The most important and original room in the house was and remains the kitchen. Here the whole family gathers after a long day, exchange news, spend time with friends, and, of course, prepare food. This multifunctional and unique room needs some special decoration. Perhaps the most common design technique is the combination of wallpaper in the kitchen - this allows you to create the necessary spatial illusions and accents. Looking through photos of such combinations, you will certainly notice how such combinations are reflected in the geometry of the room - with their help, you can expand the space, make the ceiling higher or level out unsuccessful proportions.
In addition, attractive options for combining wallpapers in the interior are ideal for furnishing, studio apartments or separate kitchens that do not differ in size. With the right combinations, you can:
- Eliminate the consequences of unsuccessful repairs;
- Divide the room into zones according to functions (working and dining room);
- Hide the errors of the original layout;
- Combine adjacent rooms, while ensuring individuality in the interior of each of them;
- Create a dynamic design;
- Provide attention to architectural features (e.g. columns);
- Set the right accents.
Combination according to the rules
Looking at the photos, you can only enjoy the successful design finds. But the decision to combine wallpaper on your own can lead to much worse results - only if you do not follow the basic rules:
- Wallpapers of different price categories are not combined. The material must belong to the same segment, but may differ in both texture and color. It will be right for novice designers to use collections that feature basic colors and companion wallpapers.
- It is better when the combined strips are of the same length - it is easier to pick up the edging and join the coatings.
- Wallpaper should look harmonious in the kitchen interior;
- It is good when the material matches the tone of the facades of kitchen furniture or shades of household appliances (it does not have to copy them, but it must certainly harmonize).
- Photos of successful kitchen designs always show balance. To do this, bright colors are combined with calm neutrals, wallpaper with large prints is combined with a plain wall.
Advice! Don't forget about advance planning. First, you should choose the color and texture of the material (for small kitchens - light shades that do not hide space), and then calculate the number of rolls based on the area of the room.
The method you choose to create combined surfaces also matters. There are about 20 interior options in the photo, but four are the most popular.
Vertical zoning of walls
Combining wallpaper in the kitchen vertically is an opportunity to balance, as well as a great way to visually raise the ceiling. Almost always, striped wallpaper is used for vertical zoning. Here you can choose the following solution:
- Symmetrical: the walls of the kitchen are pasted over with wide stripes on both sides of the center. Contrasting materials are perfect here, distracting with expressive lines from imbalances in the room;
- Asymmetric: material with wide stripes decorates one wall, and all others are decorated with stripes of different sizes. This solution looks dynamic in the interior and helps to make the kitchen wider.
You can also correctly place visual accents by combining colorful stripes with monochrome ones. In addition, it is an excellent way to avoid boredom in a monochrome design - for this, canvases of different shades alternate like 1-1 or 1-2. It turns out a wonderful color game. However, you need to monitor the contrast of the combinations so that the room does not turn out to be too aggressive as a result. Of course, bold combinations can also be used: red-blue, crimson-green, but fans of traditional design most often choose calm contrasts: red-black or white-black; blue-gold. In the photo, each of these options looks amazing.
Horizontal combination method
This option is used in a kitchen with high ceilings and works perfectly in the interior of any style. The division of walls in a horizontal plane is a favorite technique of decorators when it is necessary to transform a room that is too elongated upwards.
The simplest version of horizontal combination in the interior is the alternation of wallpapers of different colors and textures that echo each other and match the kitchen decor.
Advice! In almost all styles, you can use a combination of wallpaper with cork or wood paneling.
With a horizontal combination, the height of the wall is divided as 1 to 2, with a less wide strip located below. There are many classic combinations, each of which looks more than luxurious in the interior in the photo:
- Top with geometric patterns, damasks, large flowers or stripes, bottom - plain or with small patterns;
- Bottom with a prominent, massive, expressive ornament (geometric or floral), top - monochrome;
- The bottom is striped, the top is with a small pattern or plain.
The options selected in the same color scheme will look attractive. The main thing is also to choose the right border, with the right color and the theme of the picture.
As for the binding of the height, it can be done to the level of the window sill. If the ceilings are very high, then the lower part should occupy 2/3 of the room.
With horizontal combination, you will also need a separator - a special molding, border, plank.
Advice! You can combine contrasting materials or wallpapers of similar shades. In any case, do not forget about the game of textures. So, embossed, imitating plaster, are amazingly combined with soft textile options.
Selecting an accent wall
The accent wall is one of the favorite design techniques for zoning and decorating kitchens. The following photos in the interior show examples of zoning the dining area.
However, it is very important not to lose balance here. In most cases, the accent wall is decorated with bright colors, but at the same time, the suite and adjacent walls should be restrained.
Wallpaper can emphasize the beauty or make the kitchen set more interesting by decorating the wall from its side.
