Animal Wallpaper: Styles, Ideas & How to Make It Yours
A Little Wildlife on Your Walls
There's a warmth and a wit to an animal design that few other patterns can match. A fox slipping through the undergrowth, a stag proud against the trees, a scatter of bees among the flowers — animals bring a room character, storytelling and a real sense of the natural world. Whether you're after country charm, a naturalist's curiosity or a design full of things for little ones to spot, an animal wallpaper adds personality in a way a plain pattern never could.
At Claret & Key, every animal design is drawn by our own designers and printed to order in your chosen colour way, so the version on your wall is the one you chose — your scale, your shade, made especially for you in our Cheshire studio.
Finding your animals
Animal designs span a lovely range. There are the creatures of the countryside — foxes, deer and stags, hares and hedgehogs — full of rural, characterful warmth. There are insects and pollinators, bees, butterflies and beetles, with a naturalist's charm. And there are woodland and garden scenes where animals mingle among the trees and flowers. Whichever you're drawn to, an animal design can be whimsical and playful or refined and grown-up.
Choosing your colour
Because our animal designs are printed to order, the colour is yours. Soft, natural tones give a gentle, characterful feel that suits a child's room beautifully. Warm, earthy colours lean handsome and country. And a deeper, moodier ground makes an animal design feel dramatic and grown-up. Whatever you choose, it's printed in your shade rather than pulled from a fixed range.
Where animal wallpaper works
Animal designs suit far more than the nursery. A soft, whimsical animal scene is enchanting in a child's room, but a handsome stag or a naturalist's study of insects brings a study, snug or hallway real character. A cloakroom is the perfect place for a witty animal design, and a dining or living room takes a bolder one with a sense of fun and occasion.
Your animal wallpaper, your way
Every design comes in three finishes. Traditional (150gsm, super-matte) is the refined, paste-the-wall classic. Heavy-Grade (300gsm, with a subtle sand texture) stands up to hallways and busy rooms. And Removable peel-and-stick (180gsm) gives you the same design with none of the commitment — ideal for a nursery you'll restyle, or a rented room. All are printed to order on FSC-approved, PVC- and VOC-free paper, so they're safe for every room and every age.
Colours shift with the light, so order a sample and see your colour way in the room first.
Animal wallpaper features animals as its motif — the creatures of the countryside like foxes, deer and hares, insects and pollinators like bees and butterflies, and woodland and garden scenes. It brings a room character, warmth and a sense of the natural world.
Is animal wallpaper only for children's rooms?
Not at all. A soft, whimsical animal scene is enchanting in a nursery, but a handsome stag, a country fox or a naturalist's study of insects is beautifully grown-up in a study, snug, hallway or dining room. The mood shifts with the design and colour way.
What animals feature in the designs?
Ours lean toward the countryside and garden — foxes, deer and stags, hares and hedgehogs, and pollinators like bees, butterflies and beetles — rather than safari or exotic animals.
Which rooms suit animal wallpaper?
Children's rooms love the whimsical designs, studies and snugs suit a handsome country animal, cloakrooms take a witty design beautifully, and dining or living rooms carry a bolder one with a sense of fun.
Can I get animal wallpaper in a custom colour?
Yes — every animal design is drawn in-house and printed to order in your chosen colour way and scale, from soft naturals to a deeper, moodier ground, made especially for you.
I think the edges of the wallpaper are ever so slightly wavy which means there are some seams showing even though other parts are right up next to each other. I wouldn’t really expect this for the price point. It was professionally fitted.
It was good. I ordered the wrong paper when I re-ordered and Charlie helped me a lot to get it returned. Linda to help me get the correct paper.get the correct paper ordered. I really appreciate all the help. And I got the rest of the paper up and I love it.
The Wallpaper is really cute and of nice quality. I did have issues a few times with the back not peeling off and sticking, so that was a little frustrating. But overall it looks great!
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.
