Maximalism is having a moment. Not the hectic, everything-at-once version from a decade ago, but something more intentional. The rooms people are sharing on Pinterest and saving in their hundreds right now are bold, layered and full of personality — and wallpaper is doing most of the heavy lifting.
The designs that are capturing attention in 2026 are large in scale, rich in colour and completely unapologetic. We have just added some of the most exciting new collections to the site, and our full maximalist wallpaper collection is a great place to start if you want to see the range in one place.
Chrysanthemum: The Pattern Having Its Biggest Year Yet
The chrysanthemum print has been building quietly for a while, and right now it is everywhere. It is one of those designs that manages to feel simultaneously traditional and completely current — which is exactly what makes it work so well in a maximalist interior. The Hoopla Walls Eden collection brings it in a range of colourways that suit very different rooms and moods.
Chrysanthemum in Indigo Blue by Hoopla Walls
Chrysanthemum in Sage Green by Hoopla Walls
The Indigo Blue colourway is particularly striking in a dining room or hallway, where the dark ground makes the pattern feel genuinely immersive. The Sage Green version takes the same bold print and gives it a softer, more earthy quality — works beautifully in a living room where you want personality without intensity. Both are available to browse in full here.
Pattern That Tells a Story
Some of the most interesting maximalist wallpapers are not just bold — they are genuinely characterful. Josephine Munsey's Cabbage Check is a perfect example: a oversized check layered with painted cabbages that manages to feel both eccentric and entirely considered. Alongside it, the Poppy Pod design from Scion's Pomona collection brings a graphic botanical energy that sits comfortably at the bolder end of floral wallpaper.
Cabbage Check in Bude Blue by Josephine Munsey
Poppy Pod in Marine by Scion Pomona
Clementine: Nature at Full Volume
The Ohpopsi Riches of Nature collection does exactly what its name suggests. The Clementine print — a large-scale citrus botanical — is the kind of wallpaper that stops a room in its tracks. It sits firmly in the territory of botanical wallpaper done at maximalist scale, and it comes in colourways that range from warm and saturated to something softer.
Clementine in Lipstick & Olive by Ohpopsi
Clementine in Marigold by Ohpopsi
The Lipstick and Olive colourway is the bolder of the two — warm, energetic and genuinely statement-making. Marigold gives you the same large-scale botanical energy in a sunnier, more yellow-toned palette. Either would work beautifully in a kitchen, dining room or bedroom where you want the walls to do the talking.
Murals: When You Want the Whole Wall to Be the Design
One of the defining features of current maximalist interiors is the mural wall. Rather than a repeating pattern, a single large-scale scene fills the whole surface — and the effect is immersive in a way that conventional wallpaper cannot quite match. The Masureel Rhapsody collection includes two mural designs that are particularly well suited to this approach.
Somerset in Punch by Masureel Rhapsody
Wildbloom in Mineral/Blush by Clarke & Clarke Elements
The Masureel Somerset Punch mural is warm and saturated — the kind of colourway that makes a dining room feel genuinely dramatic. The Clarke & Clarke Wildbloom takes a different approach: a painterly, overgrown floral scene in softer mineral and blush tones that is maximalist in scale but quieter in mood. Both are the sort of design that photographs beautifully and makes an impression the moment you walk through the door.
Gilded Texture: Maximalism With a Luxurious Finish
Not all maximalism is about large-scale prints. The Eijffinger Gilded collection takes a different approach — textural, metallic and deeply layered. These are designs where the richness comes from finish and depth rather than pattern scale, and they sit beautifully alongside bolder prints if you are mixing across a space.
Crystal in Green by Eijffinger Gilded
Floral Lace in Sand by Eijffinger Gilded
The Crystal Green mural has an almost mineral quality — like something precious caught in resin. The Floral Lace in Sand is more delicate in its patterning but no less considered. Both reward close attention and both photograph better than almost anything else in a room.
How to Make It Work: A Few Simple Rules
Start with one wall. A single papered surface is often all you need. The chimney breast, the wall behind a bed, or the entire run of a hallway — choose one and commit to it fully. The impact will be greater than if you spread the pattern around.
Keep the rest of the room calm. Bold wallpaper does its best work when it is not competing with equally loud furniture or accessories. Simple, well-chosen pieces let the paper breathe and make the whole room feel more intentional rather than overwhelming.
Pick a colourway you can echo. The most considered maximalist rooms share colour between the wallpaper and the rest of the space. You do not need to match exactly; pulling one tone from the paper and repeating it loosely across soft furnishings or woodwork is enough to make the whole room feel designed.
For more ideas on how to use pattern with confidence, take a look at our Decorating Notes blog and the modern and contemporary wallpaper collection on the site.
Ready to Go Bold?
Browse the full Hoopla Walls Eden collection, Ohpopsi Riches of Nature, Masureel Rhapsody and Eijffinger Gilded on Wallpaper Sales, or explore everything in one place in our maximalist wallpaper collection. Not sure which design or colourway will work in your room? Order a sample from any product page and live with it on your wall for a few days before you commit.