In addition, this method will create a wonderful accent on the architectural nuances of the room. After all, wall niches and ledges do not have to be hidden at all - they can be distinguished by decorating with wallpaper that differs in color and / or texture.
Patchwork combination
Patchwork wallpaper combination technique is one of the most difficult to implement. But the result is amazing, as evidenced by the photo.
Indeed, as a result, you will get a colorful quilted “blanket”, only on the wall. This method of combination will certainly suit those who cannot choose one option and at the same time admire the variety of color and texture solutions in the collections.
However, the wallpaper will still have to be chosen - and much more carefully, using a sense of proportion and style.
And don't be fooled by the photo with such an interior that looks playful, cute and childishly naive. After all, the implementation of such a technique in practice is quite complicated. It is important not only to choose materials correctly and harmoniously, but also to work with a large number of disparate pieces - and to get a beautiful result, you will need a lot of patience.
One of the most popular combination methods is also considered. Among this decor, you can choose a thematic solution for the kitchen interior - a still life, a street with a cafe, wheat fields, and so on. The best accommodation is in the dining area.
An interesting solution in the photo also looks like decorating the wall with wallpaper elements over an existing finish. To do this, the most attractive elements are cut out of suitable canvases and placed in a border frame. Inserts can be made complex in shape - for the neoclassical style or square, rectangular - for the baroque.
Advice! For such combinations, it is better to take massive ones.
Once again about the combination of textures and colors
Contrasting colors and textures look simply amazing, but you should be very careful when choosing combinations so as not to achieve a negative effect.
Shades of the same color group blend well with each other - for example, brown with beige, pink with red. Combinations of textures, canvases with voluminous embossed and smooth surfaces will look no less advantageous.
But canvases with too colorful or complex patterns are not combined, since the contrast here will be invisible. In addition, the central bright must certainly be framed with smooth one-color panels.
Decorating the walls with wallpaper is the most effective way to make the kitchen cozy and stylish and even correct some of the room's imperfections. For example, with their help, you can create the illusion of spaciousness if the kitchen is small. The main thing is to choose the right shade and wallpaper pattern.
- The main guideline in choosing the color of wallpaper for the kitchen is the color of the headset. After all, it is the walls and kitchen furniture that occupy most of the space.
Our guide will help you make your choice and show you some professional tricks for combining wallpaper and furniture. Also here you will find 112 photos of kitchens with wallpapers of different colors, in which you can peep ready-made color solutions and ideas.
7 main rules
Whether you're planning a kitchen design from scratch, or just wanting to replace the wallpaper to update your interior, these 7 tips will definitely help you.
- "Make friends" with the color wheel. When deciding on the color of the wallpaper for the kitchen, you can use the favorite "tool" of designers - the color wheel. You can buy it in a craft store or search the Internet for its online version.
The principle of working with a circle is quite simple - you need to "play" with color combinations according to ready-made color schemes.
Scheme 1. Monochromatic combinations: colors from one segment of the chromatic circle are combined. That is, the wallpaper is selected to match the headset. So that the monochrome range does not seem too boring, it is better to choose a wallpaper with a pattern (see photo below). You can also complement the interior with contrasting accents, an abundance of light colors or simply expressive textures / materials.
Blue kitchen with blue patterned wallpaper
Brown wallpaper without a pattern in the interior of the kitchen
Scheme 2. Contrasting combinations: opposite colors are combined. So, for example, you can choose wallpaper with an orange print for a blue headset, since in a circle blue is opposite orange. And so that the combination of contrasting colors does not seem too sharp, it is better to use complex shades (for example, in addition to the blue headset, you can choose not purely orange wallpapers, but terracotta ones).
Scheme 3. Harmonic combinations: “neighbors” are combined in a circle. According to this principle, you need to choose a yellow-green or blue-green wallpaper for a green kitchen set. You can dilute this range by including contrasting or neutral tones in the interior.
We have listed three main schemes, but in fact there are many more (the principle of triads, remote pairs, intermediate tones, etc.). Below you can see some diagrams.
- If the kitchen lacks sunlight, then the wallpaper should be chosen light and warm. For example, white, cream, cream, light coral or pastel pink. Bright wallpapers in pure warm colors (for example, orange, yellow, red, etc.) can also be used, but in small quantities and subject to a neutral headset color. The photo below shows a good example of how the northern and small kitchen was made lighter and “sunnier” due to yellow wallpaper and white furniture.
- In the interior of a small kitchen white wallpapers “work” best, perhaps with a small and not catchy pattern. White wallpaper in combination with a white set will give the effect of a boundless and air-filled space, even if it is very cramped.
White wallpaper reflects light, making the space brighter and visually pushing the walls apart.
Light wallpaper with a white set in a small kitchen in Khrushchev
It turns out that dark wallpaper has no place in a small kitchen? This is not entirely true. If you glue, say, black wallpaper on one wall, and paste over the rest of the partitions with lighter wallpaper, then you will get the effect of a deeper space, the black wall will seem to move deeper into the room.
