The 10 Best Tapestries

For a bedroom or dorm wall, the Bless International Mandala has a long track record behind it. It's cotton, printed by hand in India, and heavy enough to hide the wall color behind it and hang in soft folds. The twin size covers most of the wall over a bed, and the same design comes in many colorways. New cotton can carry a dye smell and wrinkles, so wash it once and use hooks rather than adhesive strips.

The Zussun Misty Forest suits anyone who wants a calm landscape instead of a pattern: pine trees fading into foggy mountains in soft watercolor greens. The polyester is light and machine washable, the edges are hemmed, and it comes in four sizes, from a small accent up to a whole wall. Nails, adhesive strips or curtain clips all work, though none come in the box. Thin polyester can let a dark wall show through.

Dark rooms and dark paint are where the Wonrizon Sun and Moon works best, since its black background won't let the wall show through. A cream line drawing of a smiling sun, a crescent moon, clouds and stars fills the cloth. It's thin polyester that can also cover a sofa or a window. Folds from the package need a low iron, and the maker says to dry clean it or hand wash it in cold water.

The Neasow Bohemian Daisy keeps things quiet: a black dotted daisy medallion on a cream background, which fits white walls and pale bedding without fighting them. It's all polyester, soft and light, and it comes in three sizes plus a reversed black version. That lightness has a cost. The fabric is thin enough that a darker wall or a bright window can show through, so it looks best on light paint.

Skip the print entirely with the Mkono Macrame Wall Hanging set, two knotted cotton cord panels on wooden dowels with long fringe. Each one hangs from a single nail, and as a pair they can frame a window, a mirror or a desk. They arrive finished, not as a kit. Because every knot is tied by hand, the two pieces can differ a little in length. The fringe catches dust and needs a soft brush now and then.

Made for small apartment walls, the raajsee Cotton Mandala is a compact cloth no bigger than a large poster. The cotton is printed with a teal and white ombre mandala and finished with hemmed edges, and it's light enough for removable hooks or strong adhesive strips. The care tag calls for a cool hand wash and a low iron. It won't cover the wall over a bed, and new cotton arrives creased.

Under a black light, the Lahasbja Blacklight Galaxy turns into a neon scene of a ringed planet, crystal clusters and a glowing tree beside a lake. In ordinary room light it still reads as a bright fantasy print. The polyester goes in the washer on cold and comes in three sizes. The glow needs an ultraviolet lamp, which isn't included, and the colors are loud enough to take over a small room.

Narrow spots beside a door, a window or a bookcase are what the Tegeme Vintage Flower scroll is made for. It's a tall strip of polyester printed with old botanical flower plates, finished with a fringe and hung from the wooden rod and rope in the box, so one nail does the job. The cloth is thin, and its slim shape fills a gap rather than a wall.

The Llamazing Morning Forest covers a whole wall with a photo of sunlight slanting through tall trees, a view a windowless bedroom or a bare rental can use. Its big size is the reason to buy: it can fill the wall behind a full bed. The maker says the print won't fade or shrink in the wash. It's printed polyester, not woven, and a cloth this large needs several hooks or a rod to hang flat.

Above a bed or sofa, the Achart Large Macrame makes a wide statement with scalloped fringe and a row of wooden beads along the rod. It's natural cotton rope in ivory, and it comes as three panels that join on the wood rod with screws. All that rope adds up, so hang it from a stud or a sturdy wall anchor, not an adhesive hook. Lining the panels up evenly takes some patience.