A breathtaking kitchen is the heart of any home (even for those of us who invest most of our cooking time around the microwave!) Time spent together in the kitchen can bring a family closer together and make excellent memories (though my own memories of doing dishes as a teenager are much less than pleasant - something about dishwater being *disgusting!*) Turning your plain kitchen into something unique isn*t as difficult as you may possibly think. Here are a few basic suggestions which can make your kitchen a designer showcase.
1. To give your cabinets a unique flair, use 3 distinctive stains. Use one lighter stain on the upper cabinets, one slightly darker on the drawers and an even darker 1 on the bottom cabinets. Add a small pigment in a primary color (red, blue or yellow) to add an additional dimension and a small *pop.*
2. To add a little flair, take out a few drawers and insert low baskets in their location. You will likely have to remove the middle drawer slide or side slides, but that is quickly carried out with a screwdriver.
three. Want to update your backsplash? Use beadboard! Have your local household improvement store cut it to length and attach with nails or adhesive.
4. Tired cabinet doors? Cut out the middle of the doors, leaving a two inch edge all around. Stale fabric panels to the back of the doors. Cover the staples with fabric trim glued with a hot glue gun. You can use any fabric from elegant to country, stripes to plaid, or gingham to quilted.
5. Update your cabinets with special memories. Attach frames painted or stained to match the cabinets to the front of each door. Fill the frames with family photos or your kids*s artwork. Or highlight a special collection such as vintage handkerchiefs or postcards.
Attempt 1 of these suggestions or use them to jumpstart your own creative imagination. Keep in mind, there is a designer in every of you! It*s just rather well hidden in some - Quite well hidden!
