Striped wallpaper is a wonderful way to add dimension to a room especially a small room. Stripes usually give an appearance of height when hung vertically and can elongate a room if hung horizontally.
Decorating with stripes can create a classic traditional look or just as easily create a modern contemporary look. It all depends on the width of stripe and how you use them.
Striped wallpaper will look elegant if you choose a tone on tone colour scheme such as cream with white or if you use a matte and glossy version of the same colour. This look is classic and sophisticated especially when the stripes are the same width. You can see an example of this below with the use of wide vertical stripes in cream and white.
Striped wallpaper will also effortlessly create a very contemporary look just by using contrasting colours, bright bold colours and in varying widths.