What if your walls could tell a story about the place you love most? For many proud Texans, decorating a home is less about filling space and more about making a statement. Generic prints from big-box stores rarely capture that feeling. A Texas wallpaper that knows the difference between Uptown Dallas and Deep Ellum does.
As a resident of the Lone Star State herself, Katie Kime has been designing original, story-driven prints in Austin, Texas, since 2013, earning features in Vogue, Architectural Digest, Forbes, and more. Her City Toile collection was born from real adventures, signature landmarks, and a genuine adoration for the cities that inspired them. When Katie Kime renders a destination in ink and pattern, it’s meant to resonate deeply with the people who live there.
In this piece, we’ll go over the Texas wallpaper designs in our City Toile collection, give you styling ideas for every room, and teach you how to make the most of samples so you can see the prints in your own space before committing.
The Story Behind Katie Kime's Texas Toile Prints
Toile has a centuries-old tradition of turning landscapes into art. Originally a French printing technique, it captured pastoral scenes, village life, and faraway places on fabric and wallpaper with an intimacy that no photograph could quite replicate. The tradition was always about specificity, about rendering a place so faithfully that someone who knew it could recognize it immediately.
Katie Kime took that tradition and pointed it squarely at Texas. Where classic toile looked to the French countryside for its subject matter, our Toile shop draws inspiration from cowboy boots, skylines, and stockyards. The details are considered and specific, and you’ll find more and more motifs to love the closer you look. The result is a wallpaper collection that feels less like decor and more like a love letter written in repeat. For Texans, it reads like recognition. For anyone else, it reads like an invitation to fall in love with a state that has always had a flair for the dramatic.
Dallas Wallpaper: Big City Energy, Beautifully Rendered
Dallas is a city that refuses to be subtle, and the Katie Kime Dallas wallpaper print matches that energy beat for beat. It features Big Tex and the Texas State Fair, Jerry World, Highland Park Village, classic big Texas hair, Margretta's Miron Crosby cowboy boots, and the iconic Reunion Tower anchoring the skyline. It's a portrait of the Big D that Dallasites will recognize immediately, and everyone else will want to ask about.
A Skyline Worth Staring At
The Dallas print captures the city's architectural ambition in a way that feels celebratory rather than touristy. The skyline details are rendered with the kind of affection that only comes from someone who has stood beneath those buildings and looked up. It works beautifully in a home office, a reading nook, or anywhere you want a little big-city energy on the walls.
Color That Feels Like Dallas
Bold, confident, and a little unexpected, the six colorways available for the Dallas Toile mirror the city's own personality. Whether you lean toward the classic white and pink or something with a bit more country charm like the Blue Pine colorway, the palette options make it easy to find a version that feels personal rather than predictable.
How The Dallas Print Pairs With Other Decor Styles
One of the quiet strengths of this Dallas wallpaper is how well it pairs with other patterns and textures. It holds its own next to solid furnishings, plays nicely with warm wood tones, and somehow manages to feel at home in both a maximalist gallery wall and a more restrained space. It’s the kind of print that works harder than it looks like it should, which is exactly what great design does.
Houston Wallpaper: A Love Letter To Bayou City
Houston is a city of big ambitions and a personality that's hard to pin down, but the Katie Kime Houston Toile captures all of it. The print takes you from Allen Parkway to Westheimer Road, weaving in the Astrodome (the 8th Wonder of the World), NASA nods, and all the layered detail that makes the City with No Limits unlike anywhere else.
Space City, Beautifully Grounded
The Houston Toile weaves in the city's most iconic identity without leaning too heavily on any single symbol. The NASA references feel playful rather than predictable, sitting alongside other Houston touchstones in a pattern that rewards a slow, curious look. It’s the kind of print that starts a conversation the moment someone walks into the room.
A Palette As Layered As The City Itself
Houston isn’t a one-note city, and the colorways for this print reflect that depth. The navy tones bring a grounded, classic feeling that works across traditional and contemporary interiors alike, whereas punchier colors like the Orange Navy colorway bring a fresh twist. No matter which of the five color options you pick, it’s a palette that feels deliberate rather than chosen in a hurry.
