Contact paper has long been the stuff of mothers old cabinet drawers but make no mistake.
Contact paper to line cabinets.
Use the contact paper to cover some of the flat surfaces of the cabinets such as the doors facings or the border where the cabinet tops meet the ceiling.
Pump up the pattern in your kitchen pantry or craft cabinet with this aqua trellis contact paper.
Take that number and multiply it by the number of shelves you have.
Today you can even find contact paper that comes in a chalkboard finish and turns virtually any flat surface into a blank slate.
Faux wood grain contact paper self adhesive shelf liner covering for kitchen cabinets doors drawers countertop arts and crafts 23 5x169 inch 4 2 out of 5 stars 58 26 99 26.
This will tell you approximately how much liner you need to buy.
Cover a few areas at a time with contact paper and observe the visual effects of the paper for a day or two before adding more.
Multiply the length by the width measurement.
If your shelves measure 10 inches 25 4 centimeters by 5 inches 12 7 centimeters and you have 8 shelves in your kitchen that you want to line you ll multiply 10 in 25 4 cm x 5 in 12 7 cm 50 in 127 cm and then 50 in 127 cm x 8 400 in 1 016 cm.