Kitchen Walls Ideas, Kitchen Wall DecoratingThe kitchen walls and woodwork should have enamel finish paint. A dull finish catches the grease and does not wash down well. If a tile floor is used, it is advisable to run a wainscot of tiles 5 ½ feet up and paint the walls above. If a wooden wainscot is used, it should have many coats of paint with a glossy finish or else be very heavily varnished. A kitchen wainscot has hard wear, and the moment the moisture and grease get down into the boards the wood discolors and the walls thereafter look dirty. To be kept shipshape, the kitchen should be painted every year, but never painted over grease. The colors for the paint of a kitchen wall are numerous: All the shades from ivory to tan and gray, a clear gray, or light blue. Pink, green or dark gray is an unpleasant choice. The ceiling should be painted in preference to tinted, as the smoke and grease can be washed off paint but not off tint. While the initial expense is larger, the cost of re-doing is less. In renovating an old country house where the walls are in bad condition, oil cloth in tile design may be tacked on with brass nails or with wood stripping. Do not use tin tacks; they will soon rust and leave dirty streaks down the cloth. Next Page: Kitchen Cupboards & Shelves. | 