5 Ways to Save Money on Wallpaper: Learning from the Pros

How can you save money on wallpaper? There are several ways: don't paste wallpaper behind large furniture pieces where it's not visible, buy wallpapers in leftover collections at a discount and combine them with each other, highlight only one wall with wallpaper, and so on. Let's see how professionals use these tricks.

1. Divide into Four

It makes sense to wallpaper only one accent wall and leave the others unpainted. This option is perfect if you've chosen wallpaper with a large, vibrant pattern – there shouldn't be too much of it.

Design: Nikita Zub

2. Wallpaper Only Part of the Wall

You can decorate only part of a wall with your favorite wallpaper, as in this project where a monochrome interior looks lively and diverse thanks to the contrast of textures – in this case, paper wallpaper and brick-like textured plaster.

Design: Tatiana Krygina

3. Cover Part of the Wall with a High Headboard

Why waste wallpaper and cover the wall behind a high headboard if it's already tall? True, this saving is conditional: part of the wall behind the headboard is made of panels covered with fabric. But you can come up with another variation!

Design: Maria Panchenko

4. Make a Wallpaper Mural

A wallpaper mural with a large pattern is an impressive technique. In the Insomnia office project, a blue tropical-patterned mural is not only used for decoration but also for space zoning.

Design: Insomnia

5. Wallpaper Different Walls in One Room

Sometimes you can buy leftover rolls of expensive wallpaper at a good discount. If you choose them carefully by color and pattern, they can form a beautiful composition that makes the room interesting even without any additional decoration.

Design: Natalia Guseva

On the cover: Design project by Olga Legoshina.

Also read:

• How to Paste Wallpaper Correctly: Instructions + Visual Illustrations
• What to Decorate with Leftover Wallpaper: 7 Cool Ideas
• Pros and Cons: Wallpaper in the Bathroom