Decorating kitchen corridors can be challenging, yet fun.
Interior design enthusiasts know that every part of the house is fair game for decoration. Usually the focus is on large rooms such as the living area or master bedroom, but even something as minimal as a kitchen corridor can be up for design grabs. Actually, the fact that the corridor is a smaller space provides a variety of opportunities that are different from large spaces. The corridor's reduced width and length can give you a number of design options in terms of artwork and functionality.
Trompe l'Oeil
Take a cue from a past exhibition at the National Gallery of Art --- use your hallway as a trompe l'oeil, described as a way of tricking the eye into believing something is real when it is not. Using a trained artist or your own skills, you can turn your hallway into a Tuscan courtyard, a Napa Valley winery or a Hawaiian luau by painting a trompe l'oeil scene (trompe l'oeil wallpaper is also available). Keeping to a kitchen theme for the corridor, you can paint a trompe l'oeil that makes it appear as if rows and rows of fresh bread (donuts, petit fours, sausages) are hanging in a glass window instead of just having a plain wall.
