The Royal Revival of Purple Wallpapers
2024 is all about color and the latest purple wallpapers are no exception. Soft warm neutrals are being paired with bold colors like deep purples, gentle lavenders, and robust aubergines. Trends like color drenching, where you use a single color throughout the room, on walls, furniture, and textiles to create a dramatic, saturated look, are taking the design world by storm.
Purple is a commanding color that has rotated in and out of design favor and is now making a huge comeback. Purple has soul, and adds a sense of regal luxury and depth to a room. Shades of purple range from plums, grapes, and eggplant to magentas, mauves, and fuchsia all the way to orchids, lavenders, and periwinkle.
We’ve rounded up 2024’s most beautiful purple wallpapers to bring you a curated selection that is timeless and sophisticated. Our wallpapers surpass trends and blend color-rich designs from deep and dramatic amethysts to light and lovely lilacs to elevate your design aesthetic.
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The bold & Beautiful Purple Aesthetic
Purple has been popular since ancient times. Purple first appeared in prehistoric art with the use of manganese and hematite powder. Our artistic Neolithic ancestors made sticks of the pigment and used them to decorate the Pech Merle cave and various other Neolithic sites throughout France between 16,000 to 25,000 BC.
The color purple is synonymous with royalty. It speaks to elegance, wealth, wisdom and power, and for good reason. The Ancient Phoenicians discovered a rich purple around 3,000 years ago called Tyrian purple. This color-rich purple was made from harvesting Bolinus brandaris sea snails.
To make the purple dye, about 250,000 sea snails were needed to create an ounce of purple dye. Because it was so labor and resource intensive, it was extremely expensive and only available to royalty and the extremely wealthy. Hence Tyrian purple was also known as royal purple or imperium purple.
The Psychology of The Color Purple
Adding a purple aesthetic to your home immediately elevates your design with a regal and refined tone. When we think of purple, we think of luxury and wealth. Dark purples symbolize mystery, royalty and masculinity, while lighter purples like lavenders and lilacs are more feminine, creative, and spiritual.
Purple is a mixture of blue and red. Blues are a relaxing color, while red is active and invigorating. Because of these underlying colors, purple both calms and stimulates us.
We can wrap ourselves in purple for deep meditation, but also use it in creative moments for inspired observations. Purple allows us to be relaxed, yet responsive, creative and insightful, and in a calm balance between introspection and action.
The Best Elegant Purple Wallpapers of 2024
Whether you want a bold purple aesthetic, or a soft and serene lavender, each wallpaper on our list was selected for its style, scale, and elegant motifs. From modern geometrics, to timeless chinoiseries, each purple wallpaper will transform your space into a show-stopping moment.
Hygge & West’s Harmony Wallpaper in Lavender
Charming with a vintage feel, Hygge & West’s Harmony wallpaper features delicate floral bouquets of roses and wildflowers.
Tempaper Moons Peel & Stick Wallpaper
The cycles of the moon add a mystic and romantic flair. Tempaper’s peel and stick wallpaper is easily removable and perfect for a quick change and renter-friendly.
Color Caravan’s Butterfly Dance Reverse Wallpaper
Delicate flocks of butterflies frolic across the walls with elegance and grace. Available in peel & stick, pre-pasted smooth, traditional pebble, and grasscloth.
Schumacher’s Thistle Rose Wallpaper
Lacey leaves and playful colors add a soft purple aesthetic to your space with a graphic feel.
Hygge & West Secret Garden Wallpaper
An array of evening florals upon an ameythest background give this paper major drama appeal.
Color Caravan’s Lucille Wallpaper in Lilac
Painterly floral outlines add an artistic air with a sophisticated pop of color. Available in peel & stick, pre-pasted smooth, traditional pebble, and grasscloth.
Tempaper’s Looking Glass Peel & Stick Wallpaper
A kaleidoscope of lavenders, plums, and purples create an organic geometric design for a modern purple aesthetic.
York Floral Dreams wallpaper
Oversizes soft florals give a whimsical and romantic feel to your space. Each bloom is casually sketched for a loose and airy mood with an artistic touch.
Color Caravan’s Climbing Vine Reverse Wallpaper In Periwinkle
Blooming vines bursting with fresh flora and fauna create an organic stripe that is both traditional, graphic, and modern. Available in peel & stick, pre-pasted smooth, traditional pebble, and grasscloth.
Astek’s Peacock Wallpaper in Lavender
Regal peacocks, pheasants, and birds sit amongst delicate branches and blooming flowers. This wallpaper would be perfect in a powder bath for a show-stopping effect.
Conclusion
As we wrap up our exploration of the best purple wallpapers of 2024, it’s evident that these hues go beyond mere trends—they’re timeless expressions of elegance and style. Whether you’re drawn to the calming whispers of lavender or the bold statements of plums and aubergines, purple wallpapers redefine, and embrace the beauty of this mystical and historic color. Walls cease to be mere boundaries; they become canvases that reflect your personality and taste.
About The Author
Nicole Cullum is an interior designer and fine artist. Her passion for color, pattern, and balance are expressed through her hand-painted line of wallpapers, textiles and home decor available at ColorCaravan.com.
Contact Nicole at hello@ColorCaravan.com for your next design project, e-design services, or a custom pattern design to make your space truly unique.