- Wallpapers of cool colors (blue, cyan, turquoise) are shown for rooms that are flooded with sunlight most of the time. Otherwise, the walls will look dull and literally “freeze” the space. However, in a small dose and in combination with a large proportion of warm shades (for example, if the floor is wooden), “cold” wallpapers are acceptable.
- In general, wallpaper in warm colors is most suitable for the kitchen and dining room., since they have a good effect not only on appetite, but also on communication between households.
Wallpapers of cold tones, on the contrary, reduce appetite; against their background, food seems less appetizing. For those who strive for a moderate diet, this can play into the hands.
- In order not to miscalculate with the choice of color, after looking at cute wallpapers, do not rush to buy them right away, but rather ask / order a sample for testing. The fact is that the option you like in the store may open up a little differently at home due to different lighting. In addition, it may simply not match the shade of your headset.
Most often, samples are provided free of charge, and online stores deliver them to your home for a fee.
Wallpaper testing is carried out as follows: the sample is hung on the wall, and then simply observed at different times of the day. Ideally, it should look good in dim light, and in bright sunlight, and in artificial light, and in natural light.
By the way, it is useful to check the wallpaper sample for compatibility with other interior elements: floor tiles, apron, furniture upholstery, etc. Having collected and laid out all the samples on one board, you will see if your idea is successful or something needs to be changed. Compiling such boards (also called moodboards) helps professional designers create the most harmonious combinations of colors, prints and textures.
- And the last, and very important practical advice. After choosing wallpaper, check if all rolls are from the same batch, and also make sure that you have taken at least 10-15% of the stock of material.
Wallpapers of the same color and article, but released in different batches, always differ slightly (due to the peculiarities of production). The difference in shades may seem insignificant, but on the walls it will become very noticeable.
For this reason, wallpaper should always be bought with a margin. If suddenly there is not enough material, it will be problematic or impossible to find rolls of the same batch.
How to choose wallpaper to match the color of the kitchen - a gallery of photo ideas with tips
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For white kitchen
Choosing a wallpaper color for a white kitchen is both difficult and easy at the same time, because absolutely any shades are suitable for it.
- For a traditional white kitchen, wallpapers in natural and soothing colors are best suited: blue, gray, beige, brown, blue, green, mustard, terracotta and burgundy.
- For a modern white headset, you can choose wallpaper not only in the shades listed above, but also in more contrasting, darker and purer colors. For example, it can be wallpaper in bright yellow, lime, black, purple, turquoise or hot pink.
Green floral wallpaper in a small white kitchen
Also in a modern white kitchen, photo wallpapers will be good.
Our choice: We like the combination of a white headset with yellow, yellow-green or beige-yellow wallpapers the most. In such a kitchen, even on the most cloudy day it will be sunny.
For beige and cream cuisine
White, green, beige, brown tones, as well as blue, turquoise and blue wallpapers are best suited for a beige kitchen set.
Classic beige kitchen with beige wallpaper
Beige wallpaper in the Provence style kitchen
- Our choice: a combination of beige kitchen with white and blue (see photo example below), blue or gray-blue wallpaper.
For brown kitchen (wenge, all shades of wood)
If you have a brown kitchen, then you can choose wallpaper in any warm shade - from vanilla to mustard. Also, walls in green, olive, blue, turquoise and blue will be a good background for brown furniture.
For blue and blue kitchen
Depending on the color of the walls and the degree of illumination in the kitchen, with a blue or blue set it can be calm and fresh or cold and uncomfortable. To achieve a successful result, choose a beige or milky white wallpaper. Wallpaper with a yellow or orange print is also good.
Our picks: We especially like the combination of blue/light blue kitchen with sand or yellow wallpaper.
For gray kitchen
The gray headset tends to ennoble its companions and pacify a little. The most successful combinations of gray kitchens will be with white, pink and yellow wallpapers.
For green kitchen
A green kitchen will be pleasing to the eye when paired with: red, burgundy, orange, yellow, brown, blue and blue wallpapers.
For yellow kitchen
Yellow kitchen goes well with white. This duet works especially well in dark kitchens with north-facing windows. Also, for a yellow headset, you can pick up black and white wallpapers as in the photo below, pale lilac, blue, blue, turquoise, brown, red, coral and green.
Do you want to make the yellow color stricter and more elegant? Then we advise you to choose wallpaper in light gray or beige.
For orange kitchen
Orange color is one of the most invigorating and active, so all additional shades should balance and “extinguish” it. Blue, turquoise and blue wallpapers will refresh an orange kitchen, gray ones will make them more elegant, and green and white ones will bring coziness. Also, red, yellow, pink, purple and lilac are combined with orange and its shades.
