It’s a little bit ironic that the vintage look has really become a design trend. This means that eventually it’s also going to become dated. This means that you now need to know where to spend your money so that you can transition your room into later trends. Also you should bear in mind that there are pipes and wires under the surface, and they need to be updated and maintained too.
For instance, copper repiping is almost always going to be a smart investment, even if it isn’t the most fun. It’s going to ensure that your walls are safe from leaks. While wall leaks aren’t as difficult to fix as a slab leak, you’ll still want to make sure it’s done before getting to the wallpaper, tile, and other decor. It’s going to protect any wallpaper that you put up because you probably are going to lessen the chance that you’re going to have leaking pipes. It really doesn’t make that much sense to spend that kind of money on items that are going to become dated, so make sure that you allocate your money to where it makes the most sense in the long term. While it’s going to be expensive, remember that you don’t have to go about repiping a house, just one room. That can cut costs considerably.
If you have glass doors, then this can really be an area where you add a lot of personality. Usually in your vintage kitchen design, you might just want to go with a shaker style cabinet that is painted white. This is going to be your most classic option. Then even if you want a modern direction later on this cabinet is still going to work. This is important because usually your cabinetry is going to be one of your biggest expenses. One easy way to add personality is just to decorate the back of your cabinets. We’ve seen this with a lot of bright paint colors, and it’s even popular on bookcases.
However, if you can remove the shelves in your cabinets then you can even wallpaper the back of it, depending on the surface. This is a way to add in wallpaper that isn’t going to instantly seem dated. It probably would seem outdated if you’re just putting up a border on the wall. Usually, wallpaper doesn’t do the best in a kitchen just because of all the steam and grease. There can be a tendency to peal on the seams depending on how it’s installed.
However, wallpaper is also extremely expensive. When you just use it in these few small areas it saves money. It allows you to go with a big bold print, such as floral patterns, which would just be way too much when used over the entire wall. It also does tend to save you a lot of money too. This is a way to spice up your neutral colors of cabinets. It also gives you a hutch kind of look, which is very popular right now in rustic styling. Just making sure that that your upper and lower cabinets are different from each other while still coordinating instantly gives you more of the feeling of antique furniture instead of just your plain bank of cabinets.