Off the Walls

What if you didn't have to cater to anyone else's taste? If your family home was one big Room of One's Own? Think of the decorating adventures you could have. But there's no need to ditch your family to express your your style. With these 10 funky wallpapers as inspiration, you can put your stamp on any space from the smallest closet to the largest living room. Just wait: the kids will be begging you to paper the playroom too.

Black wall paper is a bold color choice, but it's softened by the graphic florals, adding a sense of enchantment to this Brooklyn Heights home, renovated by CWB Architects. Get a similar look with Thibaut's Eglantine wallpaper, available in six different color combos.

To buy: Thibaut's Eglantine wallpaper, contact sellers for pricing

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Yes, those are neon pink metallic dragons. And yes, they look amazing. It's counterintuitive, but the geometric pattern on the floor actually grounds the brightness of the walls in this tiny bathroom. The wallpaper is from Brooklyn-based Flavor Paper, and can be customized in any color. Hyla Dennis Design is responsible for this lesson in coolness.

To buy: Flavor Paper, 15-foot roll for $200

Another small bathroom proves the rule that tiny spaces can handle a good dose of decoration. Women from different eras adorn the walls. Try the Designyourwall.com Black and White Vintage Faces custom digital wallpaper to get the same effect in your own home.

To buy: Designyourwall, 30-foot roll for $99

Pattern works just as well in a larger bathroom. Here interior designer Bridget Beari takes a flower-and-vine style pattern in a powder blue and anchors it with white cabinetry, marble and an oversized recessed mirror. Use York Wallcoverings' Just Kids Damask Spot Wallpaper (ignoring the "kids" reference) in your own bathroom.

To buy: York Wallcoverings Just Kids Damask Spot Wallpaper, 33-foot roll for $72

Less isn't more with this bright wallpaper. Bridget Beari Designs repeats the damask pattern on the rug and in the mirror frame, bringing continuity to the room and keeping it from feeling too busy. Check out Brocade Home's similar damask pattern if you like the look.

To buy: Brocade Home, 30-foot roll for $99

Bathrooms work well for bold statements, but so do transitional spaces like hallways or stairwells. Get inspired by the blue flowers climbing up this staircase in an exhibit at Milan Design Week. The designers snuck in an equally bold pattern along the floor. The patterns actually complement each other because they don't compete in scale or color; one is large and cool-toned, while the other is bright and intricate. Pair Whimsey Chronicles wild patterns with Graham & Brown's Bluebells.

To buy: Whimsey Chronicles, 15-foot roll for $255; Graham & Brown, 33-foot roll for $75

You might recognize the face in the sketches on this wallpaper. Hint: It adorns a hallway in Kensington Palace. These bright portraits of the late Princess Diana were produced by hand, but you can get the same effect by uploading photographs to a program called FotoSketcher, which will transform your everyday images into art and print them on sheets that you can paste to your walls with wallpaper glue.

To buy: DIY with FotoSketcher, prices vary.

Consider pairing bold wallpaper with furniture in a contrasting color, then tie it all together with a traditional rug. Waterhouse Wallhangings makes a pattern called Jardin Chinois that has the same effect as the fun pagoda pattern in this hallway which was also designed by CWB Architects.

To buy: Waterhouse Wallhangings, contact sellers for pricing

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Of course, you don't have to limit pattern to a small space. In this classic living room, the whimsy of the wallpaper and giant butterfly art is balanced by serious furniture and pale painted wood floors. Get the same playful feel with Osborne & Little's Farfalla.

To buy: Osborne & Little, contact sellers for pricing

Vibrant wallpaper and some extremely interesting accessories turn this dining room into a bright, fun place to entertain. Hyla Dennis Design created the funky space. Get your own hummingbird wallpaper from Osborne & Little.

To buy: Osborne & Little, contact sellers for pricing

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