Oftentimes an old kitchen simply needs to have its charm reawakened. If you recently purchased a new house with an aged kitchen or you wish to make the kitchen you've been living with a bit more pleasing and picturesque, you can do it without replacing the cabinets or becoming bogged down in stripping and refinishing. The below tips will help you produce the look you want in your kitchen, without the hard work that is oftentimes involved in restoring kitchen cabinets.
Vintage Cabinets Facelift
Many older kitchen feature the retro charm of all white cabinets and black and white checkered counter tile. Cheerful yellow paint can brighten up this color scheme. If you're lucky enough to have curved corner shelves, outline the edge in a perky blue. You can add an open shelf trimmed in the same blue above the kitchen sink to display collectibles, coffee tins, vintage vases, and the addition of blue and white checkered curtains on kitchen windows adds retro polish. Keep the color going with brightly patterned ceramic canisters on the counter. A bare wall can be dressed up with a spice rack or a wooden shelf that is either painted blue or trimmed in blue. Whether you want to add roosters, cherries or Tuscan accents and sunflowers, this color scheme will work with a myriad of themes.
Fix it Quickly
- When cabinets must have a facelift, it's much easier to paint than to strip and refinish. To paint cabinets, you just need to lightly sand the existing surface. It's easiest if you remove doors and drawers, remove all hardware and work on a flat surface. Use a paint roller to make things go more quickly.
- You can achieve a quick makeover of older cabinets by replacing the fronts of the cabinets with glass. Simply paint the interior of the cabinets with a deep shade that will allow you to showcase the contents of the cabinets.
- Change hardware on your cabinetry for a quick and easy update. This one small and simple change can work to provide inspiration for an entirely fresh and different color scheme and style that you can reinforce with the use of wall art, chair cushions, curtains and other accents. Glass knobs are ideal for hardware changes when you want to add some sparkle to a kitchen that is lifeless.
- A new backsplash can brighten up the kitchen inexpensively. Bring some cheer to a darker kitchen with green and white tiles. Open up the entire area and reflect light by making a backsplash from mirrors. You can have custom cut glass prepared at any glass store.
- Get rid of your upper cabinets and opt for open shelving instead. Shelving is much cheaper than new cabinets and you can paint them or choose hardware, like elegantly scrolled wrought iron brackets, to tie in with a theme. Open storage and plate racks allow you to add color wherever you like while also giving the illusion of more space. Hang cups or cooking utensils below the shelving for convenience and decorative appeal.
- Be a bit more risque and try a totally unanticipated theme in the aged kitchen: Try bold colors like yellow and mango as a backdrop for a tropical theme kitchen complete with palm tree wall art and tropical wall hangings.
Before rushing to replace or refinish cabinets look for other ways to bring color and brightness to the kitchen. Stylish wall art, wall paint, collectibles situated in different areas on the top of upper kitchen cabinets, and improved lighting can really make a huge difference in the overall aesthetic enjoyment of your kitchen.
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