Maximalist Wallpaper: Bold Patterns That Transform Your Space

Photographer: Girls at Flourish, Designer: Paige Williams

A space’s interior design involves combining functionality and aesthetics. From selecting Roman shades for your kitchen window to picking out a bold patterned wallpaper for your bedroom, each step of the interior design process considers your personal aesthetic and the purpose of your space. In fact, a maximalist wallpaper is the perfect way to elevate a room’s design.  

Here at Brave Maggie Designs, our partnership with interior designers and homeowners ensures thoughtful craftsmanship for every project. Our expert team curates high-quality wallpaper and supports every project from design to installation.

Today, we’re sharing some of our expertise to guide interior design decisions for a luxury home. Maximalist wallpaper has the potential to transform a space and create sophisticated elegance.

What Patterns are Considered Bold?

Bold wallpaper can come in a variety of styles. Large botanicals, vintage florals, abstract shapes, geometric shapes, landscapes, and wildlife prints on wallpaper can all be either subdued or bold. Bold wallpaper is a blend of interesting patterns and color combinations.

Some popular bold patterns in wallpaper are: vibrant tropical leaves and flowers for your living room, flowing navy blue lines against a cream base for your bathroom, and a mountainous landscape for your entryway.

Thibaut Wallpaper, Fairhaven Collection

Thibaut is one of our favorite sources of luxury wallpaper here at Brave Maggie Designs. We frequently curate Thibaut’s designer wallpaper and fabrics when we collaborate on interior design projects. Their wallpaper is proof that you can have bold colors and patterns in a sophisticated design.

Designer: Morgan Thompson Interiors

How to Pick a Maximalist Wallpaper Aesthetic

Selecting the maximalist wallpaper aesthetic for your space depends on your overall interior design. We want to avoid using large bold patterns against bold drapery against a bold carpet. The maximalist wallpaper should elevate your interiors, not create visual chaos.

Pattern Mixing in Interior Design

Proper pattern mixing is crucial to achieving a sophisticated, balanced interior. It requires selecting colors that serve as a foundation, considering scale variation, and comparing style compatibility.

Designer: Peach and The Willow

Tailoring Wallpaper for a Room’s Purpose

A maximalist wallpaper can support a room’s intended purpose and design. A bedroom meant to be a quiet refuge after a busy day would benefit from maximalist wallpaper in more refined neutrals versus a vibrant color palette. A bathroom, on the other hand, might be designed to provide dramatic visual impact in a short time.

Seasonal Maximalist Wallpaper

Selecting the wallpaper aesthetic could also depend on the season. Do you want a spring revival? A summer refresh? An autumnal escape? Or, maybe a winter wonderland? A maximalist wallpaper can help transform a space in essentially any way you’d like.   

Ultimately, selecting a maximalist wallpaper aesthetic involves considering the space it will be in, existing patterns, existing textures, and your personality. We want the wallpaper, along with the rest of the design, to reflect your personality and style.

Photographer: Girls at Flourish, Wallpaper: Root Cellar Designs

Maximalist Wallpaper for Bathroom Design

Typically, a bathroom’s priorities are fixtures, hardware, cabinets, lighting, and mirrors, but it’s also the perfect spot to add some fun to the design. You can add a bold wallpaper accent wall to your bathroom to create interest in an otherwise simple design. Bold wallpaper in a powder room can create an experience for guests. At Brave Maggie Designs, we love incorporating the same print in window coverings and wallpaper in a bathroom for an all-encompassing design.

Thibaut Wallpaper, Ceylon Collection

Botanical Wallpaper for Kitchens

Botanical prints in kitchens are a great way to brighten a kitchen and add a feeling of freshness to the space no matter the season. Small bright flowers in the spring, larger tropical flowers for summer, autumnal foliage for fall, and winterberry holly for winter. For a year-round wallpaper design, a neutral base with medium-sized flowers is an excellent choice.

Designer: Katy Bell Interiors

For a pantry, the wallpaper can be a deeper color with a more complex print that is still on theme with the main kitchen space. The key is to consider the kitchen and pantry as two parts of a whole. They don’t have to be identical, but they should be complementary.

If you want expert guidance, stop by our fabric and wallpaper showroom in Franklin. We offer a guided selection process open to both design trade and retail clients. We have a curated selection from both popular brands and boutique lines that are only available at our showroom.

Photographer: Girls at Flourish, Designer: Paige Williams

Maximalist Wallpaper for Bedrooms

A bedroom’s wallpaper can be an opportunity for a person to express their personality in the comfort of privacy. Rich palettes with marine blues, grass greens, canary yellows, and even pinks can help you achieve a maximalist interior without interrupting the space’s purpose. The prints in a bedroom can be bold while still promoting rest and tranquility.

Pink wallpaper in a bedroom can be a light pink damask wallpaper or a dramatic monochrome checkered print. With intentional decisions regarding bedding, carpeting, and other decor, we can take a feminine approach to maximalist interiors.

Thibaut Wallpaper, Boxwood Collection

Moody Maximalist Living Room Wallpaper

Dark maximalist wallpaper in a living room is perfect for fans of deep colors and eclectic design. Bold moody wallpaper in the living room can take the form of contemporary geometric patterns, Victorian floral patterns, and scenic murals. Deep green maximalist wallpaper tends to work best in living rooms with a moody aesthetic. In addition to wallpaper, matching drapery and custom throw pillows are an opportunity to mix colors and patterns in a sophisticated, eclectic design.

Designer: Jennie Rebecca Designs

Maximalist Wallpaper for Dining Rooms

Dining rooms with smaller prints in their dining sets and drapery can be combined with a bold wallpaper. Because the dining room is more often used for special occasions and hosting, you can experiment with a more dramatic maximalist wallpaper. A scenic mural can be a memorable conversation starter. A chinoiserie wallpaper in the panels can be the art in the room. An English garden pattern can add maximalist whimsy to your decor. An organic design with gold accents can add interest while ensuring that the meal has all the attention.

As we’ve mentioned before, from the upscale window treatments to the handcrafted dining table, every aspect of your dining room is carefully selected. Selecting the right maximalist wallpaper can add another element of luxury to your interior design.

Bring Your Maximalist Wallpaper Ideas to Life

A room’s walls are more than structural support. A thoughtfully selected wallpaper can transform an interior’s atmosphere and create interest in spaces with neutral palettes, whether it’s a dining room, bedroom, or even an office.

At Brave Maggie Designs, we select high-quality wallpaper to transform or complete an interior design in Nashville, Franklin, and Brentwood. We partner with designers and homeowners to create custom window treatments, wallpaper, and pillows suitable for luxury interiors. Our commitment to excellence ensures that each piece reflects your vision. 

Ready to elevate your Nashville home with custom pillows and window treatments? We'll help you understand which pillows work best in your space and which fabrics work best. Schedule your consultation and let's start bringing your project’s vision to life.