Transform your kitchen with color and pattern easily and inexpensively by painting kitchen cabinets, walls, seating, and even floors. For walls and furniture, use satin or semigloss latex paint -- it stands up to scrubbing better than a flat finish.
To paint cabinets, first prime them with a deglossing primer to help the paint adhere and eliminate the need for messy sanding. Painting cabinets is time-consuming -- you need to remove doors, drawers, and hardware to do a thorough job -- but the results give you a fresh look for minimal cost.
Reface Kitchen Cabinet Doors
Perk up your kitchen by replacing the doors on some or all of the cabinets. If you have recessed-panel doors, remove the center panel and insert reeded, textured, etched, or stained glass. If you have flat-panel cabinet doors, take them from contemporary to Shaker style by adding lattice molding around the edges and painting the doors. Or give the panels a facelift by painting them with chalkboard paint or dressing them with a textured wallcovering.
Update Kitchen Countertops
You can get the high-style look of granite, marble, or soapstone with the low-cost alternative of laminate. Available in a wide variety of colors, textures, and patterns, laminate is easy to clean and maintain, although it can be damaged by sharp knives and hot pans. It can cost as little as $15 per linear foot installed.
Ceramic tile is another affordable option for countertops. It's a less forgiving surface than laminate, and keeping the grout clean can be a challenge, but the range of colors and finishes gives you lots of options for creativity. And at $10-$15 per linear foot installed, tile is easy on the kitchen makeover budget.
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