For red and burgundy cuisine
Red furniture nowhere looks more harmonious than in the kitchen, as this color whets the appetite and makes the space cozy. However, in large arrays, red can be annoying, so it should be combined with more good-natured shades (white, green, beige) or with cold, restrained tones (blue, blue, turquoise). Also, the wallpaper in the red kitchen can have a print of yellow, orange, brown and burgundy.
For black and black and white kitchen
In fact, for a black headset, just like for a white one, wallpaper of any color is suitable. But, so that the interior does not turn out to be too dark, it is better to use light-colored wallpapers, wallpapers with a white background and color prints, or wallpapers of cheerful colors that can dilute the gloom of black. For example, it can be yellow, white-yellow, pink, white-green wallpaper.
Our choice: a black kitchen with yellow or yellow-white wallpaper, as in this selection of photos.
Of course, when choosing a color, you should be guided only by individual preferences - after all, you won’t buy wallpaper in a strict dark color if you really like light colors?
OUTPUT with brief description of all existing types of wallpaper is presented at the very bottom of the article.
Criteria for choosing kitchen wallpapers
- Wet cleaning is regularly carried out in the kitchen, including walls, so kitchen wallpaper must be moisture resistant. The most “delicious” part of our life takes place in the kitchen, however, in the process of cooking, drops of fat, oils, juices and other unpleasant little things often get on the walls, which, in the case of improperly selected finishing material, often force the owners to start new repairs and change wallpaper. Moisture-resistant coatings withstand wiping lightly soiled areas with a soft cloth or damp sponge, without the use of detergents and cleaners. Washable wallpapers withstand similar wet cleaning, but with the addition of special detergents. But super-washable wallpapers can withstand not only rubbing with detergents, but also brushing.
- An important indicator of the quality of kitchen wallpaper is the density, which is directly related to the strength and durability of wall decoration. In addition, the higher the density of the wallpaper, the smaller the pores in them, in which dirt easily accumulates.
- Wallpaper for the kitchen must have high light fastness, that is, be resistant to fading in the sun, otherwise they will quickly turn yellow, losing their attractive appearance. This will affect not only the aesthetics of the room, but also make it impossible to rearrange the furniture without first repairing the walls.
- Another important parameter is vapor permeability, due to which the walls of the kitchen dry out quickly, which has a positive effect on the microclimate of the room.
- When choosing wallpaper for the kitchen for painting, it is recommended to give preference to those types that are suitable for repeated painting.
- When choosing wallpaper for the kitchen, you should definitely pay attention to the labeling of the goods: the “wave” icon indicates the moisture resistance of the material, and the “wave with a brush” indicates resistance to mechanical damage.
The assortment of modern wallpapers, both domestic and foreign, presented in stores and markets, is breathtaking. Any whim is easily realized! A huge selection of wallpapers, at first glance, gives us the opportunity to choose exactly what we really need, but in most cases an ordinary person can simply get lost in such a variety, so it’s better to immediately discard the options that are not suitable for finishing the kitchen.
Paper wallpapers are completely unsuitable for pasting walls in the kitchen. . Don't be fooled by the cheapness! Later, it will cost you a pretty penny with its impracticality and fragility. Having chosen paper wallpapers, you can immediately begin to prepare for a new repair. Increasingly popular textile wallpapers made of cotton, linen or silk, as well as natural wallpapers made from bamboo, veneer of rare tree species, leaves and stems of exotic herbs, of course, look impressive, but since they intensively absorb smoke, burning and smells of the cooking food, for the kitchen this is far from the best solution.
Acrylic options with prominent embossed patterns, like all other types of embossed and corrugated wallpaper with a three-dimensional pattern, are best left for finishing the living room, bedroom or hallway - in the kitchen, pretty flowers and curls will quickly become covered with a dark coating, which will be difficult to wash even with detergents.
As you know, colors tend to have a certain effect on a person’s perception - they excite, calm, you can get tired of contemplating the same color, or you can relax (morally, of course).
So what colors are suitable for the kitchen?
Today you can choose a variety of variations and combinations. But it's still worth sticking to some subtleties.
Basic rules for choosing wallpaper colors for the kitchen
* Large drawing visually reduces the size of the room. * Small drawing, on the contrary, makes the room seem more spacious than it really is. * Geometric patterns on the walls of the kitchen in the form of intersecting stripes, like the ornament on Scottish kilts, create the illusion of a continuous space. * Vertical drawing "raises" the ceilings, visually "increasing" the height of the room. * The horizontal pattern and horizontal stripes on the wallpaper "expand" the kitchen while reducing its height. * Diagonal lines on the wallpaper bring dynamics to the interior of the kitchen, creating the illusion of movement. * Texture wallpapers look very extraordinary. By endowing the surface of the walls with new qualities, they are able to create an additional dimension in the room. Thanks to the play of shadows and penumbraes, curious color nuances and unexpected alternations of textures, you can get a lot of interesting effects.
