If you are planning on a great new kitchen, you are not alone.
An updated kitchen adds value and significance to your home.
The kitchen is an important place in your house where you spend a lot of time.
It is more pleasant and easier to work in an efficient, bright and modernized kitchen.
Updating your kitchen ranges from inexpensive and quick to more complicated changes that will cost more.
Find below several steps in updating your kitchen.
1.
The least expensive update is to change the appearance of your kitchen by applying new paint to the walls.
Using your artistic ability, you can transform the walls into a plastered paradise or you can rub a few warm colored glazes for a spotted appearance.
Add a border around the mid-wall or the ceiling if you prefer a more subtle look.
Make sure that the paint color does not clash with your cabinets.
2.
Your kitchen cabinets are another great change to modernize your kitchen.
You may try to consider RTA cabinets.
They are ready to assemble and easier for you to install and are more affordable than custom made ones.
3.
A floor change can be done easily.
Sometimes your flooring could be the major factor that makes your kitchen look outdated.
There are numerous options for your do-it-yourself kitchen floor enhancement such as linoleum tiles and applying floor paint for a quick and cheap change.
Make sure to do a research on any flooring change before you proceed.
4.
An outdated and stained countertop can spoil the entire look of your kitchen.
Consider tiling over instead of replacing it, or if it does not fit in with your budget, you can re-laminate it instead.
You can buy laminate sheets at most home improvement stores and they cost less than buying a new countertop.
Laminate sheets are also lighter, easy to install and comes with various colors, styles and finishes.
5.
If you cannot afford to replace your fridge or the dishwasher, you can cover it.
Trim kits and appliance panels are inexpensive and come in more than two-hundred colors and designs to choose from which includes stainless steel, chalkboard and sports motif.
6.
You can replace your outdated light features.
You may opt to add track lighting.
They come in different widths, prewired and quick to install.
Many feature halogen spotlights that you can point to major areas in your kitchen such as the stove or the workstation.
7.
To replace and old and tired-looking sink, you might consider installing an undermount sink.
This type of sink sits under the counter, which makes wiping the counter easier.
You might also want to take into consideration installing cast iron or porcelain if you are tired of the stainless steel appearance.
If replacing the sink does not fit in with your finances, you can consider replacing the faucet.
With so many designs, shapes and sizes, it would be hard to decide with works best.
A faucet with a high arch is best for filling up large buckets or pots.
8.
The backsplash in your kitchen are often ignored and unused.
You can make it more useful by making it more practical and useful.
You may add color by paint or tiling it.
On the other hand, you can make or purchase small decorative prints to hang there.
You can also add specially designed railings with shelves, hooks and other kinds of holder that will be able to hold often used items such as spices, utensils and cookbooks.
9.
Add plants in your kitchen.
The kitchen windows can become instant greenhouses with an addition of glass shelves.
Use glass clips in installing them directly on the glass and add a few potted herbs and voila, you will have an herb garden that is both handy and beautiful.
Silk plants are perfect in the empty space above your cabinets.
The kitchen upgrade that is right for you may be much less work and investment than you expect.