Need some inspiration for your kitchen? Check out these great ideas from our house tours. Projects include giving your cabinets and counters a facelift, and finding new uses for old furniture and spaces.
1. Paint bold stripes on an accent wall
2. Build your own butcher block
3. Cover your counters with contact paper (Tutorial at Yankee Magazine)
4. Paint a wall, old picture frame, or your refrigerator with chalkboard paint
5. Make Pulley & Mason Jar Chandelier (Tutorial at Funkytime)
6. Give your cabinets an update with a fresh coat of paint
7. Use an old refrigerator as a storage space for dishes
8. Turn a nook or an old closet into a functional spice cabinet
9. Make a dining table out of an old door
10. Use an old wardrobe to store your bar
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we went for the painting of the old cabinets and although it is a process, to be sure, it was well worth it. if you are short on budget, this is a great option. time on the other hand.....well it takes some patience for sure. see our transformation here: http://twosixe.blogspot.com/2010/02/im-dreaming-of-white-kitchen.html
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26East, I love that pic of you kissing the newly painted drawer!
I love the wardrobe as bar storage!! It would be so easy to add a lock, and toss the medications in there too. (thinking like a mom over here)
<3 the butcher block island.
26east, do you have an after-after pic, as opposed to a semi-after?!
We just did a quick cheap remodel on our kitchen and it makes me incredibly happy.
Butcherblock open shelving was a HUGE, quick and easy change - as well as just slapping some new hardware on the cabinets.
Oh - track lighting was by far the biggest and best change we did.
http://www.twobedroomsandababy.com/2012/02/kitchen-updates-and-other-random.html
Has anyone tried the contact-paper counter makeover?
I don't think of contact paper as being sufficiently durable for something like that. I suppose you could arrange it to have an easy-to-replace panel on the heavy-use area.