Wallpaper - Little Houses III

Designed by Sarah Adams, our Little Houses III wallpaper brings a playful trio of storybook buildings together on a warm, eggshell-white background. The composition balances crisp black line work with bold, flat colour accents, featuring a diagonal red-and-white striped roof with folk-inspired motifs, a tall townhouse highlighted by a bright yellow sunburst, and a pink scalloped-roof cottage framed by stylised green foliage. With its 1960s-inspired graphic character and screenprint-like clarity, this mural wallpaper adds an imaginative, cheerful presence to children's rooms and nurseries. Produced as custom made-to-measure wall murals on PVC-free paper, it creates a charming focal point while remaining easy to hang.

In the room

We see this design working especially well in nurseries, playrooms, and children's bedrooms where you want a clean yet characterful feature wall. Because the buildings sit along a grounded horizontal baseline with plenty of open space above, we recommend placing it on a main wall where the lower half is not completely obscured by high furniture. It looks wonderful positioned behind a cot, a low toddler bed, or a low-profile toy bench, allowing the charming rooflines and illustrated leafy stems to remain visible across the room. The soft off-white backdrop prevents the design from overwhelming smaller spaces, making it equally suited to compact play areas or larger, open bedrooms.

Styling it

To complement the screenprint style and clean architectural silhouettes, we would keep surrounding furnishings simple and grounded. Low-slung painted furniture in soft neutrals or muted tones allows the colourful details on the houses to stand out without visual clutter. Natural, warm wood finishes, such as a pale birch or blonde wood floor and shelving, pair effortlessly with the illustration's gentle folk feel. We suggest keeping nearby textiles light and unpatterned, letting the graphic lines of the wallpaper remain the defining decorative element of the space.

Colour combinations

The eggshell-white ground is accented by crisp black outlines, bright red, warm sunshine yellow, petal pink, and earthy olive green. When decorating around this design, we suggest drawing on the soft off-white base for adjacent walls and trim to create a unified, airy look. If you prefer introducing accent colour through woodwork, toys, or soft furnishings, muted versions of the wallpaper's yellow, soft coral-red, or dusty olive work beautifully without competing with the main illustration.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, our wallpapers are made-to-measure to fit your specific wall dimensions, which helps reduce unnecessary excess wallpaper during decorating. We produce our wall murals on PVC-free paper with a subtle physical structure, giving the finished surface a pleasing, natural feel. Designed to be straightforward to hang, our wallpapers offer versatile options suited to various decorating projects, whether you own your home or live in rented accommodation.