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Kitchen Remodeling Ideas: Getting a Fresh Look - House to Home Solutions, LLC

Written by Daniel Carrero | May 22, 2012 10:28:15 AM

The kitchen is one of those places that most people see every single day, so the same old décor can get a little tiring to look at after awhile. When this happens, it is a good idea to consider kitchen remodeling ideas to revisit the way one looks at the kitchen. Coming up with good kitchen remodeling ideas ultimately depends on a number of factors, such as one’s budget and one’s need for a unique environment that no other kitchen will have. This article serves to provide a few kitchen remodeling ideas for all types of individuals.

Go Industrial

First on the list of kitchen remodeling ideas is changing the way one views their kitchen. Many households may prefer remembering the kitchen as a warm and happy place where Mom makes homemade meals for the husband and their two children, but not everybody fits this profile. For the serious kitchen chef, making a complete overhaul can turn a kitchen into a true work environment. After all, if the work is serious, why not make the design reflect that? Trade in wood cabinets for stainless steel or white laminate ones and have stainless steel shelves installed to stock a complete kitchen for the serious chef.

Make Little Changes

One of the reasons people consider kitchen remodeling ideas is because the same décor is getting old. In that case, and in the case of low budgets, why not just change the things that seem boring now? Change the face of the cabinets or the wallpaper. If the colors of the walls are dreary, get out brighter paint and splash some new color on the walls; many kitchens do well with a nice touch of yellow. Get rid of old and dreary looking appliances that might not even work well any longer, or consider new material for the countertops—perhaps granite to add value to the home.

Go Back in Time

Another popular item on the list of kitchen remodeling ideas is to overhaul the current kitchen and make it look like a poster item out of the 1950s. To what extent this is done depends on preference and budget; one can just put up some posters reminiscent of the times and replace the chairs with stylized ones, or one might want to completely overhaul the current kitchen and go with a candy red curvy fridge, grey-flecked countertops and checker-tiled flooring. The possibilities are endless.

Modern Kitchen

Traditional Kitchen