Every home has its own peculiarities and unique spaces that family members prefer. It could be the living room with television and sofa, where we rest after a long day of work, or the well-kept garden of the house. The humble kitchen, however, undoubtedly remains the hub of family life. It is, after all, the room where the day begins, in the hustle and bustle of breakfast and preparations for the day. The first restorative coffee is drunk, snacks for the children, a chat and then off we go. It is always the kitchen that brings the family together in the evening, for dinner, for chats about what has been done and experienced. In the kitchen we meet when we need to talk about private things, relax with a drink or have a snack. In the last two years then, with the pandemic That has forced us to stay home for months at a time has only increased its importance. With so much activity throughout the day, it's no surprise that many people look around and realize it's time to renovate and give it a new lease of life. The most obvious option is to replace it entirely with a new kitchen. However, this requires a substantial expense, which, in these times of crisis, is certainly not within everyone's reach. Furthermore, modern kitchens are extremely functional and beautiful, but sometimes a bit sterile. A quick look online shows how most seem to have come straight out of a design catalog, all identical and minimalist. A space must have an identity, a touch of personality that defines its occupants, whether the furniture is new or used.
An economical and highly effective approach to adding a touch of uniqueness to a space is to decorate it with wallpaper, a decorative tool capable of defining a room's atmosphere thanks to its size and pattern. Wallpaper has been around for this very reason since time immemorial, and you might remember it decorating your grandparents' living rooms, or in the psychedelic colors of wallpaper's golden age, the glorious 70s.
However, you only need to browse through an interior design magazine, or look at the spaces of a television series to notice how wallpaper has become extremely fashionable again. Its versatility allows wallpaper to add a touch of personality to any environment and the technological revolutions of this millennium have allowed the use of new fabrics and coverings that can be used even in environments that were once impossible, such as kitchens and bathrooms.
Wallpaper in the kitchen has become a valid alternative to traditional tiles or natural stone for covering the walls behind workspaces or for highlighting a bare wall with a design that transforms it into a kind of work of art, capable of immediately attracting the attention of those who enter.
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Which wallpaper to choose for the kitchen?
If you decide to follow this option, the advice is to choose a store wallpaper online that offers specialized models for the kitchen. Not all wallpapers are suitable for these spaces. It is important that they are made of non-woven fabric and covered with a vinyl layer that makes them waterproof and cleanable with a damp cloth. After all, the kitchen is the kingdom of splashes and we want to be sure that we can remove them easily.
Whether you decide to go with new furniture or keep the ones you already have, the first thing to do is to evaluate what the appropriate color palette is for the walls so that there is chromatic harmony. In modern kitchens, it is often chosen to highlight just one wall with wallpaper, leaving the other walls in a monochromatic color. This is especially important if you choose a model with a visually striking pattern. If instead you prefer something more sober, then the choice of what to decorate can be extended to two or more walls. Obviously, the physical characteristics of your kitchen play a fundamental role. The choice of wallpaper does not have many limitations, but it is advisable to identify the characteristics of the room to be covered in order to make the most of it and adapt it. It is in fact better to avoid wallpapering walls with windows, recesses or rounded walls and opt for a wall free from clutter to give full emphasis to the pattern you have chosen.
Modern wallpapers designed exclusively for kitchens are resistant to both humidity and heat; therefore, they can even be used near the stovetop. However, highly corrosive agents should be avoided and clean with a soapy, slightly damp cloth.
