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Budget-friendly Kitchen Renovation Ideas
You are thinking about changing the look of your kitchen, but your limited budget is stopping you from taking the plunge. Well, refurbishing your kitchen does not have to cost you a fortune. You can get a good kitchen renovation done under just Rupees 20,000. If you are a homeowner with a huge kitchen and a small budget, then probably your heart would be stopping you from spending your money on transforming the appearance of your kitchen. However, there are plenty of ways to remodel your kitchen, even with a tight budget. So, do not give up hope, and with the right amount of creativity as well as patience, remodel your dream kitchen. Read on for a few modern and exquisite ways to add glamour to your kitchen. This blog post discusses budget-friendly solutions to match your requirements for splendid and serene kitchen renovation.
Plan your remodeling project
The first and foremost rule to every remodeling project is to think and strategize the steps to remodeling. Before deciding on anything, make sure to form a clear picture in your mind of what exactly you are looking to change in your kitchen; For instance, deciding on the paint, the appliances, flooring, sink material, among others.
Save on the kitchen cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are a fundamental part of your kitchen, as you store most of the unwanted and uncluttered things in the cabinets. However, they consume at least 40% of your kitchen renovation budget. Firstly, if your old cabinets are in perfect shape, then you can consider changing only the finish of the exterior of the cabinets. Use a degreasing agent to rinse the doors of the cabinets and repaint them with a color that matches the walls of your kitchen. The second method is to replace the doors and the latches on the cabinets. This way is expensive as compared to repainting, but it will give you more options to change the decor of your kitchen.
Cost: ₹3000/-
Saving on the counters
You will be shocked to know that with the availability of plenty of kitchen countertop materials, it typically costs you only a few thousand to change the tiles of the kitchen countertop. A few of the most common materials used for a middle-range kitchen renovation are solid surface, butcher block, and laminate kitchen countertops. The laminated countertops are available in a wide variety of colors and patterns. It is hard plastic and pretty easy to install. The only downside is that it develops scratches over a period.
Cost: ₹1000/-
Appliances
Replacing appliances in your kitchen takes at least 15% of your kitchen renovation cost. Experts recommend that it is better to replace only the kitchen appliances that have completely stopped working. If you are worried that your old fridge would not match, then you can consider painting them with colors like stainless steel. Before discarding your rusted sink, make sure to give it a do-over with an abrasive material. The money you save on the sink; can be spent on a new tap.
Cost: ₹3000/-
Painting the walls and tiled splashback
The simplest and quickest way to do a kitchen makeover is to repaint your kitchen. Paint the dull, gloomy walls and ceilings with a couple of coats into a neutral color such as grey. Furnish your tiled splashback with a whole fresh look with tile painting and modify your countertop with resurfacing equipment that allows a diversified ‘stone look-alike’ finish.
Cost: ₹2000/-
Flooring
If your kitchen has old wooden flooring, then rather than changing the entire flooring, consider painting it. It might look like a bad idea to paint the wooden floors. However, professional refurbishing can cross your budget. Clean the floor tiles properly, and scrub it gently with sandpaper. After that, roll on a coat of primer and make sure to utilize polyurethane-based Porch-floor coating for the most long-lasting results. Even with painting, kitchen flooring can be transformed, by using a wide variety of stenciled designs and colors.
Cost: ₹1000/-
Backsplash
Using fancy tiling backsplash can cover-up an entire wall, and it can further brighten up your kitchen. You can cut the cost of backsplash by doing-it-yourself. Doing the tiling on a bare wall or changing an old dry tile is uncomplicated than removing an old backsplash from a plastered wall. Considering your tight budget, you can choose cheaper options, such as thermoplastic panels, vinyl wallpaper, pre-finished beadboard, among others.
Cost: ₹1000/-
Lighting
Updating light panels use approximately 5% of your kitchen remodeling expenses. To save bucks on lighting fixtures for your kitchen, firstly, do not go overboard with the lighting. Consider lighting only the places where you require it continually, such as countertops where you prepare your food. Plenty of modern-day kitchens include lighting fixtures under the kitchen cabinets. Such accent lightings are perfect for illuminating the entire kitchen space. Secondly, you can consider adding small pendant lighting in the outdoor section. They are cheaper and provide an authentic appearance to the kitchen. Finally, instead of buying the old incandescent or CFL bulbs, go green with the modern-day LED bulbs.
Cost: ₹2000/-
Conclusion
There are times when no matter how much you try to collect money for achieving your dreams to remodel your kitchen, you are not able to manage it. Under such situations, you can consider refurbishing your kitchen in different stages, rather than completing the renovation at once. For example, you can change the lighting and flooring of the kitchen at one time and then add new paint as well as furniture at another time. Carrying out the remodeling in stages will help you in saving enough money for every step of remodeling. Secondly, it will give you enough time to ponder about your decisions and your ideas for renovation.
