Flower Power: How Hydrangea Wallpaper Transformed a Tired Colonial Kitchen

It’s not every day that you see dramatic wallpaper taking center stage in a kitchen—yet one look at this Lexington remodel makes you wonder why not. Designer Jodi Swartz, owner of KitchenVisions in Wayland, happily followed her client’s unexpected inspiration: Hydrangea by Rifle Paper Co. What began as a request for a favorite pattern blossomed into a full-scale re-envisioning of how the kitchen should look, feel, and function. The 30-year-old kitchen in the late-1950s Colonial was well past its prime. Orangish-speckled granite, rusty Southwestern floor tiles, and an awkward layout—most notably a 36-inch range crammed into a corner—

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Flower Power: How Hydrangea Wallpaper Transformed a Tired Colonial Kitchen

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