Budget kitchen area Updates
Q. Can you please suggest some low-cost methods to transform my kitchen?
— M.A., Montreal, QC
A. Your kitchen’s flooring, countertops, backsplash as well as appliances are all black as well as they produce a stark, high-contrast look when paired with your white cabinets. You can quickly as well as inexpensively soften things up with some new completes as well as lighting, which will assist breathe life into the space.
Consider adding some rate of interest with a new backsplash. You can get the look of stainless steel without the significant cost label with metallic laminate. This material is made from a plastic laminate core topped with a thin layer of stainless steel (or copper or brass) as well as costs around $10 per square foot. metallic laminate is made by a number of business including Formica as well as Wilsonart as well as is available in a variety of textures, patterns as well as finishes. It’s likewise relatively simple to set up — it’s used directly to particleboard utilizing epoxy glue.
You can even more break up the black as well as white style in your kitchen area by painting the island a good warm grey such as Stampede (979) from Benjamin Moore. A illumination update will likewise assist revitalize the area — believe about replacing your present pendant over the island with a fixture in frosted white glass.