Wallpaper

Wallpaper That Looks Like a Swedish Sunset

If you long for a little extra sun after-hours, then this wallpaper might be just the ticket. Designed by Swedish brand Sandberg, the wall covering resembles a sunset from the nation’s shores. It is, in fact, one of two wallpapers which form the Carl Collection. Designed by Karolina Kroon and Sissa Sundling, the Skymning (above)…

These Abstract Wallpaper Rolls Let You Mix and Match Like a Madman

Painting walls is a pain, but wallpapering seems like it would be way, way worse; mostly just because of the prep, and the annoying process of making sure every panel matches up. Which is what makes Cut & Paste from All the Fruits seem so cool; each roll is a mix-and-match of patterns designed to…

Magnetic Wallpaper Lets You Redecorate Your Room Every Day

Designer Luis Pons may have just come up with the biggest innovation in home decorating since wall-to-wall carpeting. This large magnetic panel, which could be easily made to cover the walls of an entire room, is adorned with a metal mesh ‘fabric’ that can be rearranged, repositioned, and even completely replaced to match new decor.…

Cover your rooms in Cthulhu damask wallpaper and invite madness in

You’re sure to have…interesting dreams if you sleep in a room with this wallpaper, inspired by classic damask patterns. An elegant, leafy Cthulhu peers out from the walls, watching and waiting. This pattern was designed by Megan Rose Gedris (also known as Rosalarian) and is available as a wallpaper, fabric, and gift wrap from Spoonflower.…

This Wild Wallpaper Turns Your Home Into a Natural History Museum

Ever had the urge to turn your home into a life-sized curiosity cabinet? Would you love to surround yourself with full-scale lions, oversized insects, and realistic depictions of human skeletons? Do you often construct your own personal Night At The Museum-style fantasies? If you’ve got a taste for the strange but are a bit short…

Cover Your Walls In Brooklyn With This Wallpaper By Beastie Boy Mike D

Yesterday, the New York Times ran a tour of the amazing Brooklyn townhome Beastie Boy Mike D lives in with his family. The house is super cool, but most of the stuff inside is either one-of-a-kind or wildly expensive, by non-famous-person standards. Except for the amazing Brooklyn-themed wallpaper that Mike D designed for the MoMA…

If you’re eager for a taste of OS X Mavericks, how about using its rather nice wallpaper? Apple has made it available online—go get it.

Penguin Book Cover Wallpaper lets you coat your walls in literature

Want to cover all your walls in books, but don’t have space for any more shelves? Now you can buy wallpaper printed with the classic Penguin Books paperback designs. Fabric and wallpaper maker Osborne & Little started offering a Penguin Library wallpaper, based on the classic tri-band cover design. It’s a lovely tribute to both…

Let Your Walls Light Up the Room With LED Wallpaper

Who needs lamps when you can make your walls literally light up on their own? They can if you cover them with a coating of LED wallpaper. Wallpaper might be a little past its prime, but with a little infusion of tech and some neat geometric designs, maybe it’s time to reconsider. Made by Mestyle…

Cover Your Walls With an Adorable Reminder That One Day Robots Will Be Everywhere… EVERYWHERE

At one time the notion of a world filled with robots was just science-fiction fodder. But our kids are probably staring down a future where automatons and other artificial intelligences will play a big part in their lives. And with a nursery covered in this whimsical robot wallpaper, that’s a life they’ll be well prepared…

Show Us Your Favorite Desktop Wallpaper

Considering how much time you spend staring at your computer, your desktop wallpaper is actually one of the most important aesthetic decisions you can make. There are infinite options. Will you choose a beautiful sunset or a screen capture from your favorite 1990’s Nickelodeon show? Here’s the image I’m currently using on the desktop of…

Math Has Never Looked as Pretty as This

When you were at high school, math was probably an uninspiring string of algebra you had to crunch through. Get to the cutting edge of computational fluid dynamics, though, and it all starts to look a hell of a lot more pretty. These images represent incredibly complex fluid flows, and were generated suing supercomputers by…

Concrete Wallpaper Perfects That Cozy Cold War Bunker Look

If you grew up at the height of the Cold War and remember spending many nights in your family’s fallout shelter, perhaps warm colors and relaxing patterns just don’t feel homey to you. If stark gray walls are the only thing that says ‘home sweet home’ this faux concrete wallpaper turns any room into an…

Fancy 3D Wallpaper Is Basically Thousands of Shelves for Dust

Some might see this 3D wallpaper as a clever way to transcend the 2D norms of wall coverings. But the more cynical among us, particularly those who suffer from allergies, probably only see these designs as thousands of little ledges for dust and allergens to collect. It’s not that we can’t appreciate the originality of…

Magnetic Wallpaper Turns Your Entire Home Into a Fridge Door

Usually it’s the kitchen that serves as a family’s bespoke art gallery, with pint-sized masterpieces affixed to the fridge door with magnets. But if you redecorate with MagScape’s unique magnetic wallpaper, every inch of your home can showcase your kid’s artistic talents. A 16-foot roll will set you back a hefty $133, but at least…

Wi-Fi-Blocking Wallpaper Protects Your Web Fortress by Keeping Neighbors Out

Scientists from the institut polytechnique Grenoble INP and the Centre Technique du Papier have developed a novel new product so gratuitous, it almost seems necessary: a silver-crystal coated wallpaper that can block neighbors from freeloading off your Wi-Fi network. The silver crystals are arranged in such a way that they are able to block certain…

This Reinforced Wallpaper Can Keep Brick Walls Standing During an Earthquake

After the earthquakes in Japan last year there’s been a strong focus on designing structures and systems that will survive a natural disaster. So German researchers have created super strong wallpaper and glue that will prevent brick structures from collapsing during a quake. Brick and concrete are strong and cheap materials to build with, but…

Relive the Glory Days of ASCII Art in Your Living Room

Unless you’re a torrent release group, or run a popular warez site, you probably don’t have much ASCII art in your life ever since JPGs took over. And that’s a damn shame that can be easily remedied with this wallpaper. Humorously referred to as the Warez Rose pattern, the floral images are made up of…

When Star Wars droids suffer from low self-esteem

Even robots get the blues sometimes. When the Star Wars droids start feeling the ennui tugging at the edges of their consciousness, do they simply bottle up their melancholy? This series gives voice to their frustration. All these wallpapers make me want to collect all the neglected droids in the world and give them a…

Space Battle Wallpapers

Space Battle Wallpaper at Wallpaper Pimper Future Space Battle Sacrifice of Angels by Hathawayp4 at DeviantART Battle of Yavin at Wallpaper77 Space Battle Wallpaper at Wallpaper Pimper Attack from Above by Eudarion at DeviantART Space Battle Solo by Aaron Bautista Space Battle Trials 1 by eRe4s3r at DeviantArt HaloReach Space Battle at halo.wikia.com Space Battle…