For rooms with low ceilingschoose wallpaper with longitudinal stripes or a vertical pattern. The narrower the drawing, the higher the ceiling.
Respectively, if the ceilings are high and the apartment looks like a well, a transverse pattern and horizontal stripes will help to visually equalize the height of the ceiling.
fine drawing or plain wallpaper will visually increase the space in a small room.
Large drawing and saturated colors of the wallpaper will make the room too spacious more comfortable.
But the wallpaper of cold shades (silver, blue, blue) will make the room visually wider.
The color of the wallpaper in the kitchen should certainly please the eye, be pleasant - these are beige and cheerful orange tones, perhaps yellow drawings. But red not only causes aggression - it excites the appetite. But the most interesting, perhaps, will be combinations - certain combinations of wallpaper colors for the kitchen.
We combine the color finish of the kitchen - "instructions for use"
The simplest option would be a combination of wallpapers from different textures, in which, if you choose the right colors, you can even divide the kitchen into functional areas, “raise” low ceilings and even “push apart” the walls.
You can use the same color, with a halftone-tone difference. With it, you can highlight any unusual details of the kitchen layout.
To create a modern style, you can choose several shades that correspond to the same gamut. At the same time, there is such a simple, but quite effective technique as sticking several layers on top of each other. Thus, it is possible to emphasize the difference between the zones of the kitchen space. Still, as an option, you can beat one dominant color and decorate it with interspersed with lighter / darker shades.
Another design option can be a game of contrasts - black-white, yellow-blue, red-black, etc. However, it is important not to overdo it with contrasts, since such “combinations” will suit not only any kitchen, but not even all people. You can experiment with pairs such as "blue - silver", "green - gold".
If your kitchen is narrow but long, you can “expand” it with light wallpaper on the long sides and dark wallpaper on the short ones.
But square kitchens can be finished in any color - the main thing is that one of the walls is a more saturated color than the others.
Fans of oriental exoticism can combine pairs such as warm yellow tones with "bamboo" wallpaper - images of bamboo thickets, oriental themes or wicker.
Important!
If you are combining wallpapers, then try to keep different types in the same price range. High-end models will not look at all with a cheaper option, even if the shades are very suitable for each other.
A brief description of the available types of wallpaper for the kitchen:
Vinyl wallpapersThey are the perfect solution for decorating your kitchen. Vinyl is quite moisture-resistant, light-resistant, quite effectively hides various minor imperfections of the walls. Having picked up a material with sufficient density, you can confidently make such a purchase.
Foamed vinyl kitchen wallpaperslightly inferior to the wallpaper described above, despite its unambiguous name. These wallpapers are characterized by a rather low level of wear resistance and are limited in terms of choosing a suitable pattern.
Compact vinylis a hot stamping wallpaper that can imitate plaster, stone, leather and much more. Thanks to this, you can not limit your design ideas. In addition, compact vinyl easily tolerates all sorts of cleaning activities. However, high quality should be paid accordingly, which will later pay off with a long service life.
Non-woven wallpaperor vinyl wallpaper on non-woven base. They are easily glued, do not tear, do not wrinkle, do not deform upon contact with glue, do not swell, and are able to hide some surface defects.
silkscreen. They are characterized by a smooth silky shiny surface, moisture and light resistant, and also resistant to mechanical stress. They are quite dense.
Vinyl wallpaper for paintingwith the ability to repaint up to seven times, which allows you to frequently change the situation in the room.
Glass fiber- a great option to save time, effort and money. They do not require careful treatment, repainting more than ten times is possible, fire resistant, moisture resistant.
Paper wallpaper with impregnation- economical option with a short service life. Perfect for kitchens in rental apartments.
Paper wallpaper with a minimal layer of vinylcharacterized by a smooth surface, which quite clearly reveals the slightest imperfections in the bonding surface. It is for this reason that the walls should be ideally prepared for gluing.
Pasting different types of wallpaper is also charged differently. The cost of wallpapering directly depends not only on the types of wallpaper, but also on the degree of complexity of their sticker, on the preparedness of the working surface and on many other little things that are discussed directly with the customer.
Today, striped wallpapers are gaining popularity. Striped wallpapers are just an obsession with many designers. The well-known rule that vertical lines allow you to visually raise the ceiling works if your ceiling is at least 250 centimeters high. It is also worth remembering the following regarding striped wallpaper:
* in case the furniture plays an overly active role in the interior, wallpaper of neutral shades with wide stripes can mitigate this effect, but wallpapers where different shades and stripe widths rhyme come to the fore;
* the brighter and narrower the stripes, the more they distract attention to themselves. This ability allows, if desired, to disguise the door, that is, to make it not so conspicuous. But do not forget that such wallpaper is a potent remedy and there is a possibility that after some time you will get tired of this type of room.
