What to do with the kitchen on a budget!!
Hi guys,
so as we get ready for our move in date, I’m trying to figure out what to do with the kitchen as cheap as possible.
It ll be a good 2 years at least before we can do it up to what we would like so in the meantime I wondering if it’s worth trying to do a cheap and temp project on it?
any thoughts would be appreciated
thanks
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5 years agoJonathan
5 years agoI appreciate it is all extra money but £300 spent on the floor could make a huge difference to this room in the short term.
https://www.carpetright.co.uk/vinyl/floorgrip-502-bilbao-vinyl-flooring
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoOn a shoe string:- Paint the ceiling and beam in two slightly contrasting tones ( beams slightly darker ), but both on the light side, pale beige / grey and for the beams and off white for the ceiling.
Paint the units in in the same pale beige / grey and paint the tiles. It's not worth ripping tiles off at this stage as it is likely to make a big mess of the walls.
Consider what the worktop is like and probably replace that ( they're not expensive ).
Put Vinyl back down on the floor, it's already got vinyl down and if it's sound enough you can lay straight over the top.
Take out the microwave and change that door before you paint. It's ridiculous!
Spray paint or change the dishwasher.
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