When we purchased our home I loved everything about it, except the kitchen. Tired, dated and drab, it screamed, “Give me a makeover!” Since that time I’ve totally redone my kitchen, but sometimes it needs a little refresh. I’ve discovered 5 ways to refresh your kitchen that helped transform my kitchen from drab to fab.
1. Paint the walls and/or cabinets. Our kitchen was a source of dismay to me when we moved into our home. Dark brown cabinetry and brown walls made me feel like I was stepping into a pit of despair. Painting the cabinets a fresh clean white and the walls a cheery yellow automatically lifted my mood and brightened the entire room.
2. Change the light fixture and/or add track lighting under the cabinets. Our kitchen sported an ugly ceiling fan (in dark brown, naturally) and another dark brown light fixture over the sink. The simple change of an eye catching bronze chandelier and golden pendant lighting over the sink gave the room character and an easy fresh face lift. If the room is still too dark, add strip lighting under the cabinets.
3. Change the hardware on cabinets. There are so many choices in hardware available now. It’s easy to find some that match your personality. You can give the kitchen a classic look, change it to a modern look or give it a fun, funky vibe within an hour to two!
4. Use plants instead of curtains on the windowsill. Our window had a lovely view, but it was covered with blinds and a heavy curtain. I purchased three plants and placed them in our windowsill. It didn’t obstruct the view from the inside, gave us fresh herbs and eliminated the need for any other window covering. It was a total win-win!
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What are your favorite ideas for refreshing a kitchen?
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Great tips, we’ve been in our home for over six years now. I’m tired of looking at it, we need to update some things to give it a new feel.
Awesome tips! My kitchen could definitely use some sprucing!
These are great tips for refreshing the kitchen. I like playing with hardware too.
Changing the cabinet color alone makes a huge difference! I added hardware to my cabinets and that changed the entire look of my kitchen. So glad I made that change!
I don’t like how dark our cabinets are. These are great suggestions on changing up your kitchen!
I’d love to be able to replace my appliances, but alas I think painting the cabinets and adding some new hardware will have to suffice. My kitchen is actually crying out for it!
We changed the hardware on our cabinets a year ago and it made such a difference! The little things really do make an impact. These tips are wonderful!
My mom complains about her refrigerator sizes frequently. I know she would love the KitchenaId french doors!
These are some good tips.
We have been thinking of adding track lighting under the cabinets for a while.
I cannot wait to own my own home and do some redecorating. I am going to have a lovely kitchen filled with KitchenAid appliances!
My kitchen could use a spring time refresh. I will have to give these a try at my house.
I want to give my kitchen a face lift but don’t have the money for that right now. I think I will try some of these tips to change it up!
Really great tips! We rent so I can’t really do much but I need to do SOMETHING. Its my least favorite part of my house, PLUS it’s so small it’s insane.
Really great tips and ideas. So neat and nice ambiance. Thanks for sharing!
Loving these ideas to make your kitchen a bit fresh this Spring. Appreciate some ideas as I work to get organized and make my home look a little different ..
I’m trying to finish up a mini makeover of my kitchen now. So many of these ideas people just don’t think of.
The kitchen is so neat and wide, i love the tips. Our kitchen needs a little make over. And our bathroom, too.
I need to spice my kitchen up, we renovated it 5 years ago but I am now bored. I think a nice new color on the wall could really help!
Paint can really transform. I like playing with hardware too.
I would love to be able to do a kitchen remodel! These are great ways to refresh your kitchen sometimes little changes can make a big difference
I’m dreaming of the new kitchen that will be in my house. I can’t wait to see it and cook in it next month. Kitchens make me happy. They are the hub of the home.
These are great tips for refreshing the kitchen. These are easy, affordable ways to make a big impact. We almost always change the kitchen cabinet hardware to suit our styles better!
Yes!! The small touches – the hardware is a huge thing for me. When I bought my house changing light fixtures really changed EVERYTHING, so worth it!
Changing the lighting can make a huge difference to how a room looks. I didn’t think it would but we recently changed our kitchen lights and the whole room now looks brighter and bigger.
I’m currently looking for a deal on cabinets. Much refreshing is going to take place in ours very very soon.
Having a fresh layer of paint can really freshen up the look of the kitchen. New appliances and plants can also give it a different look.
I wouldn’t mind painting the walls and cabinets. Some better appliances would definitely make my life easier as well.
Our family is big into DIY and renovating! We immediately changed our our backsplash, countertops and hardware as well as new appliances, flooring, paint and lighting when we bought our home. It made a huge difference!
I redid my kitchen a few years ago. The only thing I haven’t done is update the oak cabinets. I can’t decide if I want to paint them white or stain them. Decisions. Decisions. They’re in good shape, but need to be freshened up.
Thanks for sharing these tips. We’ve been trying to figure out how to freshen up our kitchen without spending a ton of money. We already know we want to replace the appliances, but we want that to be the biggest expense of the entire thing.
I love this post. We replaced our cabinet hardware and repainted them, and our kitchen look 1,000% better.