22 Best Kitchen Wallpaper Ideas to Upgrade Your Space in 2023

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Add Age With a Period-Appropriate Wallpaper

Wallpaper an Accent Wall

Choose a Long-Loved Botanical Wallpaper

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Create a Jewel-Box Bar Nook with Wallpaper

Go With a Classic Gingham Wallpaper

You can't get more country than a classic gingham check, so what could be better in a farmhouse-style kitchen than gingham wallpaper? In this open and inviting North Carolina kitchen, designer Trinity Holmes paired a pretty brown-and-white check with warm-toned green cabinet and lots of natural woods.

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Make a Statement with Wallpaper

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Create a Wallpapered Kitchen Accent Wall

Give your kitchen a pretty focal point by wallpapering just one wall. Don't be afraid to think outside the box when choosing a pattern. Let your kitchen reflect your personality with a design that speaks to you, like this airy egret design. Make your color choices even more impactful by using pretty and practical white subway tile in the kitchen work areas.

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Wallpaper Your Kitchen Ceiling

Designer Brian Patrick Flynn (@bpatrickflynn) transformed a lackluster kitchen ceiling by covering it with geometric wallpaper. To prep the ceiling for the wallpaper, he had it patched, sanded, and primed with wallcovering primer. For easier installation, try a peel-and-stick wallpaper.

For even more interest up top, Brian fashioned pendant lights with upturned painted bushel baskets. The electrical cords and fittings are wrapped with rope.

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Create a Sunny Wallpapered Breakfast Nook

Use wallpaper to transform a drab corner into an inviting in-kitchen dining space. Here, a lively lemon-patterned wallpaper sets the scene for a bright and cheery breakfast spot. Continue the palette with chairs painted with chalk-style paint and breezy café curtains.

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Craft a DIY Wallpaper Refrigerator Front

Add an unexpected punch of pattern to a quiet kitchen by covering refrigerator doors with a pretty wallpaper. Here, homeowner Lauren Crouch gave her tired white refrigerator new life with an overscaled, hand-drawn floral. To complete her DIY upgrade, she applied the traditional wallpaper with wallpaper paste, for water-resistance and sealed it with polyurethane.

Choose Kitchen Wallpaper with a Twist

Brighten the Kitchen Pantry with Wallpaper

Your home's hardworking utilitarian spaces don't have to be boring. Instead, use a pretty wallpaper to turn your kitchen pantry into your own secret jewel box. This shelf-lined pantry easily went from drab to wow thanks to a wallpaper wrap of a fresh watercolor design.

See more at Classy Clutter.

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Add Nostalgic Charm with Vintage-Style Kitchen Wallpaper

Evoke the heart-tug of a long-ago farmhouse with a nostalgic vintage-style wallpaper. To keep this farmhouse kitchen looking fresh and current, designers John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon of design firm Madcap Cottage grounded the airiness of the classically country wallpaper with a rustic wood beam and soft-blue-painted tongue-and-groove rafters.

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Hang Blue-and-White Wallpaper in the Kitchen

No color combination is more beloved than blue and white—especially for a kitchen. Just look at all the beautiful transferware, spongeware, and chinoiserrie ceramics available. Choose a playful pattern in a vibrant blue-and-white colorway to provide your kitchen a fresh-feeling backdrop for a collection of perfectly patinaed kitchen collectibles.

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Look to the Farmers' Market for Kitchen Wallpaper Inspiration

What's more appealing than bountiful baskets full of freshly picked produce? Bring the farm-fresh beauty of your favorite fruits and vegetables to your kitchen through a graphic wallpaper. This cheery strawberry print brings fun color with a just a hint of nostalgia.

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Go Bold with Colorful Wallpaper

Turn your kitchen into a bright and happy place with colorful floral wallpaper. If your open kitchen is large enough to accommodate a dining table, wallpapering just its surrounding walls is a great way to differentiate work and living spaces, as in this beautiful home by designer Nathan Turner. Paint your millwork a crisp white to make colors pop even more.

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Line Built-ins with Easy DIY (Faux) Wallpaper

Give your open shelving an easy—and inexpensive!—style upgrade by lining the backs with adhesive shelf liner. The only tool you need is your scissors! Choose a small-scale pattern, such as a lattice, plaid, or even a polka dot, for the biggest impact.

See more at Lolly Jane.

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Use Wallpaper to Brighten the Inside of a Kitchen Hutch

Colorful plates, platters, and glassware really pop when you line the inside of a dark storage piece with a light and bright wallpaper, such as this cheery yellow plaid. It's an easy DIY project that you can tackle over a weekend. Choose a peel-and-stick wallpaper to make it even easier and eliminate the need for messy wallpaper paste.

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Keep It Classic with Plaid Kitchen Wallpaper

Choose a classic tone-on-tone gray plaid wallpaper to add subtle pattern and visual texture to a kitchen. It gives your kitchen personality without overpowering the other decorative elements, letting that colorful tableware and art still take center stage.

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Go Bold with Graphic Kitchen Wallpaper

Jennifer Kopf is the Executive Editor of Country Living. She also covers antiques and collecting.

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