Emily Henderson used striped paper on the toe kick of Joy's office kitchen cabinets, as seen on Design Sponge. (Design Sponge)
We've featured contact paper from Panyl before. Here Country Living uses it to give some IKEA cabinet fronts a welcome facelift. (Country Living)
Or, go with a cheerful pattern instead of one solid color. This kitchen, from a short-term London rental home, gets its charm from a pretty violet toile. From Liga Studios. (Liga Studios)
Don't forget that washi tape is really just a narrower cousin of contact paper. Japanese makers MT used this display kitchen to showcase their latest line of wide masking tapes. (Japanese Makers MT)
Line the insides only for a bright spot in an otherwise neutral kitchen. Julia Childs' childhood kitchen (as seen on Gilded Mint) got a makeover that included some soft-toned wallpaper behind glass front doors. (Gilded Mint)