Wallpaper - Sailing Ships II

Our Sailing Ships II wallpaper by David Carter Brown captures an expansive coastal scene layered with classic maritime detail. Three sailboats move across a calm, slate blue sea, anchored on the right by a striped lighthouse rising above a grassy headland and a small coastal cottage. In the far distance, a wooded island with additional houses and a second beacon completes the panoramic landscape under soft, muted blue and grey skies. Painted with an oil paint character, the composition balances detailed architectural elements with wide open water and sky. Our wallpapers are made-to-measure to your exact wall dimensions and printed on PVC-free paper with a subtle surface structure.

In the room

We see this design working naturally on a wider, uninterrupted wall in a living room, where the continuous horizon and distant island have room to unfold across the full width of the space. Because the visual weight sits primarily along the lower half and the right-hand shoreline, placing a sofa or lower seating against the wall leaves the open sky and distant sailing ships clearly visible. The restrained slate blue and coastal neutral palette also makes it a calm choice for a bedroom behind a low headboard or across a feature wall in a lake house or coastal retreat.

Styling it

To complement the traditional New England character of the painting, we would pair this wall mural with clean, classic furnishings and understated finishes. Painted woodwork in off-white or muted cream echoes the coastal architecture within the artwork, while warm timber furniture brings a grounded, natural contrast against the cool tones of the sea. Keeping upholstery and larger textiles in quiet, unpatterned fabrics allows the detailed narrative of the mural to remain the central focus of the room.

Colour combinations

The wallpaper is built around a refined palette of slate blue, soft atmospheric greys, coastal greens, and neutral stone tones. When choosing colours for surrounding walls and woodwork, we suggest soft chalky whites, weathered grey-blues, or muted linen shades that pick up the quiet light in the sky. For a slightly richer contrast, deeper navy accents or muted olive tones drawn from the grassy headland work comfortably on adjacent doors, cabinetry, or soft furnishings.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, our wallpapers are made-to-measure based on your supplied wall dimensions. Producing each order individually can help reduce unnecessary excess wallpaper compared with buying standard fixed rolls.

Our wallpapers are PVC-free and printed on paper featuring a subtle physical structure that feels natural on the wall. They are designed to be straightforward to hang, offering flexible solutions suited to different homes, rooms, and living spaces.