“The heart of the home beats in the kitchen and a healthy one beats three times a day”
Rightly pointed out by some wise man!
It is noted that for over 90% of the houses, kitchen has proved to be the hub of activity. More than just being a space of cooking and eating, the kitchen is the arena where many significant actions take place right from amusing the guests to enjoying family time every Sunday morning. This is how the kitchen is in its “literal” sense the “heart” of the homes. And, when it comes to renovating this area, it scares us being heavy on the wallet. But my dear friend, breaking the bank is not always the case! There are many untold ways with which we can enhance the look, convenience, and storage of our kitchen.
Here, I present you easy and pocket-friendly ways to refurbish the most functional room in-and-out. Have a look!
Renovating The Kitchen From Inside:
- Boost The Cabinet Storage Employing Pot Racks
Just like any other homeowner would say, the kitchen is one of the hardest rooms to keep in an organized manner. This area is not only called upon to store food, but cooking paraphernalia such as small appliances pots, pans, and others. It’s better to make the most of the kitchen space!
No doubt, cabinet storage system is designed for the specific storage needs, but to enhance the same no other idea is better than hanging cookware overhead using pot racks. This is how the cabinet space is also saved plus you get an easy and convenient way of accessing the things that are to be kept handy. Simply remember to keep them within easy reach!
- Choose the Energy Efficient Appliances
Let just face the reality! We are living in the green age where everyone is striving to save resources and the kitchen is the best place to start with. In order to save water and energy from your house, replacing the old appliances with the energy efficient ones is the best idea since appliances of today are way more energy efficient having new features and better functionality.
You can take into account the plumbing fixtures where you can replace the low flow kitchen faucets saving water. And if, in case, your appliances are already flaunting good stars for being energy efficient, then all you can do is paint them yourself to give an all-new look at minimum cost adding freshness to space.
- Go For Deep Sink This Time
For all those who dirty every dish in the house whilst making a meal, the deep sink is the ideal choice! With this, you can hide the dirty utensils until you wash them and can also enjoy sufficient space for preparing food. And if, in case, you organize a family get-together at your place, washing large sheet pans or cutting boards will be easier.
This is how your work will simplify and you will be able to wash crockery without wallowing water over the countertops and floor. Remember, if you are opting for under mount sink, you will be acquiring added depth of the countertop thickness, which can easily be counterbalanced making use of raised sink grid.
- Enhance The Overall Storage Space With Small Wire Shelves
To boost the complete storage space of the kitchen, you can make use of small wire shelves. These are also known as under-shelf baskets and can be used in cabinets as well as in your fridge and freezer. This is how; you will be able to accommodate the complete service of the dishes in a minimum space.
Plus, you can also place some of the kitchen equipment handy. With this, you will be able to make good use of the often-wasted areas of your kitchen increasing the efficiency in work. So, it’s time to renovate the kitchen from inside using the most unused verticals of the kitchen!
- Get A Folding Bamboo Dish Rack To Declutter
To add that functionality along with style, go get a folding bamboo dish rack! Not only the bamboo dish rack is economical, but it will also help in decluttering the kitchen area. It is sturdy and spacious plus it doesn’t crack, which is not usually the case with the plastic dish racks. So, to not to harm the workability and keep the kitchen cleaner, it’s time to bring in folding the bamboo rack!
As the dish rack is made up of bamboo, it is very light on the pocket. In addition to this, it is beautiful and revamps the kitchen area even more. Since it can be folded, the unnecessary items on the countertops are avoided increasing the space to prepare dishes easily.
Renovating The Kitchen From Outside:
- Top The Ugly Countertop With A Big Cutting Board
To conceal the ugly countertops, the best way out is to top that no-so-good portion of your countertop with a big and striking cutting board. Or else, if in case you don’t want to make permanent changes, paint them with lovely colors that will enhance the ambiance of your kitchen.
Making use of this funda to recondition the countertops of your kitchen, you will be able to lift up the setting and environment of your kitchen in a pocket-friendly way. And not just that! Adding a beautiful cutting board is a practical notion since it will increase the functionality hand-in-hand.
- Paint The Kitchen Cabinets Or Cover Them Using Contact Paper
For that newfangled and contemporary touch to your kitchen – what if we paint or cover the cabinets using contact paper? Lovely idea! Isn’t it? Most of us love a great do it when it comes to beautifying our homes specifically kitchen area. Else, you can also try plenty of faux finishes.
Plus, contact paper is a great go-to for lifting up the kitchen cabinets on the fly. They are not only easy on the pocket, but they are also easy to remove (if in the case in future). Plus, it is an extremely do-able stopgap measure afore the kitchen makeover.
- Experiment With Flooring And Walls For an Open-Up Kitchen
Your kitchen is not having that big space? If your answer is in affirmative, try experimenting with the flooring and walls. Flooring is one of the often elapsed things of the kitchen, but consumes the entire kitchen. You can go for engineered wood planks of light color for more open space. Since, this flooring doesn’t require sticky mastics, large sanders or pneumatic nail guns, you can do it yourself.
Plus, to enhance more of space, you can paint the walls of your kitchen with lighter colors like cream or white. Choosing the color wisely is where the entire game relies on. You can save money if you paint the walls of the arena yourself. It is simply a fun redecorating the kitchen with family.
- For Lighting Consider Plug-In Wall Sconces
Lighting in the kitchen area is very important to enhance the functionality as well as the overall look of the kitchen space. So, it’s a great idea if you opt for plug-in wall sconces. As they are wall-mounted, they are definitely going to add an ornamental flourish as well as a placid, pleasing glow to the entire kitchen.
There are a number of options available in the market on the basis of aesthetically pleasing styles, themes, colors, and designs. Remember one thing – The cords of the wall sconces hang down, so you have to lookout for a way to hide them to not let them get exposed and spoil the look.
- Integrate Modern Seating
The kitchen is the “pulse” and of course, the busiest area of the homes, instilling modern seating to it also required. You can go for countertop seats and stools at a breakfast bar or else, you can also opt for a banquette or pew at the window side.
This will not only heighten the ambiance of your kitchen but the entire home will blush the time you incorporate up-to-the-minute seating and that too on the budget. Plus, this is how the busy families where everyone’s working can have a pleasant time altogether.
All-in-all, kitchen is a place where memories are homemade and seasoned with love. To add ease to your lifestyle and value to your home, it’s vital to give a makeover to your kitchen often. For work efficiency, for hygiene or to refresh, remodeling the kitchen is no doubt required. So, these were the 10 pocket-friendly ways to refurbish your dear kitchen from inside-out. Follow them and these ideas will do wonders!
Ankit Gupta works for ExportersIndia.com, one of the leading online B2B marketplaces of India. Apart from managing his team at ExportersIndia, Ankit loves to keep an eye on the changing house décor trends. In the given article he has penned down his thoughts on how the concept of modular kitchens is changing the functioning and façade of traditional kitchenettes. For more updates, follow Ankit on his Twitter Account.
