Are you happy with your outdated kitchen? Oak cabinets, laminate countertop, outdated hardware? Sure, you could paint your cabinets like everyone else, but it’s not that easy.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could update your kitchen without painting your cabinets? In this post I share my top 7 tips & tricks for how to update wood cabinets and bring your outdated kitchen to life.
Kitchen lighting is a big one! For me, one big update that can be done without breaking the bank or needing an electrician would be changing your lightbulbs to a natural daylight bulb.
This is one of the most important steps to updating your kitchen on a budget.
When choosing a wall color keep in mind the color of your cabinets, and choose accordingly so they don’t clash.
Adding hardware or updating your existing hardware can make a world of a difference. It can update a kitchen drastically. Hardware doesn’t have to be expensive, you can get them at just about any home improvement store.
This one will probably be the most expensive update out of all the ones I talk about. If you have oak cabinets from the 90’s most likely you also have some wonderfully outdated laminate countertops.
Don’t get me wrong laminate isn’t completely horrible now a days. Technology has definitely made them stylish. But when you look at the price tag they end up being more or around the same price as some of your other options like solid surface.