• Add your own personality to your kitchen with custom-created art.the kitchen. image by guiney from Fotolia.com
  
  As Tony Northrup, author of the article "Create Art for Your Kitchen," states, "Buying generic, mass-produced art was akin to serving my guests take-out from a franchise restaurant rather than a home-made meal. After all, the kitchen is a place for creation." Custom artwork ideas for adding your style to your own kitchen allow you to showcase your decorating personality and display any favorite collections.
  
  

Custom Artwork

• Create artwork by taking your own photos.FOOD image by JurMax from Fotolia.com
  
  Though you can always search art shops, vintage stores and swap meets for rare still life paintings, you can also create your own artwork. Take pictures of your favorite foods and beverages and have them enlarged. Other options for subject matter include using your favorite decorative dishes or platters--put something beautiful across a dish, such as a red rose. Instead of paying someone to turn the images into paintings or other artistic mediums, check out the effects options on your computer's photo software.
  
  

Old Labels

• Collecting old wine or fruit crate labels offers the opportunity for a few kitchen art ideas. Create a collage of your favorites or frame them individually to hang on the wall. Decoupage them on plates to display in a china hutch or on a rack. You can also use them for a custom wallpaper art border around the room.
  
  

Vintage Containers

• Use old canisters and other food containers for art in the kitchen.sugar image by Randy McKown from Fotolia.com
  
  Collecting vintage flour canisters or retro cereal boxes is a way to show your interests in cooking as well as giving a nod to eras from the past. Create shelves as display space for your art-scapes.
  
  

Advertisments

• Look through old magazines for artistic food ads to frame.magazine image by Angelika Bentin from Fotolia.com
  
  Reproductions of old advertising posters or framed retro magazine ads can also be used for artwork in the kitchen. Stick to one theme in your collection, such as showcasing advertising slogans through the years for one certain product, or mix and match your favorites on a wall.
  
  

Antique Gadgets & Utensils

• Use vintage kitchen items for artwork.WOODEN SPOON & FORK2 image by Juniperus phoenicea from Fotolia.com
  
  Create a wall-scape featuring old utensils, such as large wooden spoons of different sizes. Hang shelves to showcase vintage gadgets such as retro toasters. When displayed tastefully, old glassware or china sets can also be kitchen art that brings color and personality into the room.