Choosing office wallpaper — designs that help you work and look great on camera

Now that so many of us work from home, the office deserves as much thought as any other room. The right wallpaper does two jobs at once: it creates a calm, focused space that makes work more pleasant, and it gives you a polished backdrop for video calls. A single feature wall behind the desk is all it takes to turn a functional corner into a room you actually enjoy sitting in. Here are the designs that work best and how to choose one.

Office wallpaper ideas

For focus and calm, nature does the work — a misty forest, soft botanical or sage-green design is restful to look at and easy to concentrate against, bringing a little of the outside in.

For a great video-call backdrop, subtle is smart — a soft texture, a calm marble or a fine line-art design reads beautifully on camera without distracting from you. It looks considered and professional behind you on a call.

For inspiration, a world map, city skyline or bold abstract design adds energy and a sense of ambition to a workspace.

For a rich, focused feel, a dark or moody design makes an office feel like a proper study — grown-up, atmospheric and easy to concentrate in.

For a classic study, chinoiserie and library-style designs bring timeless, bookish character to the room.

Wallpaper for video calls

It is worth thinking about what sits behind you on screen. The best backdrops are calm and low-contrast — a soft texture, a muted botanical, a gentle marble — which frame you without pulling focus. Avoid anything too busy or high-contrast directly behind your chair, and position the design so it fills the camera's view rather than showing a sliver at the edge.

Colours for a home office

Green is the standout choice for a workspace — calming, natural and easy to focus against. Blue is calm and productive, dark shades feel rich and help concentration, and soft neutrals keep the room light and professional. Choose the colour around how you want the room to feel, and keep the rest simple.

Which material to choose

An office is a dry, low-traffic room, so any of our four materials works. Peel-and-stick is ideal if you rent or expect to change the space, as it goes up mess-free and peels away cleanly. The paste-the-wall papers give a hard-wearing finish for a permanent home office. You choose your material, and see the price for your exact wall size, on each product page.