Wallpaper - Chasing Dahlia Sepia

Our Chasing Dahlia Sepia wallpaper, designed by Mairin Kareli, brings a rich composition of overlapping botanical foliage and intricate dahlia motifs into the home. Drawn with an etching-inspired line quality and nuanced sepia shading, the design layers earthy caramel, warm brown, and soft beige tones to create a balanced sense of depth and rhythmic movement. The layered botanicals offer an authentic heritage feel that adds grounded character to a room without feeling overly busy. Produced as a made-to-measure design, this PVC-free wallpaper features a subtle physical paper structure and is straightforward to hang.

In the room

We especially like how the dense foliage in this design establishes a cohesive, enveloping mood across an entire room or on a focused feature wall. In a bedroom, placing this pattern behind the headboard anchors the sleeping area with warm, grounded tones. In a living room, it works beautifully on a broader uninterrupted wall where the full detail of the overlapping leaves and etching-style linework can be appreciated from across the space. Because the palette relies on warm sepia and caramel tones rather than sharp contrasting primaries, the design also sits comfortably in narrower spaces like hallways and along staircases, where passing daylight softens the layered linework.

Styling it

The historic etching character of this floral motif makes it a natural partner for classic, heritage, or colonial-inspired interiors, though it also sits well alongside quieter contemporary furniture. We would combine this wallpaper with warm, mid-toned woods such as walnut or antique oak to mirror the caramel and earthy brown tones in the pattern. Simple upholstered furniture in unbleached neutral fabrics allows the intricate foliage to remain the main visual focus, while subtle accents in antique brass or muted dark metal echo the fine linework.

Colour combinations

The palette within our design centres on earthy brown, caramel, and warm beige, offset by gentle sepia tonal transitions. For surrounding walls, architraves, and skirting boards, we suggest soft parchment tones, warm off-white, or a gentle taupe to keep the space bright and harmonious. If you prefer a richer, more cocooning atmosphere, deep chocolate brown or muted tobacco shades on adjoining woodwork will beautifully draw out the darkest lines of the botanical composition.

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. Every wallpaper is PVC-free and printed on paper featuring a subtle physical structure that looks refined on the wall. Designed to be straightforward to hang, our wallpapers provide dependable solutions for both homeowners and renters looking to transform their living spaces.