Almost everyone, having started a kitchen renovation, thinks about how to decorate the walls in the kitchen in the apartment. The dilemma is related to the characteristics of the kitchen space: the walls are exposed to humidity, temperature changes, and there are microparticles of dust and grease in the air. And despite the presence of a hood, the operating conditions are still worse than in other rooms. Good news for those who have decided to update their kitchen interior - today the choice of durable and at the same time stylish coatings is quite large. Let's talk about each in more detail.
How to decorate the walls in the kitchen?
Let's look at the existing options to choose the best for yourself:
- Tile . A classic option for many years. The only negative is that it is a labor-intensive process. Covering the entire kitchen with ceramics will take a lot of time and money.
Most often used in combination with wallpaper or whitewashing or painting walls.
Mostly tiles are applied in the apron area. Read about the intricacies of choosing tiles for a backsplash here -
- Wallpaper . This is an excellent option for decorating kitchen walls; despite its appearance, modern wallpaper has excellent characteristics. You can choose an option for any wallet and taste.
Liquid wallpaper is especially popular.
And photo wallpaper.
Read more about modern wallpaper for the kitchen here.
- Plastic panels . A budget option that hides rough surface imperfections. You can cover all the walls or part of it.
Durable PVC panels made from exopane have become very popular.↓
(This is a new type of plastic that is distinguished by reliability, quality, and moisture resistance).
- Lining . It is also an inexpensive finishing material and fits interestingly into a simple interior.
- MDF panels . They help hide unevenness and are a reliable covering for walls. Thanks to the variety of sizes, you can play in different ways. Read about the pros and cons of this material here -
- Fiberboard panels . The material is easy to use and inexpensive to maintain, has different coatings and shapes. You can use it to decorate any section of the wall.
- Imitation stone . It has an aesthetic appearance and a low price. Suitable for lovers of something extraordinary.
Decorative stone can be used around the entire perimeter, including the apron area.
Brick finishes are very popular.
- A natural stone . An environmentally friendly, but very expensive option. Suitable for expensive repairs that will delight its owners for many years.
- 3D panels . They make walls look alive and unusual. Like ordinary panels, they hide unevenness, bringing sophisticated charm to the interior of the room.
- Decorative panels . They can be very diverse.
The photo shows an example of a panel with juniper cuts.
Glass panels.
- Painted walls . At first glance, this is an inexpensive solution, but it requires a lot of effort to bring the wall surface to perfection. Due to high humidity, the paint may deteriorate, which will require another cosmetic update.
- Barn wall . For this purpose, old boards are taken and the wall is covered.
- Covering the walls with laminate . Laminated chipboard is widely used to cover any surface. Read about the pros and cons of using this material here.
- Metal wall . One of the innovations of modern materials. Used in an expensive interior to cover part of the wall. For example, the cooking area.
Decorative plaster
An equally popular type of finishing is decorative plaster. Today, the construction market offers a lot of different options with which you can create a unique and original coating. The advantage of decorative plaster is that the same composition always produces a unique pattern that you can create yourself.
It is better not to use plaster, like wallpaper, in areas of direct contact with water and dirt. If your plans are to perform some kind of unique designer finishing using plaster, then it will be difficult to cope with on your own, but almost anyone can cope with the most ordinary process of applying plaster. You should also be prepared that cracks may appear on the plastered surface.
Kitchen finishing ideas
So let's see what we can do with the walls to make them look extraordinary.
- Focus on an empty wall.
- Apply different finishing options.
- Highlight and interestingly play up the work surface.
- Actively engage niches.
- Divide the kitchen into sections using different finishes.
Apron decor
In the kitchen there is a space where the housewife spends most of her time - a work area, which includes a stove, sink and other devices that help in cooking. Wall finishing material in this area requires moisture resistance, heat resistance and washability. This does not mean that the apron will have a nondescript appearance; thanks to the abundance of finishing materials, this area can become a key element of the interior.
Photo of beautiful interior decoration
Five design tips
- When choosing wallpaper and furniture, try not to overload the interior; one thing should be the emphasis. Combine spectacular bright wallpaper with laconic and simple kitchen facades, but for a catchy set with an intricate design you will need a neutral, calm background.
- When choosing a color scheme, not only the shade is important, but also its belonging to the color scheme . Warm shades should be combined with the same warm color “brothers”, cold shades should be combined with cold ones.
- When combining several types of wallpaper, choose one price category . The best solution is companion wallpapers belonging to the same manufacturer’s collection.
