Easy kitchen wall decorating ideas

DO you love looking through the latest design magazines for kitchen decorating ideas, but do not have the time or budget for a major remodel?

We have got some quick and easy decorating tips on how to give your kitchen an update worthy of a home magazine.

The best part is that these kitchen decorating ideas can mix and match beautifully — use one or a few together.

Most kitchen decorating efforts are placed on the appliances, counter tops and cooking gadgets.

But the walls are where you can make a big impact with an easy do-it-yourself (DIY) project.

Updating your kitchen wall decor with easy, design-savvy changes will transform your cooking and dining experience.

Here are some kitchen decorating ideas that take your kitchen’s walls from tired to inspired:

The three-colour palette

Colour is one of the fastest and most inexpensive ways to update a room. But great kitchen wall colours do not happen by accident. The secret is in the three-colour palette.

An existing kitchen colour that cannot be changed. This may be the colour of the counter top or cabinets.

A neutral of your choice. Use it for the new kitchen wall colour that complements colour one. It will serve as your decor

Colour One: Colour Two:

backdrop.

Colour three:

It makes your kitchen unique. It is often a bold and unexpected colour that works with your palette. Colour three adds pop to your kitchen. Use it as a statement piece for your accessories like bar stools, vases or cookware.

The best way to find the perfect three-colour palette is to grab paint swatches in the shades you like and shuffle them around until you are happy with the combination.

Start with a focal point

Try to see your current kitchen decor the way a visitor would view it for the first time. Walk into your kitchen and think about what you notice. Is the first thing you see something you like?

If not, what would you rather notice first? Make that spot and the closest wall your focal point.

Focal points are eye-catching and visually jump out at you. Compared to the rest of the kitchen, the focal point is bold and unique. To create a focal wall in your kitchen, try one of these techniques: paint your focal wall in the bold shade you chose for your kitchen’s three-colour palette, hang a large piece of art on the focal wall, use textured, patterned, or vibrantly-coloured wallpaper.

Open shelving

If you have updated your kitchen decorating with fresh, fashion-forward colours and a focal wall, it is time to add layers. The latest trend in kitchen design is open shelving, instead of cabinets. This look lightens a kitchen up by creating visual space, but requires you to hide all the tupperware and mismatched glasses in fewer cabinets.

Instead of tearing out your upper cabinets, try updating your kitchen wall decor by placing one or two floating shelves on an open wall. Floating shelves come in many styles and are easy to install. Keep the floating shelf display items minimal and colour-coordinated for a magazine-ready look.

The carefully-curated kitchen wall design Set your kitchen apart by adding touches of your personality. Gallery wall collections are popular with designers and magazines because they are unique and make a boring wall interesting. Gather favourite objects together and use them as kitchen wall decor.

Modern kitchen decorating ideas for a gallery wall collection include: framed album covers, baskets, framed wallpaper or fabric swatches, vintage dishes, empty antique frames of different shapes and sizes a variety of mirrors. There are no absolute design rules to creating a kitchen gallery wall.— freshome.com