Wallpaper - Picnic Time

Created by illustrator Becky Thorns, our Picnic Time wallpaper brings a charming lineup of illustrated cats together in a cheerful, horizontal composition. Each character carries its own distinct personality, detailed with cosy knit jumpers, party hats, monocles, and neat little bowties. The graphic style combines painted visual textures with a warm palette of burnt orange, rich browns, charcoal, and soft greys set against a clean white backdrop. Produced as made-to-measure wall murals to suit your exact wall dimensions, this PVC-free design adds an endearing, storybook feel to children's spaces.

In the room

We see this design working beautifully in a nursery, toddler room, or shared playroom where the horizontal parade of characters can sit at eye level. Because the composition stretches across the width of the wall in a continuous line, it is especially well suited to an uninterrupted feature wall behind a cot, low bed, or reading nook. In rooms with lower wainscoting or half-wall panelling, placing mural wallpapers like this above the rail gives the illustrated figures a natural stage. The open background keeps the room feeling light and spacious, making it easy to use across wider walls without visually overwhelming the area.

Styling it

To complement the gentle humour and handcrafted look of the artwork, we would pair this design with light-toned wooden furniture, such as natural birch or pale pine. Rounded silhouettes on small tables, low stools, and open toy shelving echo the soft curves of the illustrated cats. Surrounding textiles can pick up on the knitted textures shown in the illustration, so chunky woven blankets or simple cotton cushions in muted earth tones sit naturally in the scheme. Keeping larger furniture relatively low ensures the full lineup of cats remains visible and central to the room.

Colour combinations

The wallpaper itself features a balanced mix of warm burnt orange, chocolate brown, soft fawn, charcoal, and cool grey, alongside small touches of teal and white in the clothing details. When painting adjacent walls or woodwork, we recommend pulling out the gentle cream or soft off-white background to keep the room cohesive and bright. For painted trim, skirting boards, or storage units, a muted slate grey or a soft dusty blue provides a subtle contrast that highlights the colourful accessories in the illustration without competing with them.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, our wallpapers are made-to-measure according to the specific wall dimensions you supply. Printing each design to order helps reduce unnecessary excess wallpaper compared with buying standard fixed-size rolls.

Our wallpapers are completely PVC-free and printed on paper featuring a subtle physical structure. Designed to be straightforward and easy to hang, we offer wallpaper options suited to different homes, requirements, and living situations.