I’m a renter so anything I do in my apartment has to be put back to its original condition when I move out. Because of this (as you may have noticed from the rest of my apartment) temporary wallpaper has basically become my best friend. I even covered my modern refrigerator in a cute retro blue before I brought in my vintage GE. Unfortunately, temp wallpaper isn’t ideal for stoves because of the whole ‘they get hot’ thing. Even though my oven door never gets hot to the touch, I wanted to be safe. I reallllly wanted a pink stove, but none of the vintage ones I was finding could fit in my kitchen. Besides it was already a pain in the ass to swap out the refrigerator. I looked for a solution similar to peel and stick wallpaper and that’s when I thought of heat wrap vinyl!
I wrapped the vinyl around all of the door edges and replaced the screws and handles.
I made sure to cover the sides too! I didn’t cover the cooktop because it most probably would burn and melt, being so close to the fire and all. I used the same method to cover the front of my dishwasher.
And here’s the final result!
It took a lotttt of patience, but once I got into the groove it went on a lot faster and smoother. It’s very easy to clean and has held up really well. Even with JV cranking the oven to ungodly temperatures when he’s baking bread. When I’m ready to move out I’ll just peel it off and be good to go. Yay!
{Update: We moved and it peeled off clean! I used a little rubbing alcohol and stainless steel cleaner to buff out any markings left behind and the appliances looked brand new.}
Melodrama 
I have been waiting so patiently for this post! Vinyl??? Mind blown! I have a gas cook top, do you think I could wrap that?
Looks amazeballs. I love it!
I’ve never thought of doing this, but I love it! I’m totally taking on this project in my kitchen. Thank you!
It’s nice when you see such a great work! Continue writing
So I finally tackled this project today on my dishwasher and love the result. Question: did you use heat after it was all finished to seal it down? And did you use heat the entire time or only when you got a bubble or wrinkle you needed to warm up to smooth out?
I am planning on doing this, too! My question is, how did you deal with the vents at the top of the door on your oven? Did you slice them, and use heat to push them in? Thanks so much! 🙂
How much (sq ft) did you use?
Loved your post. Best wishes from my side.
Your kitchen looks amazing! Love the pink 🌸. Thanks for sharing this info. I am looking to cover my appliances until I can afford new ones. 🙂
Hi, Wondering if this would hold up during the winter in an unheated cottage?
If you use car wrap vinyl, I am sure it would be fine since cars are exposed to all types of conditions. 🙂
What brand of heat wrap did you get or any details about that product? There are a lot of options when looking for these rolls, but not sure what is best.
Where do I find this vinyl in different colors?
I looked up heat wrap vinyl it’s kinda expensive. (On my budget) is there any cheaper alternative? Has anyone tried anything?
Really interesting! We have older black appliances and one died. But black is the new orange, and is usually much more expensive (with much longer lead time) than stainless steel. Wrapping the fridge doors could be a real alternative.
car wrapping Vinyl said heat to 225f…how does it work on the stove?
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