High-Style Temporary Wallpapers for Renters and Commitment-Phobes

Renters and homeowners with design commitment issues, rejoice! Temporary wallpapers have improved leaps and bounds in the style department since they first debuted several years ago in totally lackluster patterns. These wallpaper roll and tile options will transform your bare walls in minutes, and—best yet—will come down just as fast, without costing you your security deposit.

Read one writer’s adventures in temporary wallpaper here.

Columns of silvery-green succulents pop off a dark, moody black background—perfect for a focal wall.

Succulent Wallpaper, $99.95/roll, cb2.com

No need to adjust your screen: These blurred lines are inspired by watercolor, batik, and tie dye.

Fade Cloud, $98/roll, tempaperdesigns.com

Graphic black-and-white palm fronds add allover pattern to a wall without competing with colorful furniture and decor.

Palm Wallpaper, $99.95/roll, cb2.com

A midnight blue backdrop stamped with a wintry woodland print is a bold anecdote for bland walls.

Branches Mystery Blue, $98/roll, tempaperdesigns.com

You’ll have sweet dreams sleeping under this whimsical skyscape.

Daydream Removable Wallpaper Tile, $58 for two, hyggeandwest.com

U.K.-based Graham & Brown’s Superfresco collection does require paste for installation, but is more easily removable and renter-friendly than standard papers. This chartreuse number will add instant cheer to an entryway, bathroom, or even the inside of a closet.

Kensington Chartreuse, $35/roll, grahambrown.com

Vintage-feel botanicals + modern hits of color = reimagined floral wallpaper that’s anything but stuffy.

Hydrangea Azure, $98/roll, tempaperdesigns.com

Hang this herringbone paper on a wall, or use it to give texture to a paneled cabinet, armoire, or door.

Herringbone Ash, $125/roll, tempaperdesigns.com

To create this soft marbleized pattern, the artist first captured it by hand using paper and ink floated on water. Then it was digitally tweaked and printed on removable fabric tiles.

Ballet Removable Wallpaper Tile, $54 for two, hyggeandwest.com

Puffy little clouds float along this latticework pattern—super-sweet for a nursery or kid’s room.

Clouds Blue and Silver, $34.99/roll, tempaperdesigns.com