Caleb Cheung | September 9th, 2020 | 5M READ TIME
Modern, peel-and-stick wallpaper can be used to decorate a lot more than your walls. Furniture, appliances—any flat, smooth surface you want to turn into an eye-catching conversation piece. For renters, students, and homeowners who move often, it’s a budget-friendly decorating tool that adheres on contact and removes without damage or leaving residue behind. Check out these inspired ideas to breathe new life and your personal style into every corner or your space.
Upload your own photo to use instead of a tablecloth for a birthday, or find a seasonal image to decorate any table for the holidays. Peel-and-stick is easy to wipe, clean, and remove. Buy mural: surprise party
Show your serious about your home office space. Transform that plain wall behind you into a real background for video calls. Buy mural: leaping pages
Easily the most overlooked decorating opportunities in your house—interior doors to bedrooms, bathrooms, closets, and pantries. Cover the entire door, or cut wallpaper panel accents to fit inside the molding. Buy pattern: modern minimalist
Create a standalone piece of faux canvas art or hangable collage by applying peel-and-stick wallpaper on cardboard, wood, or glass mounted inside some old frames. Buy mural: skater boy
Instead of investing in traditional tiles for your kitchen’s backsplash, choose from endless pattern choices from florals to faux brick. Mount plexiglass over the wallpaper to make it waterproof and change it out as often as you want. Buy mural: just marbleous
A simple, yet oh-so-clever way to turn any generic-looking nightstand into something chic and unique. Give your bed’s space mate a facelift by applying textured or patterned peel-and-stick to drawer faces. Buy pattern: chevron zebra
Love that old dresser but not the color and style? Peel-and-stick floral patterns and geometrics deliver the same artsy effect of paint and stenciling without the time-sucking dirty work. Buy pattern: flourishing
For any boring, old serving tray crying out for some love. When not helping serve drinks and breakfast in bed, a tray dressed up with peel-and-stick can be displayed on a kitchen shelf as a piece of eye-catching décor. Buy pattern: gold vibes only
Restore some dignity to that old workhorse of living room decor. An easier route than refinishing, peel-and-stick wallpaper can deliver an easy and instant makeover to coffee tables that are old, out of style, or just plain worn looking. Buy pattern: welcome to the 50's
Adding richly patterned or colored peel-and-stick panels to back of bookshelves and built-in units delivers an inviting, curated look to books and objects on display. Buy pattern: handsome herringbone
The fastest way to change your space from “ho-hum” to “holy shi!t.” Ceilings are a forgotten frontier of interior decorating. And with peel-and-stick wallpaper, there’s no faster or easier way to add some glamour to yours. Buy mural: gray day
Add some personality and crisp clean contrast to your space with a stylish accent wall over a chair rail. For a traditional vibe and intimate dining settings, go with deep color peel-and-stick wallpaper or rich, floral patterns. Buy pattern: floral wheels
Carve out a comfy corner of your space to read, recharge, or just unwind. Peel-and-stick wallpaper comes in an endless array of patterns and colors. Discover one for your lounging zone that inspires happiness and peace at a glance. Buy mural: nooks n' books
Playful patterns. Vibrant colors and textures. There’s even a blank, “write-on” version of peel-and-stick perfect for decorating bedrooms and dedicated play spaces for children. Buy pattern: audio
Under the stairs. At the end of a hall. Weird architectural corners and nooks too small to put a comfy chair. Peel-and-stick wallpaper lets you turn the walls of those tricky spaces into something special in seconds. Buy pattern: art deco dance
Bright, neutral closest colors—white, tan, gray, and beige—are favored by designers because they strike a starker contrast between the closet’s walls and its contents. Try lightly patterned peel-and-stick wallpaper to give yours contrast with a little more class. Buy pattern: posey patch
Decorate that blank space under a kitchen island or long breakfast bar with a fun pattern or floral. Cheaper than a tile or wooden kick wall, peel-and-stick makes a louder statement and is still just as functional in helping hide scuffs. Buy pattern: oriental tile
Modern headboards protect the wall behind your bed from scuffs and abrasions. Give your old wooden one a personal touch. Or create the illusion of a headboard with a large square of peel-and-stick behind the bed. Buy mural: mountain mirror
Easily revitalize an old desktop and personalize with your workspace all at the same time. Peel-and-stick makes it simple modern styles and patterns to help you take on the world. Buy pattern: multi-directional
Add a thin, protective layer of awesome to your laptop. Graphic, floral, marble, and patterned peel-and-stick wallpaper lets you create a laptop your family, friends, and coworkers will notice. Buy pattern: cross the line
Use inside a bedroom dresser, dining room buffet, or hutch. Vinyl peel-and-stick wallpaper is more durable than contact paper. Plus, there’s way more latitude in pattern and color choices to help you tie every home decorating nook and cranny together. Buy pattern: willowed
A fun and simple way to give your medicine cabinet a colorful whole new look. Washable peel-and-stick wallpaper also protects against spills and makeup stains. Buy pattern: tropics state of mind
Applied to the stair risers, not the step treads, peel-and-stick wallpaper can add flair and style to staircases with minimal investment of money and time. Buy pattern: intertwined
If you’re a renter with an ugly yet still functional refrigerator, removable wallpaper is the fast, and easiest solution for jazzing up the look of an old icebox without fear of losing your security deposit. Buy mural: suspension
From eyesore to oasis for quiet times. Turn and unused or out-of-code fireplace into a focal point in your home or apartment by placing candles on the hearth with stone, brick or tile pattern peel-and-stick behind. Buy mural: white out