Wallpaper trends autumn 2026: this is what we see in the new collections

1. Tactile Walls sets the tone for autumn 2026

We recently described in detail how Tactile Walls is an important interior trend for 2026. Now that we're looking at the first autumn collections, it's becoming clear how strongly this focus on material and tactility is reflected in the new designs.

During our factory visit to Masureel, we got a preview of the new collections. What immediately stood out were surfaces reminiscent of natural stone, marble, travertine, plasterwork, woven textile, patina, wood and oxidised metal. Not as literal reproduction, but as inspiration for a new wall structure.

At Casamance, we see a similar movement. Striato – Textures draws inspiration from artisanal plasterwork, patinated surfaces and mineral effects. Relief, matte colours, imperfection and the interaction between light and surface also play an important role.

What makes Tactile Walls interesting for autumn 2026 is therefore not simply more texture. The wall is increasingly being treated as a material within the interior, alongside wood, natural stone and textile.

Selected trend signal: Luxury shifts from what you see to what you can almost feel.

Want to know exactly what Tactile Walls involves and how to apply tactile wall coverings? Then read our comprehensive blog about Tactile Walls.

2. Craftsmanship is luxury: craft becomes visible

With the focus on material, craftsmanship also comes more prominently to the fore. It's not just the end result that counts; the way a surface appears to have been woven, plastered, braided or hand-worked also becomes part of the design.

We see this clearly at Casamance. Benang refers to traditional weaving techniques and the passing on of expertise, while Les Tisserands reaches back to centuries-old Flemish weaving craftsmanship and brings together natural fibres and different textures.

During our visit to Masureel, we also saw lots of attention for subtle imperfection. Relief, fibres, patina and irregularities aren't smoothed away, but instead give the surface character.

This fits with a broader change in how we experience luxury. A high-quality wall doesn't need to be perfectly smooth or uniform. A visible fibre, an irregular line or a surface that seems almost hand-formed can actually enrich an interior.

Selected trend signal: The new luxury isn't just about what a material costs, but also about the craftsmanship you can see in it.

3. Deep Earth Colours: earth tones gain more depth

The natural colours we've seen a lot in interiors in recent years aren't disappearing. But for autumn 2026, the palette seems to be becoming richer and deeper.

Alongside chalk white, cream, greige and taupe, we're seeing noticeably more caramel, cognac, copper, rust, chocolate and burgundy. In addition, colours like sage, moss, olive, petrol, teal and greyed blue-green are coming to the fore.

We particularly noticed the combination of warm brown and rust tones with olive, petrol and dark green-blue.

What these colours have in common is that they're rarely bright or saturated. They look greyed, mineral and sometimes almost patinated. This keeps them connected to the natural colour world, but gives an interior more character than just beige and sand.

Warm living doesn't automatically mean neutral living.

Selected trend signal: Neutrals remain important, but are complemented by deeper colours like cognac, chocolate, rust, moss, olive and petrol.

From trend colour to interior palette

In our view, the most interesting way to apply this development is not simply declaring one colour as the trend colour. > Look at combinations.

A deep olive green can work beautifully with chalk white, linen and dark wood. Petrol gains a softer character alongside cream and natural stone, while cognac and rust add warmth to an interior with lots of light materials.

Wallpaper can be the starting point here. Choose two or three shades from a design and let them recur in paint, fabrics or other materials. This creates a colour palette that's rich, yet feels like a cohesive whole.

4. Nature, refined: nature becomes less literal

Nature remains an important source of inspiration, but we're seeing a change in how designers translate that nature to the wall.

Not every naturally inspired wallpaper needs to show leaves, flowers or trees.
We're seeing natural stone, marble, sediment, wood-like shapes and weathered surfaces returning as inspiration for abstract structures and compositions. Organic lines and curved geometry therefore feel more architectural than decorative.

We recognise the same principle in new collections: natural materials, craft and landscape are constantly being reinterpreted. So it's not about the umpteenth botanical trend, but about nature as a source for colour, form and material.
A rock can become a layered pattern. A wood grain an organic play of lines. Waves can transform into rhythm and relief. And a weathered surface can form the inspiration for an almost plain wall covering.

Selected trend signal: Nature isn't disappearing from the wall, but is becoming less literal.

For those who want to bring natural influences into the interior, the choice actually becomes broader. A bold botanical design can still be beautiful, but nature can also return more subtly in a mineral structure, organic play of lines or colours inspired by stone, earth and landscape.

5. The New Stripe: the stripe becomes softer

A development that surprisingly clearly emerges among all the materials and structures is the stripe.

