5 Simple Tips to Makeover Your Kitchen on a Budget

Is your kitchen falling out-of-date? If it is there are some simple and inexpensive ways for you to renew its look without having to waste tons of money on refreshing the kitchen. Though you may be stuck with your kitchen’s floor plan you can always accentuate the positive and spruce up the kitchen that you have, and unless you have thousands of dollars to completely re-model the kitchen this is something you will have to do.

Add New Cabinet Hardware
Though it sounds very simple, a lot can be accomplished by simply adding new cabinet hardware. Adding new cabinet handles and removing the old ones will help bring style to the kitchen. If a contemporary look is what you want for the kitchen, then silver or brushed nickel handles can be used.

Your cabinet handles can truly vary in price, starting at around $.50 a pull and moving up to $20 a pull. Make sure to set your budget and take into account the hardware pieces that will be needed.

A Fresh Coat of Paint in the Kitchen
The cost of paint isn’t too steep, especially when working will minimal wall areas. Even a kitchen with wallpaper can be instantly changed, though it might take a little extra time.

Your cabinets should be complimented by the colors you use for painting. If the color of your cabinets is something that bothers you, you can repaint or stain them too. You can also choose to repaint the whole ceiling if it has yellow grease marks on it.

Freshen Up Your Kitchen: Add Some Green
The simple addition of plants or flowers to the kitchen can really freshen up the room. Be careful that you don’t create clutter with the plants or flowers, one on top of a cabinet or in the corner of the room is all that will be needed for changing the room’s look. Remember to take care of your plants daily if you decide to use them or else you will just have wasted your money.

New Light Fixture
New light can be brought to the kitchen for an instant update. While the price on light fixtures can widely vary, you are likely to find one for your kitchen that is under $100.

Recessed fluorescent lighting, is definitely something that you would want to change if you have it. Try not to keep to your old style of lighting, instead try something new like a tracking light that will give you the light you need in places like the stove. A new design element can be added along with new light from the light fixtures.

Put Your China on Display
Why not put your hidden china, if you have any, on display and to good use? Consider a glass door as a replacement for one of your cabinet doors. Grab attention with your china by arranging it ion a cabinet and showing it off. Putting up a shelf on one of the walls and displaying china on it can also be a good idea as long as the china stays fastened and doesn’t fall.

Updating your kitchen doesn’t mean having to spend a lot of money. Creativity and the resources you have can add instant style to your kitchen.

Avo Barsoumian has been in the interior flooring and interior design industry for over 25 years. He is the owner of Carpet Wagon, a family owned carpeting company in Southern California. They have a huge selection of elegant hardwood flooring, beautiful laminate flooring and plush carpeting. It doesn’t matter whether your searching for cheap laminate flooring for your new town house or cheap carpet to redecorate your older home then Carpet Wagon has exactly what you’re looking for.