Reveal: Kitchen Wall After Removing Upper Cabinets
I am excited to show you how the area around where we removed a section of upper cabinets in the kitchen looks now. The finishing touches on the wall, counter and remaining cabinets are complete.
If you haven’t seen the post where I showed how we removed this section of upper cabinets. It has made a HUGE difference in the kitchen. You can read more about the demolition process and removal of the popcorn ceiling in this post: Giving My Kitchen a Spacious New Look
Removing the cabinets is one of those home improvement projects I wished we did when we first moved into the house.
This is the image I left you with a few weeks ago right after the cabinets were removed. I had a few raw areas that needed to get a decorative finishing touch.
Here is the space after I added faux stacked stone wallpaper to the wall area around the doorway, painted the new side of the cabinet.
I also fixed and painted the end of the counter to look like Carrara Marble. This is where a support went into the counter that helped to hold up the cabinets.
I am so happy with how the space turned out. What I didn’t think about was how much I love the long view looking into the kitchen from the foyer looks now.
The accent of the stone wallpaper draws you in. I had a part of a roll leftover after adding it to the dining area of the kitchen a few years ago.
Now the stacked stone is on the right and left ends of the long wall in the kitchen that extends from the hallway to the lakeside deck.
Opposite the new open space is the small pantry closet. There are a lot of white doors in this area. To give them character, I made a wood plaque to resemble French enameled signs to put on each.
With no cabinets to block the light anymore, you can see into the room that was once used as my office. I recently made it over into a Multi-Purpose Room.
If I would rather not see the room, I can close the pocket door. :-)
Stacked Stone Peel & Stick Wallpaper
I found this wallpaper at Walmart a few years ago when I wasn’t even looking to wallpaper any space in my home.
I bought it knowing it would be great on the dining area wall and added it there. Adding it around the doorway was a logical choice to make the long wall look like a stone one the entire length where is no windows or cabinets.
If you have ever hung or are thinking of hanging peel and stick wallpaper, don’t hang it unless you use Roman EZ Hang.
This inexpensive product allows you to place the paper on the wall and easily slide it into place. Without it, you have to remove the whole sheet and reposition it – not easy!
Adding More Interest to the Long Wall
Back in the fall, I added grasscloth wallpaper to the backs of the open shelves that are on the long wall in the kitchen. I like the way the paper added contrast and interest to the shelves.
I have decorated these shelves with seasonal decorative accessories. Now with the textured brown paper I like them best with just my collection of white pitchers, plates, dishes and bowls.
The color works well with the stacked stone wallpaper on both sides of the long wall now.
That’s a wrap on this project. Next we will be heading into the living room to remove the popcorn ceiling in the room.
The contractor who repaired and removed the popcorn on the other ceilings has become a no show. We paid them by the room, so we aren’t out any money. We will now take the project on ourselves to get it checked off our “to-do list”.
Products I Used:
- Stacked Stone Peel & Stick Wallpaper
- Roman EZ Hang for Wallpaper – Pre paste activator that makes hanging peel and stick wallpaper much easier.
- Sherwin Williams – Pro Classic semi-gloss in the color- Pure White (7005)