Where This Print Feels Most At Home
The Houston wallpaper shines in spaces that are meant to feel personal and storied. A study, a sitting room, or even a bedroom all make strong candidates. Pair it with warm neutrals and natural textures to let the print do the talking without overwhelming the rest of the room.
Fort Worth Wallpaper: The Personality Of Cowtown, Captured In Print
Fort Worth has always worn its identity proudly, and our Fort Worth Toile leans into that with a knowing wink rather than a heavy hand. The hand-illustrated print features the iconic Fort Worth Stockyards, the Trinity River, the Fort Worth Opera, and all things country Western, making it feel alive rather than touristy. Available in 7 colorways in both peel and stick and traditional formats, there are plenty of ways to pay homage to this special city.
A Colorway Built For Warmth
The amethyst tones in the Blue Purple Fort Worth print bring a richness that feels both unexpected and entirely right for a city with this much character. It pairs gorgeously with leather textures, warm wood finishes, and the kind of collected, lived-in interiors that feel personal rather than staged. There’s no wrong choice; every single one of the seven colorways will age beautifully in your space.
Rooms That Come Alive With This Print
The Fort Worth wallpaper works especially well in spaces designed for gathering. A dining room, a bar area, or a den with good bourbon and better company are all wonderful fits. The print adds a layer of storytelling to a room that no solid color or generic pattern could ever replicate.
How To Style Texas Wallpaper In Every Room
Texas Toile is not a print that asks permission; it arrives with a point of view and transforms a space in the way that only truly considered design can. The key to styling it well is understanding that these prints are already doing a lot of the work for you, so the rest of the room just needs to listen. Here are a few ways to make it sing in every corner of your home.
Let One Wall Do The Talking
In living rooms and bedrooms, a single statement wall using a print like our Austin Toile is often all a space needs to feel fully realized. Pairing it with solid-colored furniture in complementary tones keeps the eye moving without creating visual noise. The print is detailed enough to carry a room on its own without any help from competing patterns.
Small Spaces, Big Personality
Powder rooms, entryways, and reading nooks are some of the best candidates for a bold City Toile treatment. These smaller spaces give the print an intimacy that larger rooms sometimes dilute, and they tend to be the rooms that guests remember most. A fully wallpapered powder room in Dallas or Fort Worth Toile is the kind of decision that people talk about long after they leave.
Layering Toile With The Rest Of Your Home
Texas Toile plays surprisingly well with other patterns when the scale and palette are considered thoughtfully. Stripes, solids, and organic textures like rattan and linen all make easy companions. For a fully realized look, consider carrying the print beyond the walls entirely. The City Toile cotton pajama sets mirror the same prints found in the wallpaper collection, making it easy to dress a room and yourself in the same story. The trick is to let the toile lead and treat everything else as a supporting cast rather than a co-star.
Free Samples, Easy Install, And Everything You Need To Know
Committing to wallpaper is one of those decisions that feels big until you realize how much of the guesswork has already been removed for you, and Katie Kime has made the entire process as approachable as the prints themselves are inviting. From sampling to installation, the brand has thought through every step so you can focus on the fun part, which is choosing the print that feels most like you. Here is what you need to know before you order.
Get Free Samples Before You Commit
Katie Kime offers free wallpaper samples so you can see exactly how a print lives in your space before making a decision. Use code SAMPLES at checkout to get yours sent straight to your door. Holding a physical sample up to your wall, in your lighting, next to your furniture, tells you far more than any screen ever could.
Peel And Stick Or Traditional, The Choice Is Yours
The Texas Toile collection is available in both peel and stick and traditional wallpaper formats, making it accessible for renters and homeowners alike. Peel and stick is ideal for anyone who wants flexibility without sacrificing style, while traditional wallpaper offers a more permanent, polished finish for spaces you are ready to fully commit to.
Installation Is More Approachable Than You Think
Katie Kime provides detailed installation and care guides to walk you through the process from start to finish. The peel and stick option in particular is designed with the everyday decorator in mind, not just the seasoned professional. With the right preparation and a little patience, a transformed room is well within reach for most people.