11 creative ideas for kitchen wall decoration
Next to the living room and bedroom, the kitchen is the place where people cook, eat and laugh together. So it is all the more important to make it as comfortable as the rest of the home. In this magazine article, we tell you how to set the right scene for your kitchen. Which wall decorations are suitable for the kitchen and are there any kitchen decorations that exactly match your interior design style and taste? Finally, we present some do-it-yourself ideas for quick and easy projects.
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How to make the wall design in your kitchen a success
While the wall in the living room is lovingly decorated, the wall in the kitchen is usually very functional. However, the kitchen is a place of encounter and creativity. We provide you with original ideas to make your kitchen wall an eye-catcher. We have put together a few practical tips to ensure that steaming pots and wall decorations harmonise in the kitchen:
- Make sure the wall decoration is protected from fumes, splashes and stains. Do not place them close to the cooker, but on the opposite wall. Decorative stick-on tiles will act as a splash guard.
- They stimulate the appetite and make you want to use the wooden spoon: bright colours and images of fruit, vegetables or pasta & co.
- When choosing the colour of your wall decoration, take your cue from the rest of your kitchen furnishings. This will create a cohesive look that matches everything from the glass to the plates to the wall colour.
- Kitchen fronts take up most of the space in the kitchen. A harmonious overall look is created when the wall decoration is coordinated with them. Splashes of colour provide an interesting contrast to rather cool furniture such as stainless steel or marble, while wall decorations in natural materials and soft colours complete wooden kitchens.
- A matching room concept creates an adjoining dining room in the same decorative style as the kitchen.
- For small kitchens, choose light colours for the walls. This will make the room feel bigger. Avoid small-scale wall decorations and instead create an overarching theme with a coordinated series of paintings or a statement piece.
Great tips and tricks to beautify your kitchen
There are plenty of options when it comes to choosing your own personal kitchen wall decoration. Whether you want to keep it simple with cool wall accessories such as wall clocks and memo boards for functional kitchens, or go for something more artistic with paintings and wall sculptures, there is a design idea to suit all tastes and requirements. Here are our favourites.
Foil tiles as splash protection
Who hasn’t been there? You have moved into your dream home and everything seems to be just right, except for those old-fashioned kitchen tiles that have outlived their usefulness. Before you start thinking about a painstaking renovation, we have a solution that is cheap, quick and beautiful too: stick-on tiles can be applied to the old kitchen backsplash in no time at all, and can be removed without leaving a trace when you move out. Not only does it give your kitchen a new look, but the waterproof glass or plastic backsplash also acts as a practical splash guard when cooking. The tiles are available in a variety of designs, from Mediterranean ornaments reminiscent of Portuguese tile art, to a sophisticated marble look.
Functional wall decoration
Why not combine beauty with utility? This is a great way to decorate your kitchen wall. Mount sturdy wooden shelves on your kitchen wall and decorate with beautiful ceramics from your last holiday, nostalgic storage jars, fragrant herb pots or colourful glasses and cups. Not only are they practical, but they also add a personal touch.
By the way: An alternative to wooden shelves are small wooden boxes or shelves that keep your personal belongings within easy reach and bring them into focus like a picture frame.
Paintings, photographs and posters
Framed paintings, posters or photographs have long since found their way into the kitchen, adding a personal touch to the heart of the home. Depending on the decor and style of your kitchen, there are no limits to the choice of images. Culinary motifs that whet the appetite make cooking even more fun.
KunstLoft offers paintings with hand-painted fruit motifs: pineapples with golden accents, lemons in bright yellow and pomegranates bring artistic pleasure and healthy vitamins to the kitchen. Posters with graphics showing different types of pasta, cocktails or coffee preparation are a fun, modern alternative.
Tip: Different framed paintings can be neatly arranged on a picture rail for flexible swapping.
Wall plates and wall sculptures
For those who prefer something a little more extravagant, KunstLoft offers a wide range of exquisite wall sculptures. Fish sculptures add a Mediterranean flair to your kitchen wall, while wall decorations in the form of flowers or trees radiate a meditative calm that is beneficial when preparing food. What is special about these high quality wall decorations is the handcrafted quality and the fact that the 3D character and the way the light falls on the sculpture will always give you new facets.
Wall plates, on the other hand, create a cosy atmosphere. This type of wall decoration has experienced a revival in recent years, making modern kitchens in particular feel more homely. Discover decorative wall plates in a colourful look or with well-known motifs from art history, such as Gustav Klimt’s kiss or Claude Monet’s water lily pond.
Organisational helper
Punctuality and time are very important in the kitchen: Whether it’s the right time to cook or to share a meal with the family. Wall clocks are not only an important tool for time management, they are also a beautiful eye-catcher that does not take up too much space and adds instant value to the kitchen. Another organisational aid is a memo board – a modern metal pinboard or magnetic board where you can keep important notes, slips of paper, special photos and memories.
Find the perfect wall decoration for your interior style
It doesn’t always have to be a new kitchen. Just a few new decorative elements can give your kitchen walls a whole new look. Here are some wow-worthy wall decoration ideas for any style of interior.
