Has your kitchen lost its identity?
It's not uncommon for people to replace or renew aspects oftheir home on an 'as and when' basis and this is especially true in theKitchen. The old lino may have been replaced with a new laminate f...
It's not uncommon for people to replace or renew aspects oftheir home on an 'as and when' basis and this is especially true in theKitchen. The old lino may have been replaced with a new laminate flooring andthose stained and scratched worktops may have been replaced too. Doingeverything at once can be costly, especially in today's economic climate, soreplacing the old with new bit by bit is often the only option.
This is a purse friendly option but it's easy to loosedirection. Does the new floor work with the new worktops? Do the splash backtiles compliment or conflict with other design aspects of your kitchen? If not,what can you do to tie everything back together without spending afortune? If you've not done so already,you could consider replacing your current cupboard doors and drawer fronts withnew kitchen doors.
If you're stuck for ideas, have a look for kitchen doorsonline. Using an image search engine will speed up the process considerably asa picture speaks a thousand words (tip: select the 'large' option to filter outthe tiny thumbnail images). Pay particular attention to examples of kitchenswhich have similar flooring and worktops to your own kitchen and get an idea ofhow different styles of replacement kitchen doors and drawer fronts could lookin your own kitchen.
If you have a dark kitchen floor and black marble worktops,you may feel that choosing replacement kitchen doors of a similar tone willwork, however in the evenings with ambient lighting, your kitchen may resemblea cavern rather than the culinary centre of your home. Contrasting colours workbest by dividing the floor, units and worktops into distinct areas.
You can also consider 'pulling out' some of the lessprominent colours which are already present in your kitchen. For example, in mymother's kitchen is white wall paper with very fine pinstripes in green. Thesewere barely noticeable until new kitchen doors were fitted in a similar shadeof green. They gave the wall paper a new lease of life and with it, the entirekitchen. Had they chosen replacement kitchen doors without considering thewallpaper, they'd have probably repapered before long too, costing moremoney.
If your kitchen has lost it's identity, take a step back andhave a think about what can be done to tie it all together into a singlecoherent style. You don't always have to build an entire new kitchen andchanging something as simple as the cupboard doors may be an easy and costeffective solution to a common dilemma.
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