Just the addition of a few accessories or rearrangement of some you already have will make a change in your kitchen. Keep kitchen accessories simple and use items related to activities carried out in that room. These also can be used as containers for flowers, kitchen utensils, pens and pencils. Incidentally, if you do make terry tea towel cafe curtains, matching cushions can be made from matching terry towels. Contact Paper Accents Contact paper, with its adhesive backing can do wonders in changing the appearance of your kitchen.
Contact paper comes in many designs and colors, even brick and stone replicas.
If you've never used contact paper before, start with a small area so you get the strip on straight and avoid air bubbles. Once you get the knack, it's fairly easy to apply. Using contact paper on the inside of cabinets and closets and the inside of cabinet doors brighten these spaces. The brick and stone designs give interesting effects when stuck over papered or painted surfaces which you want to change a bit but don't want to completely paper or paint at this time. The area behind your cooking top, which often gets splattered with food, and the space behind your sink can become striking when done in brick or stone contact paper.