Tips for a Budget Kitchen Renovation
Homeowners in Australia can spend between $15,000 and $43,000 on kitchen renovations, and even more if they use luxury fittings. These high costs may lock out some homeowners from having their dream kitchen. You can renovate your kitchen on a budget, however, with the tips below:
Upgrade Your Lights
Updating the lighting in the heart of your home is the quickest way to change the ambience. Hanging pendants are readily accessible in the stores, and they can descend on the kitchen island for a fun touch or replace ageing fixtures.
A professional electrician can position strips of lights under your cabinet to illuminate your worktop when you don't want to use the ceiling lights. Modern lighting fixtures like flush mounts and rope lights can add some personality to your kitchen.
Replace Your Benchtops
Benchtops are central kitchen features, and any changes you make to them will make a significant impact. Benchtops are traditionally expensive to replace, but you can create a modern look on a budget.
Laminate benchtops, for example, can mimic stone or timber, and they come in a variety of textures, colours and patterns. If you desire benchtops made of natural stone, you can use engineered stone for the same look. You can even resurface your existing benchtop if you are keen on saving as much money as you can.
Install Floating Shelves
Traditionally, a kitchen renovation included wall-mounted cabinets above the countertops. Floating shelves have, however, made many homeowners enthusiastic for the minimalistic and creative outcome they provide.
You can paint the floating shelves in a colour that contrasts with your cabinets or walls. Open shelves can easily be decorated with dishes, cookbooks, artwork, plants and antique kitchenware. You can also open up your current shelving and leave your kitchen items on display.
Repaint Your Cabinets
If your cabinetry has seen better days, you can bring it back to life with fresh paint. This is also a project you can do by yourself, but you should start by emptying the drawers and prepping the cabinets. Although modern sprayers and mini-rollers have made DIY kitchen renovations popular, you will get the best results with a professional.
Paint the Floor
You can repaint your old wood floor instead of spending much money on refinishing it. If your kitchen has ageing vinyl flooring, start by looking underneath to ensure there is no hardwood floor that can be refinished for cheap. You can also have your vinyl floor repainted with exciting colours and patterns.
To learn more, contact a company that handles kitchen renovations.
