Little things to make a huge impact in the kitchen. Photo Credit: Diamond Interiors
Remodeling your kitchen doesn’t have to mean $20,000 spent on all new materials, weeks (or even months) without the use of your kitchen, or a massive, dusty mess making its way through the rest of your home.
The simple fact is that you can completely change the look and feel of your kitchen just by modifying your cabinetry . It’s cheap, it’s easy and it won’t take a lot of your time.
There are three basic ways that you can get a brand-new kitchen look with only a weekend’s worth of labor:
Hardly an Investment
Hardware is such a small portion of your kitchen, yet it makes a huge impact on the room’s appearance. Over time, the door and drawer knobs and pulls start to show their age, get dusty and grimy, break apart, or are generally no longer exciting. For just a few dollars per knob, you can select brand-new hardware to spruce up your cabinets. Just make sure it’ll match the holes left by your old set.
Clearly a Good Option
Give your kitchen the touch of glass with beautiful glass inserts. Many kitchen cabinet doors are comprised of a frame and a panel. These panels can be removed with little or no damage to the frame. You may want to hire a professional to do this for you, but you can most likely replace that plywood or solid wood panel with a glass panel. There are countless decorative panels to choose from, including plain glass, leaded glass, stained glass, textured gl...
Read the full article in the CalFinder Remodeling and Home Solar Power Magazine
