Decorate with Purple: How to Use the Color of the Year in Your Home Design

The color authorities have declared, and the verdict is unanimous- purple is the color of the year. From soft lavenders to bold plums, all kinds of purples throng the design trendscape as they prepare fresh and expressive interiors for 2025. Whether it's the quiet pastel hues or the rich, regal tones that pull you in, purple's surely coming for your heart. 

So, how do you introduce this trending shade into your space without completely refurbishing or repainting every wall? The answer is wallpaper. There is no end to patterns, textures, and tones available for papering. Wallpaper is stylish and versatile because one can make it purple in the house with accents from the most subtle to the most dramatic statements.

Here’s how you can decorate with purple and transform your home into a stylish sanctuary.

1. Start with What You Love

Incorporating colors into décor does not mean just following trends; rather, it means expressing one's own character. In applying purple to your design, identify those hues and characteristics toward which you are generally drawn. Do you love deep, moody purples to create an atmosphere of drama and sophistication? Or gentle lilacs and lavenders pleasingly suggest a mellowing and airy ambiance? 

In other words, wallpaper gives you the freedom to customize the look to your liking. For something rich and luxurious-feeling, experiment with textured wallpapers in dark hues of eggplant or deep plum. They add visual richness and tactile interest that work beautifully in dining rooms or on the feature wall. The Atelier collection is a good place to start, marrying old-world craftsmanship with modern textures to provide a sophisticated foundation for any purple decor.

2. Let Patterns Do the Talking

Impact in a room can be achieved without the use of purple as the primary color. Even light shades can be chic with the right print. For a decor boost, you've got a pick from floral motifs, geometrics, and grand-scale damasks to energize and enliven space. The best would be to work these with some cool partners in shade like cream, gold, charcoal, or soft greens for a balanced scheme.

York Wallcoverings' Voyage Collection features damask wallpapers interspersed with these muted purples and flowing, organic design, perfect as background or focal in the bedroom or living space that would evoke tranquility and aspiration. These designs are perfect layered with cozy textures such as velvet throw pillows, or accents made from natural woods.

3. Choose Your Level of Commitment: Accent or All-Out?

Some would not want to see an entire room drenched in purple, and that is perfectly fine. The beauty of wallpaper is its flexibility. Purple can take center stage or even have the option of being demoted to background actor status.

For designers who are still a little shy about strong colors or slowly trying to come around, use purple wallpaper as an accent. Examples of bold wallpaper would include an accent wall behind the bed or in a reading nook. For these, try designs where purple functions more like a supporting character, through subtle paisleys or watercolors that incorporate the color without rocking the boat.

Take our paisley wallpaper with a neutral background and delicate lavender undertones as an example. It works beautifully in larger rooms where colors become just hints breaking up an otherwise neutral scheme. A whisper of purple certainly brings warmth and interest to the surroundings.

4. Play with Texture and Finish

Tactile wallpaper enhances the drama in this part of your design. Grasscloth, embossed, metallic, or velvet-touch finishes are purples that could be brilliantly enriched with new tactile appeal on your walls.

Moreover, wall defects can easily be camouflaged by textured wallpaper, making it quite beautiful and quite useful at the same time, indeed. Whether it is for a bold, moody lounge atmosphere or a calm retreat, textures bring an air of effortless luxury to any space.

5. Find the Right Collection for Your Style

With so many options out there, it is important to find wallpaper that fits your taste as well as your space. Are you after something daring and contemporary? Or subtle and romantic? The Paper Muse collection by Stacy Garcia gives you many options from delicate florals to artistic abstracts in stunning purples.

This collective embodies contemporary elegance with a dash of creativity, one that shall fit in any room. Whether redoing a home office or refreshing the hallway, find a print that will really suit your taste!

6. Practical Tips for Decorating with Purple Wallpaper

• Neutral Balancing Act: Purple looks gorgeous when combined with grey, cream, or taupe tones. Accessorize these colors in your furniture, rugs, or décor for a harmonious look!

• Take Advantage of Lighting: Lighting, both natural and artificial, can change purple. Try samples throughout the day before deciding.

• Texture Layering: Combine wallpaper with velvets, silks, or linens to create warmth and luxury in the scheme.

• Beyond the Walls: Think of using wallpaper in ceilings, closets, or behind open shelves for some unexpected purple.

Ready to Decorate with Purple?

Purple wallpaper is the simplest yet dramatic touch to your home, whether you want to boldly say something or add just a little color to it. Explore the color, pattern, and style sections of our thoughtfully curated collections to find a wallpaper that perfectly suits your space.

Need some inspiration? Our experts are here for guidance every step of the way. You can view the whole collection of purple wallpaper online and order samples, or reach out to us directly for tailored suggestions.

Call us at 888-366-3199, email sales@decormail.com, or fill out our contact form, and we’ll reach out to you. Let’s bring your vision to life—with purple!