Hallway, Stairs & Landing Wallpaper: How to Make a Grand First Impression
The Room Everyone Passes Through
The hallway is the handshake of a home — the first space anyone sees, and the thread that ties every other room together. Yet it's so often left plain. Wallpaper is the quickest way to change that: a hallway, staircase and landing dressed in a beautiful design instantly feels welcoming, considered and full of character. And because it's a space you pass through rather than linger in, the hall is the perfect place to be a little braver than you might elsewhere.
At Claret & Key, every design is drawn in-house and printed to order in your chosen colour way, so your hallway makes exactly the first impression you want, made especially for you in our Cheshire studio.
What works in a hallway
Hallways reward designs with rhythm and movement. A stripe is a classic choice — hung vertically, it flatters the height of a stairwell and leads the eye up the stairs. A small or mid-scale pattern draws you through a narrow space without overwhelming it. And because you don't dwell there, a hallway is a wonderful place for a dramatic, moody design or a bold feature that would feel like too much in a room you sit in for hours. Florals, botanicals, birds and heritage designs all bring a hall real warmth and personality.
Stairs and landings
A staircase is a gift for wallpaper: the vertical rise gives a design somewhere to soar, and a stripe or a trailing floral climbing the stairwell is one of the loveliest things in a home. Landings, often forgotten, become a highlight when they carry the pattern through, tying the upstairs and downstairs together into one considered whole.
Built to last
Hallways are the hardest-working walls in the house — bags, coats, busy feet — so the finish matters. Our Heavy-Grade paper (300gsm, with a subtle sand texture) is the tough, hard-wearing choice for high-traffic halls and stairwells. Traditional (150gsm, super-matte) suits calmer spaces, and Removable peel-and-stick (180gsm) is ideal for renters. All are printed to order on FSC-approved, PVC- and VOC-free paper.
Hallways are often short on natural light, so order a sample and see your colour way in the space before you commit.
Frequently Asked Questions About Hallway Wallpaper
What wallpaper is best for a hallway?
Designs with rhythm and movement work beautifully — a stripe to flatter the height of a stairwell, a small or mid-scale pattern to draw you through a narrow hall, or a bold, dramatic design, since a hallway is a space you pass through rather than sit in.
Is wallpaper hard-wearing enough for a busy hallway?
It can be. Hallways are the hardest-working walls in the house, so our Heavy-Grade paper (300gsm) is the tough, durable choice for high-traffic halls and stairwells, standing up to bags, coats and busy feet.
How do I wallpaper a staircase and landing?
A staircase is ideal for wallpaper — the vertical rise gives a stripe or trailing design somewhere to soar. Carrying the same design up the stairs and across the landing ties the upstairs and downstairs into one considered whole.
Can I get hallway wallpaper in a custom colour?
Yes — every design is printed to order in your chosen colour way and scale, so your hallway makes exactly the first impression you want, made especially for you.
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.
Great quality wallpaper! The print is beautiful, the wallpaper is thick, and fairly easy to install. Our small area took about an hour and a half because we had a lot of of awkward cuts.
Will definitely be using this brand again!
The paper was just hung and we are thrilled.
The quality of the paper, ease of working with it, (per the paper hangers), your customer service, all were exceptional. We will be ordering again. Thank you!!
Fabulous wallpaper and excellent customer service. This Bronte wallpaper has given my kitchen a new lease of life. Will definitely buy from here again.
