Inexpensive Tips To Update Your Kitchen

Inexpensive Tips To Update Your Kitchen

When your home is looking a little dull and you’re tired of the outdated look of your kitchen, it might be time for an update. If you’re thinking you don’t have the time or money for a complete overhaul, our agents at Levine Homes have good news: you don’t have to do a complete overhaul or spend your life savings! Here are some inexpensive tips to update your kitchen.

Get New Hardware

Swap out the hinges, knobs, and other metal pieces around your kitchen for something new. Try a different color, different metal, and different design. You don’t even need a lot of know-how; if you can handle a screwdriver, you can probably handle the switching of most of the hardware yourself.

Put Dishes and Collectibles on Display

Rather than hiding your dishes, use open shelving and cupboards to keep them visible. Over-the-cupboard shelving is the perfect out-of-the-way place to put collectibles on display without sacrificing valuable storage space. If your family is the type that has mismatched dishes, all the better! A patchwork look is quite chic these days. You can also use it as an excuse to get that new matching dish set you’ve been eyeing.

Vary Appearance and Texture

Not everything in your kitchen has to be stainless steel, all white, or black. Mix colors, styles, and textures that complement one another, such as wood with stainless steel. A little variety in your appliances and fixtures makes the kitchen a livelier place.

Get Colorful

Do you have monotone walls, window frames, backsplash, and moulding in your kitchen? Add some color! Paint the walls one color and your window frames a complementary shade. Create your own backsplash using tiles—you can do a mosaic or have family members paint their own creations on larger pieces. Color improves the ambiance of the room.

Change the Lights

Install some new lights if things are looking a little dull or yellow. Track lighting can be fun, or do spotlighting and highlight your favorite features of your kitchen, even if it’s just a painting on the wall.

Do It Your Way

When you update your kitchen, do it your way. It doesn’t have to deplete your bank account, but even the smallest changes can translate to huge improvements for the value of your home and your personal contentment.