Mountain wall murals turn one wall into a view: snow-capped peaks above a still lake, a pass road winding through the valleys, or a starry sky over a dark ridge. Each mural is printed to order at the width and height of your wall, so the scene runs edge to edge instead of hanging as a framed picture.
A good mountain wallpaper does more than decorate. A distant horizon and a path, road or shoreline leading into it trick the eye into reading depth, which makes a narrow bedroom or a box room feel noticeably bigger.
Keep the horizon roughly at eye level when you are sitting or lying in the room, and leave the busiest part of the picture where furniture will not hide it.
You set the width and height in centimetres and choose the material:
| Material | Best for |
|---|---|
| Non-woven (fleece) | Living rooms and bedrooms; easy to hang by pasting the wall. |
| Premium latex | Rich, deep colours in dry rooms. |
| Vinyl | Hallways and children's rooms, where walls get touched and wiped. |
| Wet-room vinyl | Bathrooms and kitchens with higher humidity. |
| Self-adhesive film | Rented homes, doors and furniture; no paste, and it peels off. |
Measure the wall at several points and order the largest figure plus about 5–10 cm in each direction, which leaves room to trim at the ceiling, skirting and corners. The mural usually comes in numbered panels that are hung edge to edge. On non-woven, paste goes on the wall rather than the paper, so each panel can be slid into place before it sets. Start with a straight vertical line from a spirit level, and work in pairs if you can – the first panel decides how the rest line up. With dark night-sky scenes, painting the wall a similar shade first hides any fine seam.
Dust with a dry cloth and remove marks with a lightly damp one; vinyl tolerates a mild cleaner. In bathrooms and kitchens keep the mural out of direct splashes and ventilate well.
Try a lake panorama behind the bed, a single dramatic peak on a chimney breast, or a misty forest-and-mountain scene in a study. Choose colours that pick up the textiles already in the room.
Yes. If you can hang ordinary wallpaper you can hang a mural; the self-adhesive version needs no paste at all. Allow time for lining up the first panel.
Usually the opposite. A distant view with a low horizon opens the wall up. Very dark scenes work best on one wall only, with lighter walls around them.
Yes, in wet-room vinyl, away from direct water from the shower or bath.
For more scenery, see landscape wall murals and forest wall murals.
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