Room Wallpaper Calculator
Hallway Wallpaper Calculator
Hallways are long and narrow with lots of corners and doors rather than one big open wall — here's what to expect when you plan one.
Get my hallway roll countThe planner handles custom roll sizes and pattern repeat too — open it for a hallway sized roughly 6m × 1.2m.
Quick roll estimate
Enter your total wall length and height for an instant estimate — standard 53cm × 10m roll, adjustable below.
Measure wall by wall around each corner
A hallway wraps around corners, so treat each straight run as its own wall — the planner already handles a room as a set of individual walls, which is exactly what a hallway needs.
Doors add up fast
A hallway usually has more doors per metre of wall than any other room — subtract each doorway width, or the estimate will run high.
Bolder pattern reads well in a narrow space
A hallway is somewhere people pass through rather than sit in, so a busier pattern that would feel like too much in a living room often works well here.
Common questions
How do stairs affect a hallway calculation?
A stairwell wall has a sloped top edge — measure to the tallest point on that wall, the same approach as a sloped bedroom ceiling, and trim the excess on shorter strips.
Is one roll ever enough for a whole hallway?
Rarely — hallways are long even though they're narrow, so expect a roll count closer to a mid-size room than the floor area alone would suggest.
Ready to work out the roll count for the whole hallway? hallway wallpaper calculator →
Staircase off the hallway with its own sloped wall? staircase wallpaper calculator →
Got a sloped stairwell wall to measure? sloped ceiling wallpaper guide →
Want the full formula? See how much wallpaper you need, explained →
Quoting this as a job, not a DIY project? Try the contractor estimator →
Choosing a pattern for the hallway? Hallway wallpaper ideas →
Papering the stairwell itself, landing and all? See the stairwell wallpaper guide →
Planning a dramatic staircase statement wall? Staircase wallpaper ideas →
More on why narrow hallways need more rolls than expected: Wallpaper for a hallway guide →
Hanging in the stairwell off the hallway? How to hang wallpaper in a stairwell →
Working out the roll count for the hallway? How many rolls of wallpaper do I need →
Budgeting the job? Wallpaper cost guide →
Ready to hang — working out how much paste to buy? How much wallpaper paste do you need →
Considering stripes to make the hallway feel taller? Striped wallpaper ideas →
Hallway too compact? Patterns that flatter small rooms. Small room wallpaper ideas →
Old paper still on the hallway walls — worth papering over? Can you wallpaper over wallpaper →
Hallway walls currently painted — what prep does that need? Can you wallpaper over painted walls →
Tiled sections near the entrance? Can you wallpaper over tiles →
Awkward corners and window reveals to work around? How to wallpaper around windows and corners →
Hallway ceiling on the low side? Wallpaper for low ceilings →
Want a period-appropriate pattern for the hallway? Victorian wallpaper ideas →
After a darker, more dramatic entrance? Gothic wallpaper ideas →
Want an honest, hand-crafted pattern in a period hallway? Arts and Crafts wallpaper guide →
Ready to plan the full project?
Save your measurements, plan every room in the house, and get the exact cutting plan — seams placed, waste shown — before you buy a single roll.
Open Hallway in the Wallpaper Planner