* Rooms with low ceilings will not fit horizontal stripes - they visually divide the wall into parts and thereby lower the ceiling. Although in the bedroom such a solution is acceptable. When choosing furniture, one should not strive to get exactly the same tone as the striped wallpaper - it is quite enough if they match the main color.
Those who are going to use beige and gray wallpapers of this type can be advised to abandon dark-colored furniture and accessories, since this combination gives the interior an absolutely neutral look.
CONCLUSION ON THE MAIN TYPES OF WALLPAPERS
Paper wallpaper with a special water-repellent impregnation is the most affordable option suitable for pasting a kitchen. However, they will last no more than three or four years, and besides, they quickly fade in the sun, and they do not differ in special decorative effect.
- Paper wallpaper with a minimal layer of vinyl
- Foamed vinyl kitchen wallpaper
- Vinyl wallpapers
- Compact vinyl
- Vinyl wallpaper on non-woven base
- silkscreen
- Vinyl wallpaper for painting
- fiberglass wallpaper
Which room in the apartment experiences the most stress? Of course, the kitchen. It is here that dinners are prepared, households meet at the table, sometimes lessons are done under the supervision of a busy mother, guests are received in the presence of a small apartment. The kitchen is the center of the universe of every living space. And so I want to make it both stylish and comfortable. When choosing materials for decoration, it is required to combine practicality and beautiful appearance. Which wallpaper is best suited for the kitchen, now we will find out.
Wallpaper in the kitchen in African style
Requirements for wallpaper in the kitchen
There are several requirements on how to choose the right wallpaper for the kitchen, which you should follow when buying. This will help to acquire material that is easy to use, more practical and durable.
Light wallpaper for the kitchen in the style of "Provence"
Kitchen wallpaper must be washed. It is necessary! The best option (especially for small spaces) will be those that tolerate cleaning with detergents and a brush. After all, drops of water and splashes from cooking food can get on the walls.
Washable wallpaper matched to the pattern of the apron
Among the finishing materials there are several types:
- Moisture-resistant wallpaper can withstand wiping with a soft cloth slightly dampened with water. Usually not recommended for kitchens;
- Washable allow you to remove dust and light dirt (but not grease) with a rag or sponge applied with slightly alkaline solutions;
- Super washable allow for more thorough cleaning with a sponge and soapy solutions;
- Super-cleanable, abrasion-resistant, most durable wallpaper that can be cleaned with a sponge and brush.
The use of wallpaper in combination with tempered glass as an apron
Know! Can be purchased for the kitchen and wallpaper for painting. This option will make it possible to change the color of the kitchen without major repairs. For example, paintable non-woven wallpaper is a material that is washable and breathable, and can also withstand up to 8 stains.
Painting textured wallpaper
Types of wallpaper
The choice of finishing materials today is huge. Looking at options for the kitchen, you can get confused in the assortment of Russian and foreign production, in various textures and colors. Let's first try to identify those that are not suitable for our premises, and then consider the best options. Examples of how to choose the right wallpaper for the kitchen, so that it is both beautiful and practical, look at the photo.
Silk-screen printing on the wall above the working kitchen area
In a number of outsiders, we immediately write down natural wallpapers made of textiles, bamboo, leaves, and so on. Do not be tempted by their environmental qualities, they will be very appropriate in other rooms, but not in the kitchen. Even with a powerful hood, their shelf life will be quite short. And such impractical properties as odor absorption, soiling and impossibility of cleaning will make their use in the kitchen almost impossible.
Wallpaper with a "cage" pattern in the interior of the kitchen
Also not suitable for the kitchen and paper wallpaper without impregnation. Their tendency to abrasion, rapid pollution and fading in the sun will be the reason for the next repair a short time after gluing.
Luxurious floral print kitchen wallpaper
We now note the materials that will be appropriate in the kitchen.
Vinyl
This is one of the best and suitable options. They consist of a microporous plastic layer applied to a base of interlining or paper. At a relatively low price, such a finishing material has all the qualities necessary for the kitchen. Thanks to a special protective layer, vinyl wallpapers do not fade, it also prevents dust and dirt from sticking. And resistance to moisture and detergents allows you to care for them without fear of damage.
Embossed vinyl wallpaper for the kitchen
Plus such wallpaper - a wide variety of colors, patterns and textured embossing. The downside is the lack of vapor permeability, which is why there is a possibility of condensation under them, which can lead to the appearance of fungus and mold.
Vinyl wallpaper is a great option for pasting walls in the kitchen.
Know! You can prevent the formation of fungus and mold if the walls during the repair are carefully prepared for pasting by applying a special antifungal composition to them.
non-woven
These wallpapers are made from cellulose fibers pressed with a special adhesive. This material is natural and safe and has good durability. In addition, by pasting the kitchen with non-woven fabrics, we get a surface that does not swell when wet, and "breathing" walls, on which mold will not form.
