Stylish Ways to Add Pattern to Your Kitchen-diner
Want to give your plain kitchen-diner a boost? A dash of pattern provides instant interest and tons of character
We spend so much time being busy in kitchen-diners, there’s a temptation to underplay their decorative schemes. The result? Rooms that are really easy to live in but a bit plain. Liven yours up by using splashes of pattern in interesting ways. Try these smart ideas for starters (but not all at once).
Focus on soft furnishings
Soft furnishings are often overlooked in kitchen-diners, mainly due to spills. However, modern fabrics are much more stain proof, opening up a whole world of pattern-adding possibilities using upholstered chairs and rugs. The other upside? Patterns hide stains better than plains.
Soft furnishings are often overlooked in kitchen-diners, mainly due to spills. However, modern fabrics are much more stain proof, opening up a whole world of pattern-adding possibilities using upholstered chairs and rugs. The other upside? Patterns hide stains better than plains.
Choose graphics for splashbacks
Graphics are a big trend at the moment, and they’re perfect for adding a touch of understated pattern to a kitchen-diner. Here, they’ve been used for the splashback (obvious), but also on the island (not so obvious). A practical and pattern-friendly look.
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Graphics are a big trend at the moment, and they’re perfect for adding a touch of understated pattern to a kitchen-diner. Here, they’ve been used for the splashback (obvious), but also on the island (not so obvious). A practical and pattern-friendly look.
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Display plates on the wall
Not sure what to do with that pile of pretty plates you’ve been collecting? Take them off the shelves and show them on your walls. It’s a great way to add wipeable artwork to a kitchen, and they needn’t even be in one piece.
Not sure what to do with that pile of pretty plates you’ve been collecting? Take them off the shelves and show them on your walls. It’s a great way to add wipeable artwork to a kitchen, and they needn’t even be in one piece.
Hang some wallpaper
We tend to steer clear of wallpaper in a kitchen, opting for easy-to-clean paint instead – but if you choose a wipeable wallpaper designed especially for kitchens and bathrooms, it’s a fail-safe pattern-booster. And why stop with just one design when two will do?
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We tend to steer clear of wallpaper in a kitchen, opting for easy-to-clean paint instead – but if you choose a wipeable wallpaper designed especially for kitchens and bathrooms, it’s a fail-safe pattern-booster. And why stop with just one design when two will do?
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Lay chevron wood flooring
Want a more subtle approach to pattern? Chevron, or herringbone, parquet flooring is another rising trend, and with good reason – it adds texture and warm tones as well as pattern. Want a floor material that’s more low maintenance? Choose porcelain tile wood lookalikes instead.
Want a more subtle approach to pattern? Chevron, or herringbone, parquet flooring is another rising trend, and with good reason – it adds texture and warm tones as well as pattern. Want a floor material that’s more low maintenance? Choose porcelain tile wood lookalikes instead.
Add stickers to cabinets
Whether you’re renting or want a budget makeover, adding stickers to the flush-fronts of cabinets will give your kitchen-diner an instant, affordable splash of pattern. And it can easily be reversed when you want a new look.
Whether you’re renting or want a budget makeover, adding stickers to the flush-fronts of cabinets will give your kitchen-diner an instant, affordable splash of pattern. And it can easily be reversed when you want a new look.
Put frosted film at the windows
Frosted film is generally used to increase privacy in an overlooked room, but it comes in patterned finishes, too. From florals to graphics, use yours to complement other patterns or design elements in your kitchen scheme.
Frosted film is generally used to increase privacy in an overlooked room, but it comes in patterned finishes, too. From florals to graphics, use yours to complement other patterns or design elements in your kitchen scheme.
Create a rug-alike with tiles
Patterned floor tiles are a no-brainer for adding interest to a plain kitchen-diner, but how to take it up a notch? How about laying your patterned tiles with a plain border, so that it looks like a rug? This works particularly well if you can frame a piece of furniture, such as a dining table, within the pattern.
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Have you added pattern to your kitchen-diner? Share your photos and ideas in the Comments section
Patterned floor tiles are a no-brainer for adding interest to a plain kitchen-diner, but how to take it up a notch? How about laying your patterned tiles with a plain border, so that it looks like a rug? This works particularly well if you can frame a piece of furniture, such as a dining table, within the pattern.
Tell us…
Have you added pattern to your kitchen-diner? Share your photos and ideas in the Comments section
Flush-fronted cabinetry looks contemporary and clean, but if you want to add character, consider an etched design. It’s been a hot trend in kitchens for a while and it doesn’t cost a bomb. Like colour, use it sparingly for maximum impact.