How to Choose the Perfect Wall Mural for Your Bedroom

When it comes to bedroom décor, wall murals have emerged as a popular choice to add personality and charm. With a wide range of options available, choosing the perfect wall mural for your bedroom can be an exciting yet overwhelming task — this guide narrows it down.

Start With the Mood You Want

Decide first whether you want the room calm and restful or bold and expressive — this single decision filters almost every other choice. Bedrooms generally reward quieter designs; save the high-contrast, statement-making murals for rooms you don't sleep in.

Placement: Behind the Bed vs. Accent Wall

Behind the bed is the most common and most forgiving placement — the headboard and pillows naturally crop the bottom portion, so small imperfections in fit matter less. A wall opposite the bed works well if you want to see the mural while lying down, but it needs to be calmer, since it's the wall you'll actually look at most.

Color & Tone: Why Low-Contrast Wins in Bedrooms

High-contrast, busy murals can be visually stimulating in a room meant for winding down. Soft gradients, muted landscapes, and tonal palettes tend to hold up better over years of daily use than a bold trend piece.

Best Mural Themes for Bedrooms

Nature and landscape scenes are consistently the most popular choice for bedrooms — browse the Nature & Landscapes collection, including pieces like Sunrise in Mountains and Early Morning on the Lake. Botanical and minimalist abstract designs add quiet texture without a literal scene. For depth without color to manage, the Black and White collection is worth a look.

Shop the full range in the Bedroom collection.

Small Bedroom? Choose Depth

Murals with a horizon or a sense of distance — lake views, mountain ranges, soft landscapes — can make a small bedroom feel less boxed-in than a flat pattern would. Lighter tones reflect more light and reinforce the effect.

Material Choice for Bedrooms

Bedrooms are low-humidity, easy environments for most materials. Peel-and-stick suits renters or anyone likely to redecorate within a few years; pre-pasted or vinyl suits a more permanent primary-bedroom install.

Styling Around the Mural

Pull bedding and curtain tones from the mural rather than introducing a competing pattern. Warm, dim lighting will make a nature-themed mural feel more immersive at night.

Common Mistakes

• Choosing a mural that's visually loud for a room meant to be restful
• Placing it on a wall broken up by windows or closet doors
• Undersizing it — a mural that doesn't run wall-to-wall or reach the ceiling reads as decoration rather than atmosphere

Frequently Asked Questions

Where should a wall mural go in a bedroom?

Behind the bed is the most common and most forgiving placement. An accent wall opposite the bed also works, but choose something calmer since it's the wall you'll look at the longest.

What colors work best for a bedroom wall mural?

Soft, low-contrast tones — muted landscapes, tonal neutrals, gentle gradients. They tend to age better than bold, high-contrast designs in a room meant for rest.

Can a wall mural make a small bedroom feel bigger?

Yes. Murals with depth — a horizon line, a distant landscape — create the illusion of more space than a flat pattern would.

What material is best for a bedroom mural?

Either works well in a typical bedroom. Peel-and-stick suits renters or anyone likely to redecorate; pre-pasted or vinyl suits a more permanent install.

Where should I start shopping for bedroom murals?

The Bedroom collection and Nature & Landscapes collection are the best starting points for the calmer designs most bedrooms call for.

Final Thought

The best bedroom mural is the one you don't get tired of looking at. Choose calm over bold, depth over pattern, and let the room stay a place to rest.

Shop the Bedroom collection or the Nature & Landscapes collection to get started.