There are times when a clean, simple, all-white kitchen looks like the perfect sanctuary to spend time cooking in. Then, we see a kitchen like this—with wallpaper that doesn’t just add color, like a paint job, but texture and fun. What do you think? See more photos, below…When we see wallpaper in kitchens, we most often see it as a backsplash, used instead of tile.

Here’s the thing with storing rice and grains: We love the look of vintage glass jars or uniform plastic canisters, but we can’t fit more than a few in our narrow cabinets. Bags smush down more easily and take up less space, but once we open them and use some of the rice (or farro or quinoa), we’re left with a messy pile of rolled-up bags. We came up with a solution that took less than two minutes and made a huge difference. See the full before and after, below.

After reading this post over at Apartment Therapy, we ordered some oil cloth to line the drawers of an old chest in our bedroom. That project left us with quite a bit of extra cloth, so we decided to use some in our kitchen drawers, too…Emma already wrote about one kitchen use for oil cloth, DIY Oil Cloth Trays, inspired by the same AT post. It’s a great material for the kitchen, given its slick, laminate plastic surface that’s easy to wipe clean.

Do you see mint chocolate chip? Or pistachio? Don’t worry, we’re giving you ice cream recipes that correspond to each kitchen, so the mouth watering isn’t in vain.We are complete flip floppers when it comes to the color we love most for a kitchen. Sometimes we want to paint our cabinets dark navy; other times we’re all about bright and white. But if we based it on our favorite ice cream, we’d have a winner in a second (chocolate, thank you).

There could be a leprechaun and a pot of gold hiding underneath our kitchen sink, and we’d never know it, given all the things balanced precariously around the drain pipe under there. Which is why we love the idea of these adjustable shelves.The shelves slide back and forth, so you can click them into place around the pipe or garbage disposal, using as many or as few as you need.

Chances are with kitchen gadgets, if you can dream it up, someone has already invented it. (The folding refrigerator? Yeah, already done.)But maybe not. Put on your Willy Wonka hat for a second and tell us: What kitchen item would make your life easier? Or just more fun? It could be an appliance, a simple tool, an elaborate design element (rotating islands!), or an indestructible surface that doesn’t yet exist.Another rule of the game: money is no object. We’ll tell you ours below.

Many of you dream of taking a sledgehammer to one of your kitchen walls, opening the room up to the living or dining area. More light! Interaction with your family and dinner guests! (Personally, I’m the opposite; I actually built a wall to close off my kitchen.) But this kitchen definitely benefitted from the former frame of mind. The result?Definitely a light-filled, interact-your-heart-out kind of space.

When we posted this kitchen, there was quite a bit of discussion about having a formal, antique rug in the kitchen. Would it get ruined from batter mishaps? Could it be cleaned as easily as a washable rug? Is it weird to have something so old in a modern space? We think they’re a yes—and have seven inspiring examples.

Many of us who live in apartments or small houses are pantry-less, which means all of those bags of rice and cans of tomatoes must find a home somewhere. We don’t mind leaving small appliances on the counter, but boxes of crackers or canisters of baby munchies are another story. Here’s how we stash it all in limited cabinet space.

There’s something about the handles on these kitchen cabinets that makes us think “1970s cabin in the Adirondacks.” But then paired with the sexy black lacquer, they start to seem fresh. We’re torn. Is this look cool? Or weird? (p.s. We’re not torn about the breakfast nook, which is 100 percent fabulous. Take a look, below.)Gorgeous, right?

We are always curious to see how interior designers decorate and design their own houses, and these days, we’re getting to see more of them (thanks, Internet!). Erika Powell of Urban Grace Interiors has a traditional style that feels young and fresh. And she recently upgraded her (refreshingly modest) kitchen without spending a fortune. That cool, grey-green paint color? Actually named Rosemary.Let’s start with the antique table-as-breakfast bar.

It’s not a big surprise that I’m drawn to this picture. There’s the antique rug that I like (but is big point of debate among this crowd), and the navy-and-marble combination of that island reminds me of this kitchen, which I covet. And just wait until you see how Jenny of Little Green Notebook created that island. It is flat-out genius.