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Kitchen Wallpaper

By Sabrina @pinklilnotebook · On January 19, 2017

Choosing a wallpaper for our kitchen was no simple task. In fact, there were so many design elements to take into consideration that I had a hard time narrowing down my decision.

For starters, I knew I wanted a subtle colour palette that would flow seamlessly with our monochromatic kitchen—something with grey and white tones. Next, I was thinking, “visual interest”. I needed a pattern that could add texture and depth to the walls without being overpowering.


1. Intersection White Geometric | 2. Zack Diamond Geometric | 3. Dagfinn Grey Modern Trellis| 4. Azmaara Grey Texture | 5. Innuendo White Marble | 6. Reclaimed Bricks White Rustic

I found six options that all paired nicely with our kitchen scheme. I must have changed my mind about a dozen of times but eventually I settled on one. I picked Dagfinn Grey Modern Trellis Wallpaper from Brewster Home Fashions.

Although this pattern was one of the bolder choices, I felt the trellis pattern is just what I needed to add that traditional element with a modern twist. It flows great with the kitchen and adds that much needed connection I was so desperately looking for.

When it comes to wallpaper, we’ve done accent walls and even ceilings, however, we’ve never tempted a nook quite like this before. There was a slight learning curve we had to overcome and it did take us a little longer than expected but we eventually got the hang of it.

As you can imagine, there was lots of trimming.  I thank my lucky stars that this particular wallpaper was unpasted, meaning you have to apply a paste to the wall in order for it to stick, which allowed for a mess free job.

If we had used a prepasted wallpaper (where you use water to activate the glue on the back side of the paper), dealing with all these windows and small angles, this project would have made a total mess. So in short, if you are tempting a similar project, opt for an unpasted wallpaper.

The key to straight lines is an extremely sharp cutting knife. Make sure you have a enough blades on hand because with all this trimming, they do dull out pretty fast.

Since we had more window then wall, going over the windows were tricky. To make things more manageable with the small angles between the window frames, I cut the wallpaper that covered the window, leaving about an inch or two of excess wallpaper around the window frame. This made it easier to go back and smooth out the paper in the tight angels and allowed us to trim perfectly straight lines around the frames.

What do you think so far?

I can’t wait to show you the plans for the built-in bench.

See ya next week!

*Click through these links to see more about our kitchen plans, kitchen sink, creating an IKEA island, how to disguise a kitchen soffit, a kitchen recap, DIY built-in bench, DIY upholstered bench seat, about our kitchen chairs and our kitchen reveal.

Disclosure: I’m thrilled to have collaborated with Brewster Home Fashions in this kitchen project.  All views and opinions expressed in this post are my own. 

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Sabrina is the design enthusiast behind the blog, Pink Little Notebook, where she explores her creativity through home décor, thrift store finds, DIY projects and her ever growing love to paint everything in sight! She is indeed a storyteller of style and has an extensive mixture of artistic skills and abilities which include everything from make-up art, graphic designing, painting, drawing, and even self-taught photography, just to name a few. Through her blog Sabrina combines everything she has learned over the years and hopes to inspire others along the way!

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11 Comments

  • Bianca Osbourne says: January 19, 2017 at 11:11 am

    You kitchen looks great, the wallpaper adds a nice pop!

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  • Brandy says: January 19, 2017 at 11:26 am

    I think it’s beautiful, it feels modern and fresh, great choice. Can’t wait to see it with the bench!

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  • Rose Arroyo says: January 19, 2017 at 4:38 pm

    Hi Sabrina,I love your kitchen so much and the wallpaper goes very nicely with everything.

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  • Ruthie Ridley says: January 19, 2017 at 11:48 pm

    I love the wallpaper you chose!! It looks absolutely amazing!!

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  • Kasia says: January 20, 2017 at 3:05 am

    Great! It looks amazing and so classy! I love it!

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  • Julie says: March 10, 2017 at 7:30 pm

    Oh Sabrina, you guys did an amazing job and you chose the perfect wallpaper! I have to say that this post was so helpful as I’m about to attempt wallpaper for the first time and I’m slightly terrified! Thankfully, it’s a small space 🙂 Love your entire kitchen!

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    • Sabrina says: March 18, 2017 at 7:41 pm

      Thanks so much Julie! Glad you found it helpful! After your first application, you will be a pro at it. Once you get the hang of it, it’s fairly easy 🙂

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  • Laurie Petrucci says: March 5, 2018 at 5:14 pm

    What kind of backsplash did u use and from where…been looking every where for this but can only find rough stone..Thank you

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  • Laurie Petrucci says: March 5, 2018 at 5:15 pm

    Kitchen looks AMAZING!!

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  • Karen says: November 22, 2018 at 2:50 pm

    Beautiful work…as someone who has wallpapered for years, I hate to see people discouraged from using pre-pasted wallpapers because excluding them really limits ones choices. I do not find them messy at all.

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  • Amy Cox says: March 11, 2021 at 8:52 pm

    Sabrina- love the kitchen- so much I’m trying to order the same wall paper. No luck. Brewster Home Fashions says it doesn’t exist. Could you check again on the paper/company name? Give me a product number? I need the paper order ASAP to finish my kitchen. These delays are very stressful.

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