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Kitchen Walls

What is the best kitchen walls instead of tiles? 


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  • JGB1955
    JGB1955 Posts: 3,990 Forumite
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    I don't have any tiles in my kitchen - just painted walls.  Just as easy to keep clean.
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  • grumbler
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    I smell spam coming.
    Nobody tiles the entire kitchen, unless it's industrial.
  • FreeBear
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    Stainless steel - Impervious to just about any household chemical. Easy to clean. Great if you like the industrial look...
    For my kitchen, I used a polished Venetian plaster with a splash of light chrome yellow pigment. Once waxed and polished, it has transformed the space with both texture and colour.
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    Erik Aronesty, 2014

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  • Alter_ego
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    FreeBear said:
    Stainless steel - Impervious to just about any household chemical. Easy to clean. Great if you like the industrial look...
    For my kitchen, I used a polished Venetian plaster with a splash of light chrome yellow pigment. Once waxed and polished, it has transformed the space with both texture and colour.
    How did you treat the ceiling?
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  • Ectophile
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    My kitchen is done with lining paper and paint.  I used a "kitchen and bathroom" paint, that's supposed to be more water resistant.
    If it sticks, force it.
    If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.
  • FreeBear
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    Alter_ego said:
    FreeBear said:
    Stainless steel - Impervious to just about any household chemical. Easy to clean. Great if you like the industrial look...
    For my kitchen, I used a polished Venetian plaster with a splash of light chrome yellow pigment. Once waxed and polished, it has transformed the space with both texture and colour.
    How did you treat the ceiling?
    Pale blue with an overcoat of white, again, waxed and polished.
    Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
    Erik Aronesty, 2014

    Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.
  • Ectophile
    Ectophile Posts: 8,374 Forumite
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    FreeBear said:
    Alter_ego said:
    FreeBear said:
    Stainless steel - Impervious to just about any household chemical. Easy to clean. Great if you like the industrial look...
    For my kitchen, I used a polished Venetian plaster with a splash of light chrome yellow pigment. Once waxed and polished, it has transformed the space with both texture and colour.
    How did you treat the ceiling?
    Pale blue with an overcoat of white, again, waxed and polished.
    A coat of matt white emulsion sounds a lot easier to me!
    If it sticks, force it.
    If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.
  • AskAsk
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    grumbler said:
    I smell spam coming.
    Nobody tiles the entire kitchen, unless it's industrial.
    i used to have a kitchen that was completely tiled.
  • grumbler
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    OK, I stand corrected then
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