Wallpaper - Chicago Harbor Skyline

Our Harbor Skyline wallpaper, created by Tomas Barbudo, brings an expansive waterfront cityscape directly to your interior. The composition balances towering skyscrapers, including a dark tower with distinct antennas alongside rounded architectural forms, with the calm blue water of the harbour in the foreground. White boats drift quietly near the shoreline, while a strip of green parkland softens the transition between the urban structures and the bay. Under an open sky with light, wispy clouds, the horizontal layout creates a bright, airy perspective across the wall. Made to measure on our PVC-free paper with a subtle surface structure, it is straightforward to hang.

In the room

We see this wallpaper working especially well across a wide, uninterrupted living room wall where the full breadth of the skyline and water can unfold naturally. Because the visual weight sits mainly along the lower and middle sections of the scene, it pairs comfortably with low-profile furniture such as a sofa or a long media unit, leaving the open sky above to maintain a light feel throughout the space. The architectural lines give the room a clear focal point without feeling overly dense.

Styling it

To complement the graphic quality of the cityscape, we suggest pairing this mural with contemporary furniture that features clean, simple silhouettes.

• Keep seating in light grey, crisp white, or soft neutral upholstery so the surrounding furniture balances the detailed architectural elements rather than competing with them.
• Introduce dark metal accents, such as black iron or matte dark steel table legs and lighting frames, to echo the dark building structures in the skyline.
• Natural greenery or potted indoor plants work nicely near the wall, picking up the green park trees along the waterfront.

Colour combinations

The palette of our wallpaper centres on sky blue, deep water tones, clean whites, soft greens, and contrasting black and dark grey architectural accents. For adjacent painted walls, we recommend pairing the mural with soft off-white, light pale grey, or a very muted sky blue to extend the open feel of the sky into the rest of the room. If you prefer a stronger contrast, incorporating charcoal or deep navy in smaller decorative elements or soft furnishings helps anchor the deeper tones in the harbour and buildings.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, we produce our wallpapers made to measure based on the specific dimensions of your wall. Printing to your exact measurements helps reduce unnecessary excess wallpaper compared to standard rolls. All of our mural wallpapers are PVC-free and printed on paper featuring a subtle physical structure that is simple and straightforward to hang. Whether you are decorating an owned home or a rented property, we offer options designed to suit different living situations.