Renovating Your Kitchen

Besides the bathroom, the kitchen is one of the most used rooms in your home.  It is a place for the children to do homework, have family meetings, share meals, and more.  Over time, the kitchen can become outdated and will need to be renovated or transformed.   Both can take time and money, but kitchen transformations Perth can be easier and less expensive.  It depends on just what the transformation includes.

Transforming your kitchen on a budget

• Update the kitchen lighting:  Doing this can help refresh the look and feel of your kitchen.  You can add pendant lights over your kitchen island, or over the sink, and more. 
• Revamp the cabinets:   A proactive kitchen renovator Perth will be able to revamp your kitchen cabinetry while adhering to your budget.  One thing you can do is remove the upper cabinets to make your kitchen feel lighter.  Replace them with open shelving.  If you do not want to go that extreme, you could just remove the doors from the existing cabinets and provide a new lease on life as open shelves.  You can re-use your existing cabinets by having them resurfaced, or if you have room in your budget, you can replace the cabinets altogether.
• Splashback:  A tiler can help to ramp up the personality of your kitchen.  Or maybe a perspex cplashback is more your thing? No matter what you choose, make sure that your splashback matches the overall décor of the kitchen and matches well with the cabinets.  
• Change the handles and hinges:  This is an easy project but will take time, especially to replace the hinges.  You could use brass, sleek black, or polished chrome, or other hardware that goes well with the kitchen décor.
• Paint:  You can add a different colour of paint to the walls going as far as making one wall a focal point with a different coordinating colour in a shade darker than the other walls. 

If you decide that you want to do more than kitchen transformations Perth, here are some tips to ensure you are hiring the renovator that will make your kitchen what you want it to be.

Tips for hiring a kitchen renovator.

• Ask friends and family for referrals.  
• Perform a quick Google search for kitchen renovator Perth, then research the companies listed in the results page.  Check out reviews, make sure the business you choose is licensed, and be sure check on how long they have been in business.
• When calling, make sure you get estimates, including the cost of material, labour, and time it will take to get the job done.  Make sure you have a rough idea of the scope of your renovation before you call so you can obtain accurate quotes.

Conclusion

Remember that when you do a renovation, you are restoring your kitchen to what it was previously with refinishing, cosmetic upgrades, replacing countertops, flooring, cabinets, and replacing appliances.   When renovating, you do not have to do all these, but most will.