Decorating Your Kitchen

Are you aware that most families spend much of their time in the kitchen, more than in any other room of the house? Thus, it’s important to create a kitchen that’s both stylish and unique, different from anything else you’ve seen before. This way, you can give your family a place where they can eat, talk, and spend time together in a unique setting that has character and charm.

Display Your Cookbooks
Do you keep your cookbooks hidden away in a drawer somewhere or on a bookshelf in the living room? Consider displaying them instead for people to see when they walk into your kitchen. You might place them on a shelf on the wall or even on the top of your fridge. By adding in a couple of cute bookends to keep everything in place, you will create a décor item that’s also very practical.

Hang Some Kitchen Signs
There are hundreds of different signs available that can be hung in the kitchen. Select a sign that fits into the theme and style of the décor you’re going for.

· If you’re going for a retro kitchen look, you might choose to hang up a neon sign, perhaps saying something like “Kitchen Open” or “Open 24 Hours.”

· You can give your kitchen some country charm with signs displaying roosters or perhaps some country sayings.

· With a piece of wood and some paint, those of you who are creative can come up with your own sign. This is a great way to ensure that no one else will have a kitchen sign like yours.

Use Recipes to Add Décor
Surprisingly, recipes actually make a pretty good wallpaper border. You can choose to either handwrite some of your favorite recipes or find pages in a cookbook or magazine. In order to protect them, the pages need to be sealed with a clear poly-acrylic. Then all you need to do is paste them to the wall.

If a wallpaper border isn’t going to work in your kitchen, then consider making a wall of recipes near your cooking area. Depending on whether you want them to be legible or not, you can choose to create more of a collage effect with the recipes. You could even take this a step further and create a collage with the recipes and different food photos to create the ultimate one-of-a-kind wallpaper.

Create a Backsplash with Some Hand-Painted Tiles
A great unique way to decorate your kitchen is by using your very own hand-painted tiles to create a backsplash. Ceramic tiles can easily be painted, and then you can use a sealer to preserve your handiwork. You might decide on themed pictures painted on random tiles, or perhaps you can have your kids get creative and paint some pictures for you. In either case, your backsplash will lend a unique look to your kitchen and add a family touch to the room as well.

Your kitchen should neither be boring, nor look the same as everyone else’s. There are plenty of items probably sitting in your kitchen right now that can be used to add personality to your kitchen. So get creative, and be sure to involve the whole family. Together you should all be able to come up with some more neat ideas for creating a unique décor in your kitchen.

About the Writer…
Leon Tuberman has been in the home furnishings and interior design industry for four decades. He owns and manages his family owned furniture store. They have a large inventory of handcrafted American built solid wood furniture for your bedroom, home office and living room. Whether you’re looking for a oak coffee table for your family room or a wood dresser for your bedroom then they have everything you need.