- Wallpaper with a pattern can be used to visually adjust the area of a room . Thus, vertical stripes are suitable for low kitchens, and horizontal stripes for narrow ones. To avoid getting bored with stripes, give preference to soft colors that gradually flow into each other.
- For a kitchen facing west or north, choose warm shades - yellow, cream, grass green, light peach, orange, apricot and light brown. For southern and eastern kitchens, pale blue, light green, blue, silver, and white are suitable.
Idea 6. Vinyl stickers
If the walls in your kitchen are plain, and you want to frequently update their decor without spending a lot of money and effort, then your choice is vinyl stickers.
They stick easily, peel off even easier and leave no trace of the old picture, and there are so many design options for stickers that you are sure to find something that suits the interior of your kitchen.
Idea 1. Composition of saucers and plates
If your kitchen is in a traditional style, then you can decorate one of the walls with saucers and plates.
This decor will look great in the dining area, in the design of the walls between windows, in niches and on ledges, under/above wall sconces, above consoles or a set, if it is not too high.
Here are some tips to help you create a cohesive composition:
Symmetrical arrangement of plates on the kitchen wall
An old Soviet-era set should not gather dust in the closet, because it can be used to decorate a kitchen interior in a classic or “rustic” style
– Making this kind of wall decor with your own hands is very simple: take bright plates, paint their bottoms with slate paint and draw cute pictures or signatures
Flexible stone - environmental friendliness and wide possibilities
Flexible stone comes in the form of wallpaper or tiles and is not plastic or rubber. This is a very thin section of natural sandstone, which was applied to glass canvas.
Flexible stone has many advantages, the main one being environmental friendliness. Other advantages of the material:
- easy installation work;
- fire safety;
- has moisture-repellent properties;
- light weight, so the material is securely attached to a vertical surface;
- It does not require special care;
- The flexibility of the material will allow it to take the desired shape.
Perhaps the only drawback of flexible stone is its high cost, from 1,500 rubles per 1 square meter of material.
Lining can be used to decorate the kitchen and dining area
Architectural concrete, concrete panels
Concrete is a reliable and time-tested material for laying foundations, pouring paths and finishing walls. If you don’t want to cover the walls with various tiles and panels, you should make a beautiful finish with decorative concrete.
This material is characterized by good strength and is perfect for rooms with a minimalist interior.
Architectural concrete is also used in the creation of kitchen furniture, especially worktops and dining tabletops.
Architectural concrete can be used to decorate a kitchen countertop
Idea 10. Interior letters
Interior letters and words can set a good mood in the house, inspire and transform a boring interior into a stylish and “talking” one.
Wall letters can be bought at a craft store, interior stores, online stores, or made with your own hands from plywood or cardboard using a jigsaw, band saw or hand router.
Let’s add just one piece of advice: remember that the main thing in interior letters and words is their font. The more interesting it is, the cooler your kitchen decoration will be. You can download cute fonts for free from specialized resources.
Lining - the comfort of natural wood
Another idea for covering kitchen walls is to use clapboards. These are thin wall boards that are used to decorate the walls of village or private city houses.
Today, this idea is quite suitable for apartments. The material looks noble and expensive indoors, and ceilings can also be covered with clapboard.
When undertaking work to radically change the home, questions about how to properly renovate the kitchen and how to decorate the walls and ceiling in the kitchen are especially acute. Lining can solve the problem, since it can cover all surfaces of the room, except the floors. This will maintain the uniformity of the entire room, save money and time, and also help make the interior more harmonious and cozy.
Idea 5. Slate wall or message board
If you hang a slate board on the wall or paint one of the kitchen walls/part of the wall with slate paint or cover it with chalk wallpaper, then you and your children will be able to “renew” the interior at least every day.
Drawings, motivating slogans, quotes, poems, songs - all this will look great on the kitchen wall.
And the slate wall will also bring practical benefits, because it will be convenient to make grocery lists and plans for the day, write down the best recipes and leave notes with instructions for household members.
To make such a board with your own hands, simply paint a sheet of plywood with chalkboard paint.
Idea 11. Panel organizer
A panel organizer can decorate the walls of the kitchen and help you in everyday life, because you can leave all kinds of business cards, notes with instructions, shopping lists, as well as photographs and postcards on it.
There are three options for a wall organizer: made of cork (or even wine corks), wood/plywood (then the notes will be attached with buttons) or made of a sheet of metal (attached with magnets).
