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A beautiful kitchen is the
heart of any home (even for those of us who spend most of
our cooking time around the microwave!) Time spent
together in the kitchen can bring a family closer together
and make wonderful memories (although my own memories of
doing dishes as a teenager are less than pleasant -
something about dishwater being *disgusting!*) Turning
your plain kitchen into something special isn*t as hard as
you might think. Here are a few simple ideas which can
make your kitchen a designer showcase.
1. To give your cabinets a
special flair, use three different stains. Use one lighter
stain on the upper cabinets, one slightly darker on the
drawers and an even darker one on the bottom cabinets. Add
a little pigment in a primary color (red, blue or yellow)
to add an additional dimension and a little *pop.*
2. To add a little flair,
take out a few drawers and insert low baskets in their
place. You will probably have to remove the middle drawer
slide or side slides, but that is easily done with a
screwdriver.
3. Want to update your
backsplash? Use beadboard! Have your local home
improvement store cut it to length and attach with nails
or adhesive.
4. Tired cabinet doors? Cut
out the middle of the doors, leaving a two inch edge all
around. Stale fabric panels to the back of the doors.
Cover the staples with fabric trim glued with a hot glue
gun. You can use any fabric from elegant to country,
stripes to plaid, or gingham to quilted.
5. Update your cabinets
with special memories. Attach frames painted or stained to
match the cabinets to the front of each door. Fill the
frames with family photos or your children*s artwork. Or
highlight a special collection such as vintage
handkerchiefs or postcards.
Try one of these ideas or
use them to jumpstart your own creative imagination.
Remember, there is a designer in each of you! It*s just
very well hidden in some - VERY well hidden!
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