We all love to renew our homes and do so on a budget, in a timely manner. Here are TEN do-it-yourself ideas to re-new your kitchen in one weekend.
1) If your wooden cabinets are in great shape but your kitchen looks dated or tired, new paint is the answer. I recommend Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams paints and primers.
2) New hardware for the cabinets make a tremendous difference so swap your old knobs and pulls for a new style and finish. If you're painting cabinets, you can fill holes and go from knobs to pulls.
3) Add or change your backsplash. If you have only drywall, adding a backsplash is easy. Many big box home centers have weekend classes on installing tile. You can remove the dated ceramic tile and install new, or try beadboard for a new look.
4) Update your lighting. Try www.lampsplus.com for well-priced kitchen pendants and flush-mounted fixtures. Install under-cabinet lighting.
5) Swap some cabinet door panels with glass for a great style. Use reeded glass - have a glass pro cut to the right size - for some obscurity, and clear when you want to display what's inside the cabinet. Can't cut out the panel? Cover with fabric, a great decal, or other creative idea.
6) Remove some doors and expose the shelves.
7) Swap your faucet for a new style. Take out your old chrome faucet and install a new stainless one with a spray head for under $100. Check out the prices and styles at your local big box hardware store.
8) Paint. For a really quick change, just paint your walls. A bit braver, paint the floor instead of replacing it. You can even cover old ceramic tile with the right paint.
9) Remove a cabinet or two. If you have a joined family/kitchen space, you may have ceiling mounted cabinets dividing the two areas. Taking them down will open both spaces, adding pendant lighting will make the space task-oriented and gorgeous...just be sure you can remove the storage.
10) Add a furniture touch. Adding moldings, legs, corbels and other furniture details can transform existing cabinets.
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| From drab oak wood to fresh ivory paint. |
1) If your wooden cabinets are in great shape but your kitchen looks dated or tired, new paint is the answer. I recommend Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams paints and primers.
2) New hardware for the cabinets make a tremendous difference so swap your old knobs and pulls for a new style and finish. If you're painting cabinets, you can fill holes and go from knobs to pulls.
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| New pendants and under cabinet lighting. |
4) Update your lighting. Try www.lampsplus.com for well-priced kitchen pendants and flush-mounted fixtures. Install under-cabinet lighting.
5) Swap some cabinet door panels with glass for a great style. Use reeded glass - have a glass pro cut to the right size - for some obscurity, and clear when you want to display what's inside the cabinet. Can't cut out the panel? Cover with fabric, a great decal, or other creative idea.
6) Remove some doors and expose the shelves.
7) Swap your faucet for a new style. Take out your old chrome faucet and install a new stainless one with a spray head for under $100. Check out the prices and styles at your local big box hardware store.
8) Paint. For a really quick change, just paint your walls. A bit braver, paint the floor instead of replacing it. You can even cover old ceramic tile with the right paint.
9) Remove a cabinet or two. If you have a joined family/kitchen space, you may have ceiling mounted cabinets dividing the two areas. Taking them down will open both spaces, adding pendant lighting will make the space task-oriented and gorgeous...just be sure you can remove the storage.
10) Add a furniture touch. Adding moldings, legs, corbels and other furniture details can transform existing cabinets.