Best Budget Kitchens
Best Budget Kitchens
In the current economic climate, you might be looking at your tired, worn out kitchen and resigning yourself to the fact that you can’t afford to change anything for the foreseeable future.
However, lacklustre taps, boring work surfaces and ill-fitting cupboards don’t mean you have to win the Lotto to get the kitchen you deserve.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t have the budget to redo everything plus the kitchen sink, because we have some great ideas here at My Beautiful Kitchen to give you a brilliant kitchen on a budget.
It’s all about the finish
So long as your cupboards aren’t about to fall apart anytime soon, you could leave them be. Instead, it’s worth investing in good worktops, as they take the brunt of the day-to-day kitchen activities and they’ll be the first to show the strain.
Go for good, solid materials such as the gorgeous granite worktops available at My Beautiful Kitchen. They’ll stay tough and strong for many years to come and won’t show scratches or marks like cheaper materials.
If you’re looking to make a smaller change, the look of inexpensive kitchen units can be immediately upgraded by using higher quality handles on drawers and cupboards.
Cheap handles look cheap, and there’s nothing you can do about it. However, you don’t have to pay designer prices for a good looking handle as a specialist company such as My Beautiful Kitchen have plenty of durable as well as beautiful alternatives to choose from.
Appliances speak louder than cupboards
If you can afford to splash out on only one thing, make it a state of the art kitchen appliance. Your stove or dishwasher are going to do far more for you than designer cupboard handles ever will, and this is an occasion in which a name really does count for something.
Hotpoint appliances, for example, have a stellar reputation, are long lasting and look extra chic. A shiny new stove will upgrade the look of your whole kitchen without you having to change a single drawer handle.
Choose your colours and use your space
When you picture an expensive kitchen in your mind, you most likely have visions of glossy black surfaces, glinting stainless steel and impossibly expensive wooden cabinets. Now, retain that same colour scheme for your budget kitchen.
You too can have the same effect using lacquered MDF, some quality appliances and a high gloss worktop.
If you find yourself with a traditional U-shaped kitchen, you can scrap that look and start all over simply by getting a few cupboards removed from either side and replacing them with a small, central island. Even if your space is limited the island does not have to be large, and you’ll have already freed up some space on either side.
An island adds an immediate contemporary feel to any kitchen and brings the whole room into a sharper focus. With a glossy black and walnut colour scheme, your kitchen space will look tasteful, chic and expensive.
For more priceless tips, call My Beautiful Kitchen today on 0141 771 3640.