Casamance presents Rayures, a collection in which the stripe is linked to the lines of shutters, parasols and architecture on the French Riviera. At the same time, we're seeing noticeably many vertical lines, ribs and linear textures.

The new stripe doesn't have to be the strict, contrasting band we traditionally associate with striped wallpaper.

We're seeing lines become more tactile, irregular and softer. Sometimes the stripe is created by colour difference, sometimes by relief or a woven structure. This blurs the boundary between pattern and material.

This makes the stripe interesting for both classic and modern interiors. A clear wide stripe gives the wall a pronounced rhythm, while a fine linear structure can be experienced almost as a plain wall from a distance.

Selected trend signal: The new stripe isn't just about contrast. Line, rhythm and material increasingly go together.

What does a stripe do to the space?

A vertical stripe emphasises height and can give a space more rhythm. But how present that effect is depends strongly on the contrast, width and regularity of the lines.

Those who want to keep it calm can therefore look for a tone-on-tone stripe or a design in which the lines are part of the structure. If you want more character, then the difference between the bands can be more clearly visible.

This makes striped wallpaper much more versatile than the classic two-colour stripe.

6. Metallic becomes material instead of glamour

Metallic also isn't disappearing from the new collections. Its character is changing though.
Gold, bronze and copper effects rarely have a pronounced shine. The metallic effect was more reminiscent of oxidation, patina or a mineral surface that catches the light at certain moments.

In various collections, reflection, shine and material effect play an important role; metallic inks, for example, are used to enhance texture and relief. This makes metallic more subtly applicable.

A wall doesn't have to be visibly gold or silver. Sometimes you only discover the shine when you walk past the wallpaper or when light falls on the wall from a different angle.

Selected trend signal: Metallic doesn't need to shine to exude luxury. For autumn 2026, we're mainly seeing soft reflection, patina and mineral lustre.

This is also exactly where Tactile Walls and the new autumn collections meet: the appearance of a wall is not only determined by colour and design, but also by relief, material and the light in the space.

What do the new collections tell us about autumn 2026?

When we look at these first collections side by side, we mainly see that colour, design and material are increasingly being designed less separately.

A stripe can emerge from relief. Metallic becomes part of a surface. Nature is translated into abstraction and structure. An almost plain wall covering can have just as much character as a bold design through material effect.

This also changes the way you can look at wallpaper.

Not only:

Which design do I find beautiful?

But also:

What do I want this wall to add to my interior?

Are you looking for warmth? More depth? An architectural rhythm? A surface reminiscent of stone or textile? Do you want to add colour or a calm wall that only reveals its details up close?

These questions in particular help you choose something from all the new trends that will still suit your interior in a few years.

Selected insight: The wall isn't just being decorated. It's increasingly being designed as part of the interior.

How do you apply the wallpaper trends of autumn 2026?

In our view, a trend never has to be the starting point of an interior. See the new collections mainly as inspiration to look at colour, material and design differently.

Do you want more warmth? Look beyond beige and discover the deeper earthy colours, such as olive, cognac, rust or petrol.

Do you like calm walls? Look for a tactile or mineral wall covering that looks restrained from a distance, but shows structure up close.

Do you want more rhythm in a space? A refined stripe or linear structure can add architecture without immediately becoming dominant.

Can the interior feel a bit richer? Then look at wallpaper in which relief, fibres or a subtle metallic effect react to the light.

And perhaps most important: don't combine as many trends as possible with each other. See which trend adds something to your interior and goes well with the colours and materials that are already there.

To be continued

Our trend picture isn't complete yet — and that's precisely what makes this period interesting.

At Masureel, we've already been able to view the new designs during a factory visit, and Casamance is announcing more and more new and upcoming collections. For instance, Benang, Les Tisserands and Exploration are now listed as new, and Rayures and Striato – Textures are being presented around this period as new or upcoming collections. Masureel is now showing Caldera, Erosion, Ray, Traces and Serica as new collections.

There's also news coming in the colour area. Little Greene is launching no fewer than 26 new colours on 14 September 2026, divided across the renewed Colours of England and Colour Scales colour cards. The new shades confirm a number of developments we also see in the autumn collections: balanced neutrals, warmer and softer green and blue tones, and fresh, light colours with character.

But September hasn't started yet.

That's when more brands will present their new collections and we can see which of these signals develop further and which new directions will be added.

That's why we deliberately don't see this blog as a sealed list of the trends of 2026, but as our first analysis of what we're actually seeing in the new autumn collections.

And as soon as the next collections arrive, we'll look again.

To be continued.