Changing the backsplash can make an amazing difference to a boring-looking kitchen. If your kitchen is basically OK – the layout works and the cabinets and finishes are in good shape, but the whole thing lacks pizazz – putting in a new backsplash is one of the easiest ways to make over the space. This [...]
Granite countertops have moved from dream-house luxury to a standard kitchen material within the past decade or two. The only question for many homeowners now is what color granite to buy for the new kitchen’s countertops. Do they want dark and shiny, warm and earthy, light and creamy, or bright and gaudy. Homeowners can find [...]
As far as Kitchen remodeling goes you have multiple different aspects that must be paid attention to. Besides cabinetry, flooring, paint, and furniture you have counter tops to worry about. If you want something well worth the money you should try quartz counter tops. Not only are you going to get an immaculate addition to [...]
Choosing kitchen paint colors seems an easy enough task, but once you start looking at the vast area of colors available, it can be a little overwhelming. The kitchen tends to be one of those rooms where people gather for conversation, family games, and holidays. The color of a room can make people feel happy [...]
Imagine having a stressful work week, then coming home to a neatly cleaned house. With a great aroma of your favorite food cooking, windows open because of the great weather, birds chirping… but you have BLACK and ugly furnishings, countertops, curtains and designs – yuck! Where would you begin fixing it? How would you update [...]
Remodeling your kitchen to make it more modern or to clean up any old or damaged fixtures can add both financial and aesthetic value to your home. Kitchen cabinets are often one of the first fixtures to require attention, however replacing the entire cabinet unit can be very costly and time consuming. An alternative to [...]
Many people are frustrated with their out of date kitchen cabinets. The prospect of purchasing new kitchen cabinets can be an expensive and an intimidating thought. However, it is possible to completely update a kitchen’s look by changing the kitchen cabinet handles and knobs. New kitchen cabinet handles can really change the entire look. Adding [...]
before Originally uploaded by petit hiboux I rather like the buttery yellow cabinet color myself, but petit hiboux is right that color just doesn’t go with the newer bright colors in the other rooms. In the after shot – the cabinets have been painted white, the copper-colored hinges have been stripped back to the underlying [...]
I’ve been wandering through the many kitchen makeover videos online, looking at what other people have done to their existing kitchen cabinets, since I don’t plan on ripping my perfectly serviceable (if ugly) cabinets out. The kitchen cabinets in this video are very similar to mine – face frames with flat slab doors. These people [...]