Choosing world map wallpaper — styles, colours and rooms for a map of the world on your wall
A world map on the wall is a timeless piece of design. Part decoration, part talking point, a wall map of the world brings character, curiosity and a sense of adventure to a room — whether it is sparking a child's imagination, inspiring a traveller, or simply adding handsome detail to a study. Because our world map wallpaper is a made-to-measure mural, the map is printed and scaled to your exact wall, so a full map of the world fills the space seamlessly with no repeat and no awkward joins. Here are the styles to choose from and where a world map works best.
World map wallpaper styles
Vintage and antique maps are the classic — sepia tones, old-world lettering and hand-drawn detail that feel scholarly and handsome, perfect for a study or a period home.
Modern and minimalist maps are cleaner and more graphic, in a single colour or simple outline, for a contemporary room.
Colourful and watercolour maps are brighter and softer, a lovely choice for a child's room or a more playful space.
Blue and monochrome maps are calm and versatile — a blue map of the world in particular is a timeless, easy-to-place choice that suits almost any scheme.
Illustrated and children's maps add animals, landmarks and labels, turning a wall map of the world into something educational and fun for a nursery or playroom.
Choosing your colours
The colour sets the whole feel. Sepia and antique tones feel traditional and warm; a blue map of the world is calm and classic; monochrome is modern and understated; and a colourful map brings energy and works beautifully in a child's room. Choose the tone to suit the room and let the map be the feature.
A world map on the wall, room by room
Studies and home offices are the natural home for a wall map of the world — scholarly, characterful and quietly inspiring behind a desk. Hallways and landings gain instant interest from a map of the world in an often-plain space. Children's rooms and playrooms love an illustrated, colourful map that is both decoration and a first geography lesson. Living rooms suit a handsome vintage or blue map as a feature wall, and a traveller's bedroom is all the better for waking up to the world.
Why a made-to-measure map works
An off-the-shelf wall map is limited to fixed sizes and rarely fits your wall properly. A made-to-measure world map mural is printed and scaled to your exact dimensions, so the map fills the whole wall as one continuous, detailed image — far more impactful than a framed print, and with no repeating pattern to break the map up. It is the difference between a poster and a proper feature wall.
Which material to choose
Every world map design is a made-to-measure mural on a choice of four materials — two paste-the-wall and two peel-and-stick, including water-resistant and waterproof grades. Peel-and-stick is ideal for a child's room or a rental, going up mess-free and peeling away cleanly. You choose your material, and see the price for your exact wall size, on each product page.