It’s possible renovate the kitchen on a modest budget? After seeing this before and after you will have no doubt that if possible. Do not miss the keys to get a current and practical design without spending a lot of money.
We can all reform the kitchen and obtain a good result, the difficult thing is to achieve it without the budget skyrocketing. The Apal decoration studio carries out renovations making the most of the original elements of the home, thus obtaining a modern and cozy result without raising the final cost too much.
As you can see in the following image the Kitchen was very 70’s.
The reform has not modified the space but some changes have been made that have given this kitchen a 180-degree turn. First the window has been replaced by one with sliding leaves that unlike the previous ones, do not take up space when they are open. The cabinets have also been updated for white ones, modest and without decorations or finishes that can raise the price.
Low cost trick: If the doors of your kitchen cabinets are smooth and not very damaged, it is not necessary to replace them since you can improve and change their appearance by lining them with self adhesive vinyl.
A change of distribution in the sink and cooking area, now it is much more logical since the sink has been placed next to the refrigerator to facilitate the washing of food. On the other hand, the cooking zone has been moved to the side of the windowThis facilitates smoke evacuation.
The water heater is hidden behind a cabinet above the sink.
The coating and floor is another item that raises the budget quite a bit when it comes to reforming the kitchen. In this case, the same imitation brick tile for the dashboard and floor area. The rest of the walls have been painted turquoise blue contrasting with the orange of the tile, a resource that is cheaper than ceramic tile.
Low cost trick: If you don’t want to replace the tiles in your kitchen, you can still change their appearance without works by painting them with special paint for tiles (you can see an example in this link). It is also possible to renew the floor using vinyl tiles (see this guide to choose a vinyl floor).
In front of the sink and cooking area there used to be a book-type table and cupboards over the window that overlooks the living room.
After the refurbishment, the hard-to-reach cabinets have been removed, as well as the window, leaving only the hole, under which a bar with two stools for meals.
In addition, this bar extends to the part of the living room, in this way the number of diners can be increased without affecting the kitchen space.
On the other hand, the entrance door has been eliminated since that is how extra space to place a chest of drawers and a tall cabinet.
Summarizing…
Keys to reform the kitchen of this home without raising the budget too much:
- Respect the dimensionspulling down partitions and making new ones always raises the cost of the reform.
- Placing simple cabinets but with a good value for money.
- Coat only the dashboard wall.
Keys to expand the space visually without changing the dimensions of the kitchen:
- Light colors in furniture and ceilings.
- color contrast on the walls to create a sense of depth (you can see more tricks to decorate long and narrow rooms at this link).
- removal of doors folding that occupy space (window and front door).
- Different points of light.
- Logical distribution of the different areas of form for a good organization.
What do you think of the before and after of this reform? It is true that there are dream kitchens that we would all like to have, but we must be aware that very good results can be obtained when it comes to reform the kitchen with a modest budget and reduced dimensions.
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Images: Appal
