7 ways to change-up your kitchen ON DISPLAY: Have your favourite kitchenware on display for a new look. HANDLE SWAP: Easy and cost effective, changing cupboard and drawer handles in your kitchen can make a huge difference. SURPRISE: Want a white kitchen but with some flair? Paint the inside of the cupboard a bright colour. GET CREATIVE: And DIY a new statement for your kitchen wall. YES PLEASE: Glass front cupboards and brightly coloured kitchenware. TAPS: They don't have to be boring stainless steel, consider other options for a cool new look. STORAGE: Who says storage has to be boring? QUIRKY STYLE: Kitchens don't always have to fit the 'clean, sparse, stainless steel' look seen in a lot of modern homes. Give your kitchen a mini makeover with these ideas for easy and inexpensive updates.Add character, as well as extra storage, to your kitchen with display shelves for showing off favourite teacups, enamel bowls and chopping boards.The owner of this kitchen (photo 1 above, left), Sarah Sherman Samuel of Smitten Studio, constructed these simple shelves herself from poplar boards and brackets painted white.
The clean-cut design is the perfect match for a Domsjo' butler's sink from Ikea and butcher's block timber benchtops.Updating handles on your cabinetry is a quick-mix recipe for bringing your kitchen into the now.For an on-trend look, try leather pull-tabs, such as those crafted in Melbourne, Australia by Made Measure (similar to those pictured in photo 1 above, right). The handles are available in black, tan, grey, chocolate, camel or natural, and pricing starts from $AUS16/handle (yes, they do ship to New Zealand). Style blogger Elsie Larson of A Beautiful Mess brought fun and flair to her kitchen by painting the inside of a boring white cabinet teal blue. This is a great idea if you hanker for a white kitchen, but still want to add personality to your space.On the wall adjacent to the cabinet, Larson created a hand-stamped feature wall of clementines (photo 2 above, right) using stamps she made from craft foam and cardboard. A typographical culinary print by Croatian artist Anek is a fitting choice for the wall.
Cute and quirky bowls, melamine cups and containers by Rice Denmark (photo 3 above, left) will brighten up any kitchen, especially if you have glass-fronted cabinets. Find an extensive range of Rice products online at Perch Homewares.Kitchen taps have become opportunities for making a design statement and creating a glamorous focal point. If you're after a classic that won't date, The English Tapware Company sells timeless designs made in England by Perrin & Rowe, such as their 'Ionian' kitchen tap in satin brass (photo 3 above, right).Handwoven baskets, such as the pom-pom adorned ones by Eliza Gran Studio, are great for portable storage – fill them with potatoes or onions and keep them on shelves or benchtops.Basic white cabinets have been cutened up with colourful 'Losjon' knobs and decorative tape, to create a one-of-a-kind design from a flatpack product. Musgroves is a household name in Canterbury and is well known throughout the South Island of New Zealand as a pioneer in the trading of quality recycled building materials and joinery.
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