Comments on: 10 Budget Ideas to Update Your Kitchen

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:10:45 +0000

Another easy change can be a new backsplash. If you’ve got something super-special like custom-painted or glass tile you probably want it to stay, but for those of us stuck with paint, wallpaper or plain tile, it’s not that hard to repaint, rip off paper and replace with tile, or add ceramic paint or transfers to existing plain tile. There are lots of possibilities.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:01:25 +0000

Hi Casey,

I know what you mean; when a room gets old and tired, it does make you feel like giving up. But this is good inspiration to jump right in and breathe new life into the space.

Even if it’s just your ledge, a new color and display will freshen it up and make you smile when you do the dishes (is that possible?). LOVE the deep lavender with Mom’s silver idea — break those things out of the cabinets and let them shine!

Thanks for popping in,
– Kathy

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:56:09 +0000

Kathy,

Susan has the best ideas, doesn’t she? And she makes me feel courageous to do things like grab a brush and paint over the “factory finish” on my cabinets.

And I love your idea of freshening up the seat cushions with trim. There is always a place for a little whimsy, yes?

See you around the blogoshpere,
– Kathy

By: casey

casey — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:07:51 +0000

Thanks for the GREAT inspiration from this article! Regarding a room, my old kitchen, that I’d given up on. My favorite was to accessorize the ledge over my kitchen sink that has held the same colored bottles for as long as we’ve lived in this house. Now I want to empty it, clean it up, maybe even PAINT that little ledge a bright color….then DECORATE it! What about a blue ledge with my cream pottery vase collection? Or a golden yellow with only cobalt blue glass bottles? Or a deep lavender with all my Mom’s old silver pieces? THANKS for a new way to enjoy my many hidden away collections!

By: Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions

Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:07:03 +0000

Some great tips! I change out the cushions on the chairs in my dining room (which has a doorway in the kitchen), but my kitchen chairs are the ones where you can remove the seat and add fabric.

Once when I was bored with just the fabric, I found all these great trims I loved, but couldn’t figure out how to use. It turned out they were the perfect length to go around the seat, and they add the bit of whimsy I like to slip into my decor.