Wallpaper - Up and Away

Our Up and Away wallpaper fills the room with a cheerful skyward journey, featuring a fleet of vintage-style hot air balloons drifting across a rich teal-blue backdrop. Striped canopies in warm coral, soft cream, muted mint, and buttery yellow float alongside smaller party balloons and delicate golden star accents. The graphic, collage-like illustration style balances clean silhouettes with subtle tonal shading, giving the pattern a charming sense of depth and upward movement. Like all our wall murals, this design is made-to-measure on PVC-free paper with a subtle paper structure, creating a playful focal point tailored to your space.

In the room

We see this wallpaper working especially well in a nursery, toddler room, or children's playroom where the cheerful composition adds character without feeling visually chaotic. Because the repeating balloons vary in size, the design creates an open, expansive atmosphere that suits both smaller bedrooms and wider accent walls.

For a nursery or toddler room, we would place this pattern behind a cot or low bed to frame the sleeping space with an imaginative scene. In a playroom, it works beautifully across a primary wall behind open shelving or reading corners, where the upward rhythm of the balloons helps draw the eye upward and keep the room feeling bright and open.

Styling it

To keep the focus on the vibrant teal backdrop and floating balloons, we suggest pairing this design with simple, grounded furniture shapes.

• Choose natural birch, light ash, or clean white painted furniture to let the darker blue-green background stand out crisply without competing for attention.
• Incorporate soft textiles in warm cream, muted coral, or soft mustard yellow through cushions, blankets, or rugs to echo the balloon colours across the rest of the room.
• Keep floor coverings relatively neutral, opting for a plain wool or woven flatweave rug in unbleached linen or warm oat tones to anchor the space calmly.

Colour combinations

The pattern is anchored by a deep, solid teal background, brought to life with coral pink, soft yellow, warm cream, and subtle mint green stripes.

When choosing paint colours for surrounding walls, woodwork, or skirtings, we recommend pulling directly from the lighter tones in the motif. A soft off-white or light buttermilk cream on adjacent walls maintains an airy feel while framing the wallpaper neatly. If you want a more cocooning look in a bedroom, matching surrounding trim or built-in storage to a complementary deep petrol blue or teal creates a cohesive, enveloping effect.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, all our wallpapers and wall murals are made-to-measure based on your exact wall dimensions. Producing each order individually helps reduce unnecessary excess wallpaper compared to standard fixed-roll formats.

Our mural wallpapers are printed on PVC-free material that features a subtle physical structure in the paper surface. Designed to be straightforward to hang, our wallpapers offer versatile decorating options suited to homeowners and renters alike.