Bedroom Feature Wall Ideas: How to Create the Perfect Accent Wall
One Wall, All the Impact
A feature wall is the easiest, most effective way to bring wallpaper into a bedroom. Rather than papering the whole room, you give a single wall a beautiful design — usually the one behind the bed — and let it do all the work: framing the headboard, drawing the eye, and turning an ordinary bedroom into one with real character. It's a smaller commitment, a lovely way to be a little bolder than you might across four walls, and, because we print to order, wonderfully economical too.
At Claret & Key, every design is drawn in-house and printed to order in your chosen colour way, so your feature wall is exactly the design and shade you want, made especially for you in our Cheshire studio.
Which wall to choose
Nine times out of ten, the wall behind the bed is the one. It's the natural focal point of the room, it frames the headboard beautifully, and it's the wall you see as you walk in. Occasionally a chimney breast or an alcove makes a lovely alternative feature. The key is to choose the wall the eye is drawn to first, and let the wallpaper make the most of it.
Bold or subtle?
A feature wall is your chance to go a little braver. A large-scale floral or a dramatic, moody design makes a genuine statement behind the bed. But subtle works beautifully too: a soft botanical, a gentle stripe or a tonal design brings quiet character without overwhelming the room. Because we print to order, you can dial the scale and the drama exactly to taste — bold and striking, or soft and restful.
Getting it right
A feature wall usually takes just a few rolls, so it's a lovely way to enjoy a more special design. Think about how the pattern will sit behind the headboard, and choose a scale that suits the width of the wall — a large design needs room to breathe, while a smaller repeat suits a narrower wall. Every design comes in three finishes: Traditional (150gsm, super-matte), Heavy-Grade (300gsm) for a tactile finish, and Removable peel-and-stick (180gsm) for renters and easy change. All are printed to order on FSC-approved, PVC- and VOC-free paper.
Order a sample and hold it against the wall behind your bed before you commit.
Frequently Asked Questions About Bedroom Feature Walls
Which wall should be the feature wall in a bedroom?
Usually the wall behind the bed — it's the natural focal point, it frames the headboard, and it's the first wall you see as you walk in. A chimney breast or an alcove can also make a lovely alternative feature wall.
Should a bedroom feature wall be bold or subtle?
Either works. A large-scale floral or a dramatic, moody design makes a real statement behind the bed, while a soft botanical or gentle stripe brings quiet character. Because we print to order, you can dial the scale and drama exactly to taste.
How much wallpaper do I need for a feature wall?
A single feature wall usually takes just a few rolls, which makes it a lovely, economical way to enjoy a more special design. Measure the wall's width and height, and choose a scale of pattern that suits its proportions.
Can I get a feature wall design in a custom colour?
Yes — every design is printed to order in your chosen colour way and scale, so your feature wall is exactly the design and shade you want, made especially for you.
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!
I love how everything turned out and the price point was great. It was a bit challenging to piece together. Being from the USA, it was kind of a challenge to convert all the measurements to figure out how many rolls I needed and then where to cut the rolls to line up the images based on the design repetition. Luckily, I had plenty of wallpaper to work with on the roll.
Absolutely beautiful design and texture. Got the heavy duty wallpaper and put it up without any previous wallpaper experience and it went up very easily and beautifully. Definitely recommend.
Extremely helpful and supportive when I needed advice on measurements, with fast delivery too. The quality of the wallpaper is excellent, and I’m really pleased with the overall service. Highly recommended!
Gorgeous wallpaper, but the measuring option on the website left us short by 1 roll. Had to order another one but when it came the colour match was perfect. Thankfully I wasn’t paying for a decorator, otherwise would have been disappointed in having to pay for them to return. Otherwise great quality wallpaper and design compared to other similar products available.
First purchase from claret and key and truly impressed. Beautiful quality wallpaper. Pretty yet not too fussy. Easy to hang, cut and match. Would work in any room
Good tracking and delivery service too.
Definitely recommend and would reuse for future projects.
Everything went really good. Apart from the quality of the wallpaper which is fantastic, the staff were exemplary in their communications, friendliness and professionalism. They really did go the extra mile to help me.
A great experience all round.
Thank you.
Patrick
Lovely pattern and paper quality.
However, I wish that I had paid more attention to the roll width measurement.
For some strange reason your paper is narrower than a standard roll. This caused me a great deal of problems when papering my lobby, a small area but that made it more difficult because I was left with a narrow space to fill on 3 walls with a very long drop.
Although I love the paper I probably wouldn't use it again just for this reason.
Why you would produce paper not of a standard width is for you to know and me to wonder but it has made my small project very difficult.
Used this paper to make a dark study cosier. Absolutely loved the colour - the background is a perfect match to our existing panelling painted in Farrow and Ball Old White. First time using paste the wall and it was a revelation so easy and much less mess. Quality of the paper is great but noted the rolls are slightly narrower than most wallpapers. Loved the pattern match which meant little waste what we had left we used to recover some old box files which was easy. I thoroughly recommend.
