Wallpaper: The Smart Way to Imitate Natural Materials

A little context: you're starting a renovation project for your kitchen or bathroom, saving your favorite images and inspiration to a Pinterest board, and starting to research how to recreate that gorgeous marble backsplash you absolutely have to have…

Then comes the not-so-pleasant surprise: natural materials like marble, concrete, wood, and even certain kinds of ceramic tile are very expensive, hard to find, and difficult to install.

Your project falls through.

So how do you recreate that glamorous, refined kitchen without the famous marble backsplash?

The solution might just be in this article.

Whether it's a matter of know-how, budget, or weight (in an RV, for example), wallpaper designed to mimic a natural material can be a really interesting solution. In fact, it's possible to imitate just about any natural or raw material by printing the desired finish onto a peel-and-stick wallpaper.

Concrete

A must-have in any industrial-style decor, concrete never goes out of style. Since it's a tricky finish to recreate yourself, wallpaper remains the ideal solution for bringing this material into your decor without getting your hands dirty.

Wallpaper mural: Betty

Marble

A noble, timeless, and very expensive material, marble is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to recreate. Choose from our selection of colorful or neutral, bold or more understated marble patterns to create the backsplash of your dreams.

Wood

Whether you're covering a piece of furniture, creating a focal point behind your bed, or lining the back of a shelf, wood is and always will be in style. Consider our Zola wallpaper if you want to create a sense of height with the thin wood slats in this pattern.

Brick

Fairly complex to install in an interior space, not to mention very heavy, brick remains an essential element for creating a warm, cozy decor. The Deborah wallpaper is perfect for a farmhouse-style home, with its imperfect white bricks, while the Nathan wallpaper will be a hit in a darker, more masculine space.

Ceramic Tile

A ceramic tile backsplash is a classic. Available in a variety of sizes, colors, and textures, ceramic tile is a go-to when it comes to installing a kitchen or bathroom backsplash.

Sometimes space, time, or know-how just don't allow for installing this type of covering. Wallpaper mural then becomes the perfect alternative for your project!

Whether you're revamping an RV stuck in the 1970s or giving your cottage a fresh new look, think of wallpaper as a material to use in your next decor project.

To see all our texture-imitation wallpaper murals, click here.