. How wrong we were!
Store owner replied:
Hi Emily,
I'm sorry to hear that you are disappointed with the service.
We sell our wallpaper by the roll, and we are unable to manufacture shorter rolls. This will be the same for most manufacturers as 10m rolls are standard, and most rooms require more than 1 roll to complete the job.
Thanks,
Claret & Key
I really loved this paper and thought it would look nice in my attic space. Delighted with the end result. Great service, excellent quality of paper and it really transforms the room. The eves are very low so the space was not utilised so making a feature with the wallpaper has created a cosy space to relax in. Thank you. M
Love this wallpaper. It’s just enough to show a statement but not so loud that it overpowers the space. Being able to pick the color is such a great thing also. You’re not stuck with 5 options so it can match your style and colors of your space. Would recommend to anyone looking for wallpaper. Very happy and my installer said its super easy to install this pattern.
This wallpaper is thick and sturdy. It’s very easy to work with and easy to apply. It was my first time hanging wallpaper and this paper was very forgiving. Great product!
