How to remodel your kitchen on a low budget

We've all been there, looking at our old, out of fashion, hag-ridden kitchens and giving a great big sigh when you can't do anything about it. Well hopefully you won't have to any longer with these easy ideas and tips to remodel your kitchen on a low budget. Whether you just do a few or all these helpful tips will instantly boost your kitchens appeal, so lets get crackin'!

Wall Paint 

Simply just changing the colour of your walls is an easy way to update your kitchen's look. Just pick up a tin of paint for £10-£20 and you've almost got a new kitchen! Neutral tones provide an excellent, easy on the eye backdrop for décor. If you plan on using the 'in' trend of colours on your kitchen wall try to minimise the amount you use because once that trend has gone your kitchen will look outdated and you will have to be doing it all over again with more effort! I recommend just highlighting certain features or bits or the odd pattern.

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Accent Shelving

A simple but effective way of remodelling your kitchen is removing your cabinet doors. This creates an open space feel and makes the room feel more spacious and free. Plenty of options are available, like painting the back wall in a bright colour, using in-cabinet accent lights or installing glass doors.  Whatever you choose, keep your display items simple and streamlined for an attractive, eye-catching display.

Crown Moulding 

Across the top of your cabinetry, crown moulding lends a custom look to stock cabinetry.  If you paint your moulding, don’t forget that you can be creative for a look that shows your unique style. A cabinet fit for a king!

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Paint Cabinetry

A fresh lick of paint on the cabinets changes the entire look and feel of the room.  Use paint with primer to reduce the number of coats you’ll need for coverage.  Also, consider a washable finish to make cleaning your kitchen easier. 

Hardware

In the same way jewellery can change the look of an outfit, new hardware can transform a kitchen.  Switch out knobs and pulls for a dramatic update without spending a lot of money or expending a lot of effort. Even giving them a splash of colour will give it a better feel to your kitchen.

New lighting

Enhance an often-overlooked space – the kickplate.  Run rope lights around the base of your cabinetry for ambience and to create the right mood and atmosphere for parties or family dinners.  You can even use them as a nightlight, so children and guests can navigate easily after bedtime after their midnight snack or yours, cheeky. Make your kitchen a warm and inviting place to be.  Illuminate dark corners and enhance workspace with puck lights installed underneath the top cabinets.

New Taps

A new tap is an easy way to update your kitchen. Hundred or below and you've got a brand spanking new tap! Before you shop, note the number of holes on the back of your current sink and select your new tap accordingly.

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Backspalsh

By adding or changing the backsplash, you can completely change the look and feel of your kitchen.  Plus, today’s peel-and-stick options make getting a look you love easy and most importantly NO GROUT so it's even easier!

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Countertops

Changing your kitchen’s countertops may be one of the most obvious ways to change its appearance. But, what you might not know is that today’s options are more affordable and better looking than ever. Also if you have a laminate countertop, peel it away and you will be left with a fresh new look as shown in the picture below. Whether you choose laminate, solid surface, granite or quartz, you can find a finish that suits your style and your budget. 

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Country Kitchen Designs

If you’re looking for colours that are natural and subdued with a rustic textural quality thrown in with the use of wood, iron and stone, with all these traits in a kitchen gets you an English country kitchen. I know that the English country kitchen is an interpretation of more of that traditional and old-world look, the look in my opinion that is what you call comfortable and a relaxed style.

Kitchens in large country houses would originally have been made onsite, as a solid run of cupboards — not individual cupboards, fitted together as they are today. The aim, when designing the perfect country home  is to make it look as though it could have been crafted in one piece.

If you want your kitchen to say country, you'll probably need to reinvent a few things in the space. That's sort of a requirement for the style meant to embody warmth and nostalgia. In other words, Formica's out and distressed wood salvaged from an old farmhouse is in. You can use it to create a great kitchen table or island and shelves. For lighting, you want big open windows drawing in that natural light.

You can't go wrong with roosters, ducks or geese at a country home. But no need to have them squawking in the backyard. For a style that also brings nature indoors, look for them glazed on platters or painted on coffee mugs. Then display them on wooden shelves coated in milk-paint.

Whats going on?

Like with every kitchen a centre piece is critical part of your kitchen design. It will be almost like the heart of your kitchen endless amount of activities, conversations social interactions will take place there; so its important to get it right! In a country kitchen you need to give it a rural earthy look so use warm colours with the occasional POP to make it all stick out. You want to have warm brown earthy colours then contrast them with background stone work. Nothing looks better.