26 Statement-Making Laundry Room Wallpaper Ideas to Try

Wallpaper has the power to completely transform a room through color and pattern and to give a standard builder-grade design an elevated, custom feel. If doing laundry is not a favorite chore of yours, make the activity more enjoyable by creating a space you love spending time in.

To get your creative wheels turning, we're sharing 26 stylish laundry room wallpaper ideas that range from bold and whimsical, to understated and classic.

Stick With Neutrals

Turn your laundry room into a calming space with a neutral color palette. Opt for a wallpaper with soft tones and a subtle pattern, then choose a coordinating color for the cabinets and window treatments for a visually restful tone-on-tone look.

Cut Costs With Wall Paneling

Wallpaper is a significant investment and if you want to incorporate it into your laundry room while staying on budget, adding decorative wall paneling is an excellent solution. Use wallpaper on the top half or third of the walls and install paneling on the lower portion. Not only will it save you money, it adds an extra layer of visual interest and offers an opportunity to create contrast with a dark paint color.

Add Whimsy

If doing laundry is not your favorite chore, add a little whimsy with a playful wallpaper. The room's informal nature presents the ultimate opportunity to have fun with an animal print, play around with scale, or to choose a surprising design that brings the wow factor.

Incorporate an Accent Wall

An accent wall is a great way to create a focal point, cut costs, or use up leftover wallpaper. Match the cabinet color and any wall decor to the colors found in the wallpaper for an intentional and integrated look.

Paint the Trim a Contrasting Color

Create contrast and dress up your laundry room by painting the trim in a mid to dark-tone paint color. Pull one of the colors from the wallpaper for a cohesive appearance, choosing one of the darker shades for a sense of depth and drama. Use this color on all trim and doors and for an extra immersive feel and moody space, apply it to the ceiling.

Extend Wallpaper to the Ceiling

Visually extend your laundry room's ceiling height by bringing the wallpaper all the way up to the ceiling. A laundry room is often a cramped, poorly lit basement space, and wallpaper is a great design tool to brighten it up and make it feel larger.

Choose a Neutral Wallpaper in a Multi-Purpose Space

Some laundry rooms function as multi-purpose spaces, whether doubling as a craft room or mudroom. Choose a neutral wallpaper whose aesthetic and color scheme encapsulates every activity that the room represents, so that none of them feel like an afterthought or imposition.

Add a Decorative Touch to Storage Shelves

Turn functional storage shelves in your laundry room into a beautiful decorative feature using wallpaper. Here, a blue and white pattern pops against white walls and light wood shelving, creating a pretty backdrop for laundry essentials.

Create an Immersive Experience

Create an immersive experience by installing wallpaper on all the walls in your laundry room, from floor to ceiling. Go a step further by covering floating shelves with the paper as well, and if there is a matching fabric, using it on window treatments. This creates a truly immersive design experience and elevates this hard working room into a stylish home feature.

Channel a Fresh and Clean Feel

Since a laundry room is about making things fresh and clean, channel that into its appearance. Go with a light and bright color palette and a subtle wallpaper with a small-scale print and soft colors that adds visual interest without being overpowering.

Experiment With a Bold Pattern

If you've been itching to try out a bold wallpaper pattern, a small space such as a laundry room or bathroom is the perfect spot to experiment. The room can be closed off so as not to distract from the rest of the home's aesthetic and a dramatic wall treatment in a utilitarian space such as this is an unexpected touch that makes for a stunning statement.

Spruce Up a Laundry Closet

Just because your laundry appliances are located inside a closet and not in their own room doesn't mean you can't add style. Elevate the small space with a colorful wallpaper on all three sides and hang minimalist shelves that blend with the paper's color scheme for a seamless look.

Add Soft Color

Soften a laundry room with a wallpaper color palette that consists of muted corals, tans, and whites. While blue and white is a popular laundry room color scheme, these warm tones are cheerful yet stylish, infusing the room with playful energy and providing just enough contrast for white cabinetry to stand out.

Opt for a Floral Print

If floral wallpaper makes you think of outdated interiors, think again. There are countless floral prints available on the market, from traditional block print-style to bold, oversized florals that pack a punch, and everything in between.

Pull a Cabinet Color From the Wallpaper

If you have a wallpaper in mind for your laundry room, but can't decide on a cabinet color, look to the paper for visual clues. With a busy, colorful print, pull one of its colors and use it on the cabinets. The solid color surfaces will provide a resting spot for the eyes to distract from the busyness of the print and tone down a multi-colored palette.

Paint Doors Black

Make a dramatic statement and contrast a small-scale wallpaper pattern with black-painted doors. This will completely transform the space and since black is a timeless neutral, this design trick works in both a traditional as well as a modern interior, and on a classic six-panel or a louvered door on a closet.

Opt for a Minimalist Wallpaper

Avoid a cluttered space with a minimalist wallpaper. Opt for streamlined cabinets and hardware, and complement it with a subtle wallpaper that adds a pop of pattern and color in a subtle and stylish way.

Choose a Traditional Block Print Design

A block print wallpaper exudes classic charm and timeless elegance. Its small scale pattern and repetitive design give it a traditional look and to play that up, pair the wallpaper with shaker-style cabinetry and butcher-block countertops.

Mimic a Natural Material

Wallpaper is a great way to mimic a natural material. Skip the hassle and cost of adding actual brick, stone, or wood paneling to a wall, and instead, use a wallpaper with the same design. Peel-and-stick wallpaper is a particularly good time and money-saving option since it's less expensive, makes DIY installation easier, and can easily be removed.

Use a Blue and White Color Scheme

You can't go wrong with a blue and white color scheme in your laundry room, as it's synonymous with a fresh, clean, and airy aesthetic. If you want to use a neutral colored wallpaper but want to add a splash of blue, use it on cabinetry. Pair light blue cabinets with crisp white trim, brass hardware, and a neutral wallpaper for a timeless and elegant laundry room.

Incorporate a Geometric Pattern

Add a modern touch to your laundry room with a geometric wallpaper. A repeated pattern helps break up solid cabinetry, while adding a decorative feature. Continue the contemporary theme with streamlined cabinets and matte metal accents.

Add Stylish Details

While you want the wallpaper to shine, small thoughtful details will elevate not just the paper, but the entire laundry room. Paint switch plates using one of the wallpaper colors or go with plates that match cabinet or sink hardware for a uniform design.

Opt for Dark and Moody

Dark and moody interiors are a great choice for a small space such as a laundry room. Set the tone with a moody wallpaper for a vintage-inspired look, then paint the ceiling and cabinets a deep color. If you want to try out this look but are hesitant to do so in a public area of your home such as a living room, the laundry room is a great place to go for it.

Take Inspiration From Art

Add a splash of playful energy to your laundry room with a paint splatter-inspired wallpaper. It tones down the seriousness of the space and gives it a whimsical feel while introducing pattern and color into the room.

Contrast White Cabinets With Patterned Wallpaper

Although you can create color contrast with paint, wallpaper presents a unique way to contrast solid white laundry room cabinets through color, pattern, and shape. Whether you choose a block print or a geometric or organic pattern, the contrast with solid white paint instantly attracts attention.

Give the Space a Custom Design Feel

Wallpaper has the power to elevate a laundry room and take it from standard builder-grade to custom design level. While it's an investment, it adds a sophisticated touch and makes the space feel extra special instead of just being treated as an overlooked, necessary room.

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