Cream Wallpaper

Cream is such a perfect neutral colour for interiors that the question should be reversed, as there are so many benefits to a cream wallpaper. From its versatility to its subtle glamour and its ability to make other colours shine, cream wallpapers can fit almost any need when it comes to decorating.

Cream is a calming vanilla colour that fits both modern and classic interiors

The reason for the enduring popularity of this neutral tone lies in its versatility. A cream wallpaper makes a fantastic base for a space that you can then build on to your liking without worrying whether it will clash with other elements. It allows you to play with textures, colours and finishes, turn towards the contemporary or harken back to a more rustic vibe, showcasing your style and switching things up as it pleases you.

A cream wallpaper is understated yet unquestionably elegant and stylish

Not everything in life needs to be boisterous and bold. There is a subtle pleasure in interiors that are understated yet deliver a striking elegance that still manages to feel cosy. If you are a fan of white walls but are afraid of creating a sterile art gallery effect, with every object in the spotlight, a cream wallpaper will produce similar results, making the room look spacious, bright, and welcoming, while adding warmth, style and intimacy.

Cream provides the ideal backdrop to make many patterns and motifs pop

Few hues blend as beautifully with brighter accent colours, like a cream wallpaper. Its neutral nature provides a soft background and definition for coloured patterns and motifs to shine and literally pop out of the wall. If you want a soft base tonality but can't imagine your home without colour, then any variety of cream is the perfect place to start.

Cream wallpapers find its way with ease in any room of the house, thanks to the huge variety of models available. Whether plain or embossed, geometric or in shiny ivory, there is always a model that will fit the existing décor.

Plain cream

The enduring popularity of plain cream lies in its ability to create a perfectly neutral backdrop that feels more inviting than white, while still providing a brightening effect that adds volume and space to smaller rooms. A plain cream wallpaper never goes out of style as it’s never in the way, letting whichever colour accent you want to underline, be it a piece of furniture, a designer lamp or a framed painting, take the centre stage.

Cream embossed

Created for interior decorators seeking to match the understated neutrality of cream with a surface that adds a fascinating element of interest and texture to the room, embossed cream wallpapers are considered by many the go-to complement to statement spaces with a classic aristocratic feel. Ranging from subtle to more elaborate and ornate, they create a special focal point without clashing with any other elements placed in from of them.

Cream geometric

Geometric patterns, such as circles, squares, triangles, and other similar designs are the perfect way to bring a modern and individual finish to a cream coloured wallpaper. Combining the soft and neutral aura emanating from cream with geometric motifs adds a sense of balance, order and symmetry to a space, making them a popular choice for contemporary interior design concepts.

Ivory

An off-white variant of cream with some extra yellow undertones, ivory brings its luxurious sheen to wall décor to create spaces that radiate light and elegance. It’s a hue with long associations with purity and elegance. Named after the celebrated elephant tusks, it has been a symbol of luxury for centuries. A great companion to other warm neutral colours, such as brown or beige, a ivory wallpaper inspire purity without looking sterile.

With its range of tones, stretching from off-whites all the way to stone hues, cream wall décor can enhance living rooms, create a relaxing mood for your bedrooms or bring some warmth to designer kitchens.

A charming and modern kitchen

The beauty of picking a cream coloured wallpaper for your kitchen is that it will look warm and inviting, regardless of whether you have a rustic and country home style décor or a modern and streamlined designer set up. The cocooning and sunny energy that radiates from the wall décor will make the kitchen feel sunnier and a place where you truly feel at home.

A timeless bedroom

While some adventurous DIYers might challenge conventional wisdom and go for bold tonalities, it is always a good idea to keep our bedroom, a place where we seek restorative peace, tone-on-tone with a neutral colour like a cream wallpaper, leaving to expert layering and textures the task to add interest. To add a touch of energy and personality, pick a wall décor with a relaxing geometric pattern.

A designer living room

The most vanilla of colours in the arsenal of the interior decorator, cream has a couple of tricks up its sleeves that can result in a designer living room that feels calming and vibrant. A warmer alternative to stark white, cream wallpapers are available in appealing undertones, ranging from marble to many other alabaster shades, that will make your living room feel spacious and welcoming.

A traditionally neutral colour, cream is often paired with other hues to produce wallpapers that can define spaces that can be grounding or ooze sophistication. Classic combinations are with gold, grey and brown.

Cream and gold

Pay a visit to an aristocratic palazzo or a classical statement mansion and you are very likely to encounter this colour combination. This is no coincidence, as cream and gold are a symbol of stately interiors, with cream creating the warm and elegant springboard for gold accents to shine. Choose a cream and gold wallpaper for rooms where you seek to make an impression.

Cream and grey

A classic, yet modern colour scheme, cream and grey combine together for a décor that is gender neutral and warm, making it work well both in private spaces such as a living room or a bedroom and in working space such as a study. It’s a combo frequently used with a variety of patterns that adds character, often large stripes or damask motifs.

Cream and brown

If you had to pick a combination of colours that never seem to go out of style in interior design, it would be hard not to pick brown and cream. Both these hues exude a sense of confident calm and relaxation, as they are warm earth tones that instil a sense of grounding. If you are aiming for a soothing space, pick a wallpaper where cream is the primary colour and brown the accent.