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10 Classy Ways to Jazz Up Your Kitchen Walls
Ditch the kitsch — these ideas let you decorate your kitchen walls in a tastefully appealing way
All the rules of art display seem to go out the window when it comes to kitchen walls. The walls are either left bare for easy cleanup or stray into zany comedic territory. How do you decorate a kitchen tastefully to reflect the style of the rest of your home? Here are some ideas.
If you are short on space, a pegboard is a fun and economical way to not only store but show off an enviable assortment of pots.
Everyone loves chalkboard walls. In the kitchen they provide the perfect spot for jotting down notes to your family, grocery lists and reminders.
Couple a chalkboard wall with the gallery wall idea, and you are officially in designer heaven and as far from kitschville as can be.
How to make your own chalkboard paint
How to make your own chalkboard paint
Open shelving is welcome on any empty wall space, because it offers more storage as well as styling and decorating opportunities.
See how to build these shelves for $40
See how to build these shelves for $40
Neon Pink Moka Express Print by Mengsel Design
I would put a framed food-related print on my open shelving. The neon pink of this one is fashionable now, and I could always switch out the print for another when the mood strikes to keep my kitchen feeling stylish.
Vintage lovers can look for old restaurant signs and menu boards. They make unique accessories.
If you have the motivation and means, step things up a notch with a feature wall. A painted abstract mural is divine and actually pretty inexpensive for the artistic among us. (You'd need patience too — it's time consuming.)
Upcycled barn wood for one accent wall would add pizzazz and that rustic touch without going too woody or dark.
Tour this 540-square-foot home
Tour this 540-square-foot home
I really like this feature wall of red industrial elements and barn wood in a dining niche.
Textured wallpaper is another idea for homeowners to add visual interest to a blank wall without actually hanging anything.
Curvy Paintable Wallpaper
Textured wallpaper can be painted to match your home's color scheme.
Your turn: Please show us your great kitchen wall!
Your turn: Please show us your great kitchen wall!
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