Kitchen Wall Decor, a la Pinterest

I hate empty walls. Rooms with empty walls feel institutional, and echo-y. Neither of which are words that I want to describe my home. Most of my rooms seem to decorate themselves, wedding pictures certainly help.   My kitchen was a bit more of a challenge. I'm decorating the room in red, black, and white with a bit of a country feel. At first I looked at retro kitchen metal signs, but I could not find one that I was willing to commit to. My kitchen also turned out to be a bit more country than I had originally expected. While this is a good thing, it further discouraged me from the retro look. This led to quite a conundrum. A kitchen with empty walls.

One day, on a whim, I decided to browse Pinterest. A friend posted a free printable for kitchen art with a blue scheme. I liked the wording, but the blue just would not work. On a whim, I went to the original site. To my surprise, the author designed the printables in red too! Instant kitchen art work, and I was not even trying! I printed them out on white, canvas-textured card stock and framed them in $4 8x10 black wooden frames from Wal-Mart. Voila, wall art for about eight bucks that perfectly matches the look and feel of my kitchen.


The lesson learned through this unexpected find? Pinterest has a plethora of frame-able printables for any room. I'm considering using more printables for a photo collage I have planned for my hallway. We shall see.

A very special thank you to Paper and Pigtails for their Kitchen Art Prints!