Temporary Backsplash

With the new range and floor I wanted to also update my backsplash as well. The overall look of my kitchen I want is red, white and black. I don't have good true before pictures before I did some of the work but it was all very yellow. Almond colored appliances, off white counters, floor, backsplash and table. I'm not sure if that was their original color or if some of it has to do with the previous owner being a HEAVY smoker and it is the nicotine stain yellow to everything.

Since I just put a lot of money into the kitchen with the new oven and the new floor I didn't have money for an updated backsplash. Plus I have done research into updating it and it's a weird laminate that is on the wall behind the oven and the sink and the best way to replace it is to remove it. That looks a bit difficult and could involve dry wall repair from underneath which I do not have the time or money to right now.

After browsing Pinterest and various home blogs I found that some people use contact paper for their back splash. I searched a lot of stores and was unable to find contact paper or shelf liner that I liked.

I did find some temporary wall paper at Target that I thought could work. I found a blog by someone who used this and it seemed to work well for her. Originally I was looking for a chevron pattern and Target did have one but the pattern itself seemed a bit too big. Plus I was worried about lining up the design perfectly.

Target did have a nice grey looking temporary wall paper so I opted for that. I am SO happy that I chose the grey. The reason being is it made it much easier to put up and not worry about which way the paper was facing.

It wasn't too difficult to put up. I cleaned surface first and then measured, then went ahead peeling and sticking. The difficult part is making sure you cut straight and to get rid of as many bubbles as possible.

Here you can see a before and after. The first picture was originally taken to show the difference with the old range hood but you can see the back splash area as well. 

Here is the new range and hood and the gray back splash. You can also see my portable dishwasher. It's on wheels and you wheel it to the middle of the kitchen, pull out a hose and hook it up to the facet at your kitchen sink. It has never worked since I lived in the house but it's good counter space. Eventually that will be replaced. 

I also put it up around the kitchen sink area. I think it pulls the room together much nicer. You can see a few wrinkles and bubbles that I need to smooth out. The area around the oven seemed to go on much easier than the sink. The nice thing about this is it doesn't have to be permanent. If and when we have the money we can update it in a nicer fashion.

For now it's a nice cheap ($30 for a roll) update to the kitchen.