7 Design Ideas to Wallpaper Your Kitchen

The kitchen isn't the first space you'd think of wallpapering, but these rooms might change your mind. See how wallpaper brings personality to these kitchens, and get inspired to bring pattern into the heart of your home

Wallpaper Feature Wall

Give your stark white kitchen a style upgrade by applying a subtle, monochromatic floral wallpaper to one end wall. A black and white print like the one in Tennessee Cottage will give it a sophisticated feel, but you can't go wrong with the ever-appropriate blue and white combination or any accent color you like. It's also a great choice for an end wall in the kitchen.

Vintage-Style Kitchen

If you have a black kitchen and want to take it from a modern, cold kitchen to a vintage-style kitchen? Painting the wall paneling flush with the wainscoting and then contrasting it with a light, sophisticated wallpaper above can transform it quickly—and for a much lower cost than replacing cabinet doors or replacing the kitchen entirely.

Go Classic with Plaid Wallpaper

Nothing says country style like a classic checkered pattern, so what better fit in a farmhouse-style kitchen than a checkered wallpaper? In this open and welcoming North Carolina kitchen, designer Trinity Holmes paired a pretty brown and white check with warm green cabinets and plenty of natural wood.

Choose a Colorful Kitchen Wallpaper

Classic blue cabinets are paired with an unexpected metallic black and white wallpaper for a modern, rustic farmhouse kitchen. The floral pattern fits in with tradition, while the sheen of the metallic finish adds a modern twist.

Brighten up the Kitchen Pantry with Wallpaper

The functional spaces in your home don't have to be drab. Instead, use beautiful wallpaper to turn your kitchen pantry into your own secret jewel box. A recolored Parisian historic wallpaper pattern transforms this shelf-filled pantry into a charming hideaway for utensils.

Add nostalgic charm with vintage-style wallpaper

Vintage-style wallpaper evokes nostalgia for farmhouses long gone. To keep this farmhouse kitchen looking fresh and modern, set off the airy feel of the classic country wallpaper with rustic wood beams and light blue tongue-and-groove rafters.

Use grasscloth wallpaper on the ceiling

The cozy neutral texture of the straw wall covering on the ceiling makes this task-focused space feel more lingering. The space still feels organized thanks to stylish storage and beautiful, durable light fixtures like the Victorian faucet and black matte chandelier.

If your room is an open-plan kitchen, dining, and living space, you may want the entire room to feel more like a living space than a purely functional space—and wallpaper is an ideal medium to bridge the gap between these two areas. Designing a pattern on the kitchen walls that echoes the colour or pattern of your dining chairs is an easy way to create a visual connection between the two areas.