Modern and Minimalist
Less is often more. To keep things from getting boring, you can make a statement by making one wall the focal point of the design, while keeping the rest of the kitchen design more subdued. This can be achieved with a new wall colour, for example. Pastel shades such as lilac, lemon yellow or sage green bring freshness to your kitchen and are not as dominant as bright colours.
Tip: By matching the wall colour, you can keep your crockery in the same colour family for added harmony.
Another idea for transforming a plain wall into an eye-catching feature is to use industrial-style wallpaper. Motifs that work particularly well in minimalist kitchens include brick designs and wallpapers with a marble or concrete texture. Their rough chic brings an urban nonchalance to your kitchen. If you don’t want to invest as much time, but are looking for a no less effective decoration idea, Scandi-style wall clocks are just the thing. Minimalist clocks with a purist design and functionality that match the clean lines of modern kitchens.
Monochrome, framed photos of your favourite motifs and brightly coloured posters of fruit and other delicacies will add an original touch to your kitchen.
Country House
Most people associate a country kitchen with cosiness and rustic charm. The display of nostalgic kitchen utensils on wooden shelves, such as copper pots and pans, rustic chopping boards or enamel bowls, adds to this sense of homeliness.
Paintings with romantic motifs such as pastel flowers, meadow and forest landscapes and deer images add to the nostalgia factor. At KunstLoft you will find an exclusive selection of acrylic paintings with natural motifs that will look great in your cottage kitchen and add a stylish touch.
Antique postcards depicting food, such as different types of fruit and vegetables, also bring the magic of a bygone era to vintage kitchens.
For those on a budget: Wall plates with ornaments and vines are a cheap alternative to classic wall decorations, as are retro tin signs, as they can usually be found for little money at flea markets and antique shops.
Boho
The connection to nature is emphasised in this style of living. Natural materials and lots of greenery are eye-catchers in a boho kitchen.
The love of plants is evident here, whether as hanging plants in baskets suspended from the ceiling or wall with macramé pendants, or as a plant shelf in wood or rattan that provides a suitable display for green friends. Macramé is not only available as plant hangers, but also as dream catchers and wall hangings. This wall decoration is mainly available in soft natural tones such as white, grey and beige and is perfect for kitchens with wooden elements and botanical decorations.
For fans of the boho style who don’t have a green thumb, it doesn’t have to be real plants. Prints and paintings with jungle motifs, leaves and palm trees also bring happiness to the kitchen.
Tip: Immerse yourself in the world of botany through elegant black and white photographs of flowering beauties or jungle vibes in acrylic paintings.
Mediterranean
Mediterranean-style kitchens create a holiday atmosphere. Our ideas will help you bring that summer feeling to your kitchen walls.
The right wall colour can go a long way in this style of living, as colour is known to lift the spirits. While a soft yellow will evoke sunny summer days, a pale blue will bring back memories of your last holiday by the sea and under a cloudless sky.
Another way to make your wall summer-ready is with wall sculptures in the shape of fish, shells and seahorses. These will instantly create a Mediterranean atmosphere in your kitchen and are also great souvenirs from your last holiday.
Ethnic-style natural wall decorations, such as woven plant fibre wall panels in beige and brown tones, and colourful wall tiles, known in Portugal as azulejos, pay tribute to the craftsmanship of southern countries and fit perfectly into the scheme of a Mediterranean-style kitchen.
Glowing citrus fruits, a lighthouse stretching out to sea or the white-and-blue houses of Santorini – paintings and posters with these motifs inspire and reassure you that your next trip south is not far off.
Discover the sea: let yourself be inspired by our selected summer and holiday motifs on KunstLoft.
Quick and easy to implement: DIY-Ideas for your kitchen wall
Beautiful wall decorations for your kitchen don’t have to be expensive. You can easily create your own personal favourites. Here are some ideas to make your kitchen wall unique.
Paintings made of dried flowers
Place meadow flowers and grasses such as poppies, daisies, heather and lavender between two sheets of paper or kitchen paper and weigh them down with a book. Leave to dry for up to three weeks. The dried flowers are then carefully arranged on the inside of a double glass frame. An elegant frame completes the wall decoration.
Chalkboard wall as an organiser
Turn your kitchen wall into a writable blackboard for shopping lists, recipes or other artwork. Cover an area of the wall with masking tape and paint this area with chalkboard paint. Brush carefully around the edges. If you don’t want to paint the wall directly, you can use wooden boards and hang them up.
Picture frames made of noodles
Why not use materials that are already within reach? For our creative picture frame, glue a dried pasta pattern onto a wooden frame. When the glue is dry, spray the frame with acrylic spray in gold or a colour of your choice. Allow to dry well and frame your favourite picture.
You can find detailed instructions on the creative page of KunstLoft: Craft paintings & frames ★ Great ideas from the DIY gallery (kunstloft.de)
KunstLoft wall decor for every lifestyle
Walls are an important part of your home’s interior and contribute a lot to the overall atmosphere. There are many different ways to decorate them according to your taste. Living room, kitchen or office – KunstLoft has the right wall decoration for every room.
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