Give Your Kitchen a Facelift for Just Under $200

Spring is here, just the perfect time to update the look of your kitchen to make it brighter and more inviting. If you think this is quite an impossible feat in today’s cash-strapped economy, then you might want to rethink your options. Renovating the kitchen need not be very expensive— giving your kitchen a few personal touches might just do the trick. For example, just replacing the curtains, updating cabinet doors and handles, and a few new accents can help give your kitchen a new look for less. Using a few key design elements in the kitchen, such as decorative window films, you can remodel your kitchen for just under $200.

Tiles dominate the kitchen landscape; these are found in the backsplash or even in the countertops. Thus, if you want to update the look of your kitchen, this is one of the best places to start. However, replacing kitchen tiles with new ones can be quite costly and time-consuming. Fortunately, a few well placed tile decals can do the trick. Tile decals are graphic stickers designed to withstand moisture and heat. These come in many designs and patterns and can be installed and removed easily. The tile decals are also very cheap and usually only cost $16-8 dollars for a pack of six 4” decals. Prices may vary depending on size and design.

Another kind of inexpensive design elements consists of these wonderfully versatile decorative window films. These window films come in many variants- frosted window film, stained glass, etched glass, and window tint film, to name a few. These are great for re-decorating plain glass windows, injecting color or stylish design onto previously boring surfaces. The good thing about these decorative window films is that they can be easily installed and removed and requires no professional service. Depending on your preferences, you might want to cover the entire window surface or just use borders or corner accents. Decorative frosted border accents from Deco Window Films sell for just $12.95 for 2 sets of 4” x 48” borders, stained glass designs sell for $21.95 for two sets of 8” x 48” borders, and 8.5” x 8.5” corner accent pieces sell for $12.95 apiece.

Another inexpensive way of updating the look of your kitchen is by using window tint films on the glass surfaces. For a more elegant look, choose see-through window films in just one color scheme. This way, you can give your kitchen cabinets a new look without replacing them, avoiding unnecessary expenses. A 24" x 43" roll of window tint film from Deco Window Films sell for just $28.95 and are available in a wide variety of colors such as amber, dusty rose, golden yellow, lavender, mint, ocean blue, ruby red, sandstone, sky blue, and spring green. With these, you can choose the color that complements your existing color scheme.

As an added tip, you can also replace cabinet handles with new ones so as to further give off a newly-remodeled look. Good luck!