16 Creative Kitchen Wallpaper Design Ideas

Make a Statement

Go bold with all-over kitchen wallpaper designs that bloom with a garden motif. Traditional white cabinetry, marble countertops, and open upper shelves prevent the bright blue backdrop from overwhelming visitors. A painted green island and fun fruit artwork pick up the colors of the floral pattern.

Mimic Materials

An unexpected design detail, this romantic gray kitchen wallpaper ushers in an expensive baroque look for less. The shapely swirled pattern, which resembles marble from a distance, echoes the flourishes in the room's chandelier, wall sconces, and curved quartzite backsplash. Crown molding distinguishes the kitchen borders.

Pair Kitchen Wallpaper with Accessories

Continue the pattern of your kitchen wallpaper into surrounding accessories, fabric, and artwork for a cohesive design. The black and white kitchen wallpaper surrounding this space's cottage cabinetry continues in the cushion of a curved banquette and highlights oil-rubbed bronze hardware. Brown kitchen tiles on the floor bring a welcome neutral to the patterned space.

Continue a Color Scheme

White and gray surfaces fill out this kitchen, but a splash of blue kitchen wallpaper brings contemporary character to the space. The charming pattern ties together the wallpaper hues and blue shade found on nearby island stools. The wallpaper accent wall also visually heightens the space, drawing the eye upward toward a lofted ceiling.

Outfit Open Shelves

Shake up Shaker-style open cabinets with a pretty wallpaper backdrop or backsplash. Cut and measure your favorite design to fit the length of your cabinetry before installing the shelves. The rich espresso detail of this wallpaper increases the room's depth and emphasizes neutral dishware.

Warm Up Whites

White countertops and kitchen cabinetry can quickly overwhelm a room and make it feel cold. Warm it up instantly with high-contrast kitchen wall coverings surrounding the cabinets with inviting color. Small details, like gilded hardware, also elevate the look.

Play with Pattern

Kitchen wallpaper with a whimsical food theme adds charming detail to an otherwise neutral space. Apply it to a single accent wall, create kitchen borders, or wrap it around a butler's pantry for a bit of hidden pizazz. The present-day print helps modernize this kitchen.

Create Interest

Play up big scale in a small space to create energy in a room. Wallpaper borders for the kitchen make an impact without going overboard. In this space, a fun oversized zebra wallcovering drives the neutral palette in this fun and fresh wet bar area, while a big chandelier adds formality.

Contrast Color

Just because you've featured kitchen colors elsewhere in your space doesn't mean your walls have to play it safe. Upgrade from dull white paint to shiny, metallic, modern kitchen wallpaper for a look that complements the sleek style of a back-painted glass backsplash. Neutral white cabinets prevent the color from taking over.

Create a Focal Point

Make the area behind your island pop with a vibrant floral wallpaper. Buttery-yellow cabinets play off the rich red kitchen wallpaper and cool blue island in this historic home for an eclectic look in which each color stands out without clashing. A hardwood floor adds warmth.

Designate a Workplace

Create a kitchen desk area that is both convenient and whimsical with the help of a colorful wallpaper-covered bulletin board. Unlike kitchen wall tiles or paint, this idea is easy to update. Look for discounted styles and change with the season; the easy revision won't fade and is simple to secure.

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Decorate a Range

Show off exactly where you found inspiration for your kitchen design. Here, a Parisian ambiance comes from a vintage map applied with wallpaper paste and covered with polyurethane.

Editor's Tip: This idea works in other personal spaces, too. Try the trick for your next bathroom wallpaper, or bring it into the bedroom.

Marry Styles

Unite the past and present with modern kitchen wallpaper ideas. Here, a contemporary geometric design balances a retro pendant light and old-school vinyl bar stools. Pops of cherry red unite all of the kitchen colors.

Showcase a Staircase

Wallpaper isn't just for kitchen walls. Papering a nearby staircase with grasscloth wallpaper infuses an open kitchen plan with organic texture. The neutral backdrop allows custom woodwork and little pops of color to shine.

Choose a New Neutral

Kitchen wallpaper with a sophisticated Moroccan pattern adds visual interest to this monochromatic butler's pantry. The fresh stencil helps modernize a soapstone countertop and backsplash with authentic period charm.

Dress Up a Backsplash

Pass up the geometry of tile or paneling—go for a fluid or organic look with a patterned wallpaper backsplash. Added to this contemporary kitchen, the damask design of the paper brings sinuous elegance to the hard edges of stainless steel, lacquered cabinets, and tempered glass. Add a panel of clear glass over the wallpaper for extra durability.