Framed Wallpaper

Framed wallpaper is a mural that prints wall panelling onto a flat wall. You get mouldings, borders and raised edges as artwork. Giffywalls prints each design to the exact width and height of your wall, so the panels meet your skirting cleanly.

Why Framed Wallpaper Suits British Rooms

Panelling is part of the language of British houses. Georgian and Victorian rooms were built with it. Most modern flats were not. This mural gives you the look without a joiner, a week of dust or a landlord to ask. Decorators in London, Bath and Harrogate use it to bring order to plain hallways.

After horizontal boards instead of panels? Our shiplap wallpaper range covers that look.

Period Homes and Modern Flats

Victorian and Georgian Rooms

In a period house the proportions are already there. High skirting, a picture rail and deep cornicing give the panels something to answer to. Set the panel line to match your dado height. In a hallway, run it the full length of the wall and stop it cleanly at the stairs.

New Builds and Rented Flats

A new-build wall is flat and often featureless, which is exactly where this earns its keep. Renting in Birmingham or Glasgow? Take the peel and stick finish. It lifts off at the end of a tenancy and leaves the paint alone, like the rest of our removable wallpaper range.

Keeping a Panel Effect Wallpaper Believable

Keep contrast low or the illusion breaks. A panel edge should sit a shade off the ground, never as a hard black line. Warm white, stone, greige and muted sage all read well. Deep colours work too, so long as the edges stay soft.

Match the printed shadow to your own light. If the window is on the left, pick a design lit from the left. Get it the wrong way round and the wall looks slightly odd, even if you cannot say why. It is the one detail most people miss.

  • Hallways: panels running the full length of the wall.
  • Dining rooms: a formal wall behind a long table.
  • Bedrooms: a panel behind the bed in place of a headboard.
  • Sitting rooms: a quiet run of panels behind the sofa.

Made to Measure, Free UK Delivery

Measure the wall and send us the width and the height. Tell us where the doors, sockets and switches sit. We set the panel layout around them, so nothing lands half-cut. We have sent these murals to homes from Edinburgh to Brighton, and hallways top the list every time. Panels arrive numbered and hanging notes are in the box. UK delivery is free and fast.

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FAQs

Which materials is best for wallpaper?

Wallpapers are made from standard paper, canvas paper, premium paper, peel and stick materials for durability and style.

How Do I Measure My Wall for a Wall Mural?

Measure the wall's width and height, adding 2–4 inches for trimming. Check for obstacles like windows or doors and note their dimensions. Double-check measurements before ordering!

How Do I Order Custom Size Wallpaper or Wall Mural?

Pick a design, enter wall dimensions, choose material, and place your order. Contact support for help!

Is this a substitute for real wall paneling?

Visually, yes. It gives the same structure and proportion without carpentry, and it is reversible in a way that installed molding is not. What it will not do is add physical depth, so it is best judged on how the printed shadow lines read in your own lighting.

Which rooms benefit most?

Hallways and stairwells, because they are long, narrow, and usually featureless. Dining rooms and living rooms come next, especially in newer homes with no original detailing. Behind a bed, tall framed panels create a feature wall without introducing pattern.

Should the panels contrast with the wall color?

Usually not. Tonal designs like bone on cream, greige on greige, or sage on sage read as architecture, which is the point. Strong contrast between frame and ground reads as pattern instead. That can look good, but it is a different decision entirely.

Will the panel proportions suit my room?

They will, because we print to your measurements. Enter the wall width and height and we scale the design so panels relate sensibly to your ceiling height and full frames land properly rather than being sliced off at a corner.

Does a gallery-frame design work in a rental?

It is one of the best uses. You get the look of a hung art collection with no nail holes at all, and the peel and stick finish lifts off cleanly when you move out. Choose an arrangement that suits your wall's shape.