Non-woven wallpaper with two-tone floral print on the kitchen wall
The density of the canvases allows them to be pasted over even by people who are not particularly versed in repairs. They do not tear and do not crumple, gently cover all the imperfections of the pasted surface. In addition, the glue is applied to the walls themselves, and the work goes much easier. The non-woven coating has one minus - the price.
Non-woven coating in the interior of the Provence kitchen
Glass fiber
This option is a coating made on looms from glass fibers of various thicknesses. They have good strength, fire resistance, durable in operation and are not afraid of water. These qualities are used when decorating the walls in the kitchen.
Fiberglass wallpaper for the kitchen
In addition, cullets or fiberglass are an environmentally friendly material, as they contain soda, quartz sand, lime, dolomite with binder additives. They are characterized by vapor permeability, which does not allow mold and fungi to start. These wallpapers are hypoallergenic. They are also used for painting, and are also capable of withstanding up to 10-15 staining cycles.
An example of how fiberglass looks on the walls and ceiling of the kitchen
Color and pattern for wallpaper in the kitchen
And although the practical side of choosing wallpaper is one of the most important, but there is no need to dissemble. First of all, we are looking for those materials that we like externally. Color and applied drawings can also play an important role in rooms with various disadvantages: a small area, low ceilings, dark lighting.
Calm pastel colors of the walls in the kitchen
The color of finishing materials will help to visually enlarge a small kitchen. To do this, you need to take plain wallpaper in light shades. Drawing on canvases can also be useful, but only if it is small and dim. Large patterns of active color will already compress an already small space. An example of how to choose wallpaper for a small kitchen by color, see the photo below.
Increased space thanks to a light floral print on the wallpaper
Wallpaper with vertical stripes will visually raise the ceilings. Horizontal lines are able to stretch the room in breadth. Diagonally placed stripes will give dynamics and add a sense of movement. So that such wallpapers do not tire your eyes and do not get bored, it is better to choose such canvases where the colors smoothly and gently flow from one to another. Similar recommendations will be needed to correct the shortcomings of the kitchen.
Delicate floral pattern on the wallpaper pasted over the work area
It is convenient to delimit a large kitchen into zones by using materials of several shades of the selected range. They do this with wallpaper for painting. It is required to apply additional layers of the same paint in the next zone. So you can get deeper and more saturated shades.
A bright and eye-catching floral print separated the wash area by the window
Before you choose wallpaper for the kitchen by color, you need to remember about their psychological impact on a person.
- Blue color calms, helps to relax, promotes a good rest after a working day. It is noticed that it reduces appetite, which will be important for people prone to overeating;
- Green color will create a feeling of summer and warmth. It will perfectly refresh the interior and create an atmosphere of calm and tranquility. These wallpapers will look good in combination with gray, orange or beige furniture;
- The white color of the wallpaper will give the kitchen a lot of air and space. Bringing purity and harmony into any room, it creates a feeling of peace and quiet. Can be combined with all colors and applied in any style;
- A kitchen with orange wallpaper has a warm and cozy feel. It just has a friendly atmosphere. Such a color scheme can increase appetite and cheer up.
What color of wallpaper is better to choose for the kitchen, you can decide by looking at the photos presented.
Light blue floral pattern of wallpaper in the design of the walls
Accent wall with a large floral pattern
Green wallpaper in the interior of the kitchen
Wallpaper for the style of the kitchen
If a certain design style is adhered to in the decoration of the kitchen, then wallpapers are bought that are best able to support the desired interior.
Light, pastel wallpaper with an ornament in the decoration of the walls
Modern style
Such a kitchen can be decorated with wallpapers of various colors and patterns. To match them, you can also pick up the working surfaces of tables with imitation of stone or wood. Wall murals laid out on one of the walls, for example, next to the kitchen table, will also look great. Materials with bright striped prints, with various geometric shapes are also appropriate.
Classic
For a classic kitchen, wallpapers with complex muted colors of light and dark shades are more suitable. Bright neon walls are out of place in this elegant style. Oriental patterns, medallions, monograms, stripes and cages, complex ornaments will fit well into such a room. Stylish will look among elegant furniture and plain canvases.
Laconic wallpaper in a classic interior
Loft
An urban atmosphere in the kitchen can be created with natural brick, plaster, stone finishes. In its absence, wallpapers imitating these materials are suitable. They can also be used in combination with others, for example, black or dark blue textured canvases, creating a feeling of attic spaces, from where the fashion for this style came from.
Floral wallpaper diluted the industrial atmosphere and brought the interior closer to home
Minimalism
The kitchen of this style is distinguished by the spirit of simplicity and freedom. Therefore, monophonic smooth wallpapers of all shades of gray, brown, white or with small patterns are chosen for decoration. Often the interior uses a contrast between white furniture and gray walls.
