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(ARA) With the amount of time you spend in your kitchen, why settle for out-of-date features and décor when it’s easy to give your kitchen a 180-degree makeover? Try these six simple projects, and in no time at all you’ll have a kitchen where you will want to spend more time. One of the easiest ways to make your kitchen feel warm and inviting is with updated lighting. Luckily, it can be an easy and quick project with the many conversion kits and lighting fixtures available today. Start by swapping any cold and unstylish fluorescent tube lighting with more decorative chandeliers or flush-mount lighting to flood your kitchen with light. Next, fill in shadowy areas, or highlight objects you admire, with spot lights, such as recessed cans or dangling pendant lamps. Soon, your kitchen will be glowing. Time: Two to six hours depending on the number of fixtures. Update your sink with an eco-friendly faucet. You may think, “If it’s not broken, why fix it?” But as a workhorse and focal point of the kitchen, that shouldn’t be the case. Instead, update your faucet with a functional, stylish, and environmentally friendly model. Options from manufacturers such as Moen offer pullout/pulldown functionality with three unique settings: eco-performance stream or spray for tasks like washing dishes that require a constant, low water flow, or a full-flow option when filling a pot or pitcher. This simple kitchen update can yield up to a 32 percent water savings while adding style to your kitchen.
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or stove top. Hundreds of styles, textures and patterns can increase the sophistication in your kitchen and make it easier to clean. Time: Six hours. Over time, cabinets made of wood or metal materials can deteriorate if they’re not properly maintained, making your kitchen look run-down or aged. Cleaning your cabinets with soap and water, then polishing, is the best way to make them look new again. To combat grime, fingerprints and other messy substances, apply cabinet cleaner such as Liquid Gold to a cloth and buff cabinets until they shine. Replacing old handles and hardware on your cabinets with a new stylish design and finish to match your new faucet will add the final polished look. Time: Two to five hours depending on the number of cabinets. Don’t limit your technology to your phone and your TV: Transform your kitchen with innovative appliances. Whether it’s a microwave that fits in a drawer, a refrigerator with a TV, an oven that can be programmed, or a customized wine and beverage cooler, adding new upscale appliances can take enjoyment in your kitchen to a whole new level. However, if these high-end appliances are out of your budget, upgrade your current appliances with new energy-efficient models in the latest finishes. Time: Two hours shopping plus waiting for deliveries. In no time at all you can easily turn your kitchen from drab to fab with just a few simple projects.
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Time: Ninety minutes. With so many gadgets, appliances, and food items, kitchen storage can quickly become sparse. Start by organizing your current storage, purging any items you haven’t used in years. Next, if you have room, add a kitchen island or additional cabinets to provide more storage and work room. Time: Six hours. Tired of cleaning food or grease splashes from the kitchen walls? Spruce up drab or dirty-looking kitchen walls with a dynamic backsplash on walls near the sink
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