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Is your kitchen looking a bit shabby? A good way to give it a makeover is with a change of tiling, new paint or a few well chosen accessories.
Kitchen wall tiles can add a touch of colour and pattern to the room. Use bold colours to brighten up a plain kitchen and try pattern to create interest. You can tile all of the kitchen walls if you like, but if price is a factor, just use the tiles on the sink splashback and on the wall around your cooking area. Large tiles will cover the area quicker but they don't necessarily look the best. Take time to work out what's best for you and your kitchen.
Try a few special handmade tiles amongst a section of cheaper, mass produced ones to jazz up your wall. If you are the artistic type, why not get some tile paint and try your own design on a few tiles.
You can also try floor tiles to revamp your kitchen. Lino tiles are nice and cheap but for a more upmarket look, try marble or porcelain. If you are after a natural slate look, consider imitation tiles too as they will be cheaper than the real thing and will still look good. Whatever tiles you choose, they must be able to withstand lots of wear and tear as they will be walked on constantly and remember also that some tiles can feel cold to the touch. Floor tiles should also have anti-slip properties.
Paint is a quick and easy way to revamp a tired and dated kitchen. Pale colours will make a room look bigger and dark ones will make it look smaller. Ensure that the paint you use is designed for use in the kitchen. Modern paint designed for the kitchen will be easy to wipe down and you can also find paints that don't give off too much odour too if you don't like the smell of paint very much.
Try using bright paint on one of the walls to make a feature of it. Make sure that the paint colour you choose goes with the colour of your worktops and tiling to prevent any colour clashes. Consult a colour wheel if you want to know what colours look good together or ask for advice in your local DIY store.
Another way of refreshing the kitchen is to get a few herbs in a window box and add a vase of fresh blooms. This is of course much less expensive than new tiles or paint and gives an immediate result. Plants look good in the kitchen and the herbs can be used in your cooking too. Choose herbs that will do well in your window sill, so check out first how much sun and draught the plants will be exposed too. To keep them looking great, don't forget to keep them watered. Dead plants look worse than having no plants at all.
Fridge magnets are not to everyone's taste but they are also a quick and easy way to brighten up your fridge door and add a personal stamp to your kitchen. Letters are fun as you can create a new message to suit your mood or leave messages for others in the house to brighten up their day.
Refreshing a tired kitchen can make a real difference to the whole house. As most people spend a lot of time in the kitchen, devoting a bit of effort to kitchen planning and a organising a decent revamp will make the time you spend in there more pleasurable and make the house easier to sell if and when you need to.