Purple embossed wallpaper in a minimalist kitchen
Provence
In the design of such a kitchen, light wallpapers with a certain pattern look good, for example, a vertical strip, delicate flowers, a check. Suitable and combined wallpaper with borders, which depicts rustic motifs: household utensils, still lifes of vegetables and fruits, rural landscapes, animals. The shades of such materials are calm, soft: sand, beige, olive and others. You can apply coatings with imitation of cracked plaster, old wood, home textiles.
Vintage pattern on the wallpaper used in the Provence style kitchen
When thinking about how to choose the right wallpaper for the kitchen, you should heed the advice of experts who have been engaged in design for more than one year:
- It is usually customary to choose wallpaper for furniture, and not vice versa. And here one recommendation is important - you do not need to overload the interior with a lot of bright details. Focus on one thing: either pick up a calm wall finish for a bright kitchen set, or juicy tones of canvases for cabinets and tables with a laconic design;
Wallpaper with a laconic ornament in the interior of the kitchen
- With bright lighting in the kitchen, when the windows face south, cold shades, for example, purple, blue, green, will look better on the walls. If there is not enough lighting in the room, natural and artificial, it is worth stopping at light warm shades, which in addition will visually enlarge the kitchen;
Wallpaper with a bright floral print on a dark background in the interior of a kitchen with white furniture
- If there is a desire to use a combination of wallpaper in the kitchen, it is advised to purchase materials from one collection. For partner wallpapers, for example, a plain and patterned version, you can also choose various borders. Convenience here lies in the same thickness and density of the canvases. An example of how to choose the right wallpaper in two colors for the kitchen can be seen in the photo;
Wallpaper with a pattern of a cut of a tree in the interior of the kitchen
- For those undecided on the color, you can be advised to purchase material for painting. If the applied shade does not suit you, just repaint it. Moreover, modern materials can easily endure repeated color changes.
Painted textured wallpaper on the walls of the kitchen
When choosing which wallpaper is best suited for the kitchen, you need to remember that they can not only decorate, but also keep the room clean and fresh, create comfort and order, and also really push back the timing of the next repair. Why change something that can look stylish and neat for a long time.
Here are some practical tips to help you decide on the choice of modern wallpaper for a small kitchen:
What wallpaper for a small kitchen is now in fashion
It's no secret that interior design is a whole industry that does not stand still.
Every year, global manufacturers delight us with new models, colors, textures and materials.
let's consider the most expressive and practical trends in the field of wallpaper for a small kitchen.
washable
When it comes to wallpapers for any small kitchen, we can't forget about washable options.
For some reason, many people think that they look wretched, cheap and have a narrow assortment. We hasten to assure you that today their model range is quite wide.
Charming blue color is now in vogue in many countries. It goes well with white furniture, light woods and decor elements in yellow, navy blue and brown.
This wallpaper is more in beige tones, which can often be found in our kitchens. In fact, this is a universal color scheme that can be suitable for a wide variety of interiors both in an apartment and in a house.
As before, models with brick relief and various patterns remain popular among washable wallpapers. For example, textures with flowers, fruits, abstract elements, etc. will fit well into the kitchen interior.
In general, as you may have noticed, now there is a very big fashion for bright and saturated colors.
This trend is gaining momentum especially in the countries of the former USSR. Dull, plain and boring wallpapers are being replaced by bright colors, modern patterns and drawings.
As can be seen from the presented material and photo, there are several unconditional rules and recommendations for choosing wallpaper for a small kitchen.
Visually increasing the space, wallpaper with panoramic images - tunnels, paths, roads, rivers, streets stretching into the distance or the endless sea are perfect for a very tiny kitchen (for example, a kitchen of 4 sq.m.).
They will also visually enlarge a small room with walls with a glossy texture or mother-of-pearl ornaments. By the way, patterned wallpapers are back in fashion again and fit literally every style: classic, provence, fusion, country, hi-tech, art deco, retro, etc.
Saturated colors that are relevant in a modern interior are purple, light green, canary, carrot, etc. Kitchen facades, appliances, utensils, and small decor items can shine with brightness. In confirmation of all this - a selection of colorful and real photos.
Choosing a wallpaper color
First of all, focus on the existing interior items - furniture, kitchen sets, appliances, as well as the colors of the floor and ceiling.
Now discard the colors that definitely don't go well with most items. It is important to listen to the very first impression.
The next step is to try on different colors, while acting as a jury. Yes, it really makes sense to rate and or at least somehow mark the colors that fall into the top 5 so as not to get confused.
What colors do you prefer in clothes? Do you want to surround yourself with them also in the interior? Maybe it's still worth creating a contrast between home and everyday life.
The location of your kitchen is another clue. If the windows face south, it is better to choose a cold color scheme for the wallpaper. Moreover, some designers believe that warm colors make the room feel less spacious. So try to find the best option.
