Insect & Beetle Wallpaper: A Naturalist's Charm, Made in Your Colour Way
The Quiet Beauty of the Small
There's a whole world of beauty in the smallest creatures, and the great naturalists knew it — pinning beetles, painting butterflies, marvelling at the iridescence of a wing. An insect and beetle wallpaper draws on exactly that fascination: bees among the flowers, butterflies in flight, the jewel-like sheen of a beetle, a dragonfly poised on a stem. It's a design with wit, curiosity and a surprising elegance, bringing a room character and a naturalist's sense of wonder.
At Claret & Key, every insect design is drawn in-house and printed to order in your chosen colour way, so the mood is yours — soft and pretty, or a bold, specimen-style statement. Made especially for you in our Cheshire studio.
The charm of an insect design
An insect design earns its place through detail and delight. Scattered like a naturalist's collection or set among trailing flowers, bees, butterflies and beetles bring a wall little moments of colour and intricacy that reward a closer look. Pollinators like the bee and butterfly feel gentle and gardeny; a beetle or dragonfly design has a sharper, more graphic, jewel-like beauty. It's the perfect companion to a botanical or floral, adding life and movement to the green.
Because we print to order, the colour way is yours. Soft, natural tones feel pretty and gardeny. A deep or dark ground makes the colours and iridescence really glow. And a specimen-style design on a plain ground has a smart, scholarly elegance.
Where insect wallpaper works
Insect designs suit rooms you want to feel characterful and curious. A study or library gains a scholarly, cabinet-of-curiosities charm. A cloakroom is the perfect place for a witty, jewel-like design. A garden room or kitchen takes a bee or butterfly design with fresh, gardeny cheer. And it makes a lovely, gently educational choice for a child's room.
Choose your finish
Every design comes in three finishes: Traditional (150gsm, super-matte), Heavy-Grade (300gsm) for busy walls, and Removable peel-and-stick (180gsm) for renters and easy change. All are printed to order on FSC-approved, PVC- and VOC-free paper.
Order a sample and see how your design and colour way sit in the room before you commit.
It's a design featuring insects — bees, butterflies, beetles and dragonflies — often scattered like a naturalist's collection or set among flowers. It brings a room detail, colour and a curious, scholarly charm.
Is insect wallpaper a sophisticated look?
Very much — drawn in a specimen or naturalist style, an insect design has a smart, cabinet-of-curiosities elegance. Pollinators like bees and butterflies feel gentle and gardeny, while beetles and dragonflies have a sharper, jewel-like beauty.
What pairs well with insect wallpaper?
Insects are the natural companion to a botanical or floral design, adding life and movement to the greenery. They also sit beautifully against a plain or deep ground that lets their colour and detail glow.
Which rooms suit insect and beetle wallpaper?
Studies and libraries gain a scholarly charm, cloakrooms take a witty jewel-like design, garden rooms and kitchens suit a fresh bee or butterfly print, and it makes a gently educational choice for a child's room.
Can I get insect wallpaper in a custom colour?
Yes — every insect and beetle design is printed to order in your chosen colour way, from soft and gardeny to a deep, dramatic ground, made especially for you.
I think the edges of the wallpaper are ever so slightly wavy which means there are some seams showing even though other parts are right up next to each other. I wouldn’t really expect this for the price point. It was professionally fitted.
It was good. I ordered the wrong paper when I re-ordered and Charlie helped me a lot to get it returned. Linda to help me get the correct paper.get the correct paper ordered. I really appreciate all the help. And I got the rest of the paper up and I love it.
The Wallpaper is really cute and of nice quality. I did have issues a few times with the back not peeling off and sticking, so that was a little frustrating. But overall it looks great!
This wallpaper is just gorgeous! I used the one that requires glue and it was super easy to i stall. One roll was enough for a 6’ wide laundry closet with 7’5” ceilings. Even on our orange peel walls it set beautifully. I did this behind our new washer dryer set up in our laundry closet with white oak cabinets and it’s perfect! Highly recommend!
Truly love this wallpaper. Looks amazing in both our bathroom (the original project) and as an accent in the back of a cabinet (what we did with the extra). Everyone who sees it comments on how classy and beautiful it is. For these reasons five stars!
However I do want to call out two concerns:
1. The online "calculator" on the site recommend nine roles, which seemed excessive for our less than 100 sq ft bathroom. I even reached out to support to double check and they said to go by the calculator. I'm glad I didn't because I ended up ordering five roles and only needing 4. I will say returning the 5th role was a pretty smooth process, so kudus to Claret and Key for that.
2. Strangely the "autumn" color with pale nutmeg background reads more green than brown in certain light. With bright overhead light it comes across as the soft brown we intended, but in natural light it reads much more green. Not anything to terrible just unexpected.
Beautiful paper! Our decorator commented on its quality and how nice and easy it was to work with compared to other wallpaper he had used in the past. Thank you.
So in love with this wallpaper. We wanted a cosy cottage bedroom vibe so we chose the Eloise. It’s such a pretty design that completely transformed the space. The wallpaper is such great quality .We have very uneven walls but didn’t have any issues. Hanging it was a joy. Highly recommend.
We used Blanche to paper some built in wardrobes that double up as room dividers. It was brilliant to be able to sample several background colour options and we are delighted with the finished result
Thank you. Fabulous Wallpaper.
Great quality paper and easy to hang.
The design is so rich in colour and adds such decadence to my dressing area. Now for the finishing touches.
