Upgrade Your Kitchen for £300 or Less: Three Tips for Warrington Property Owners

You don’t have to spend thousands of pounds to give your kitchen a lift. Whether you're a landlord, homeowner or home seller, there are lots of ways to give your kitchen a refresh without spending a fortune. Here are some ideas on how to upgrade your kitchen for less than £300.

1. Paint

Paint is the single most effective way to transform a kitchen. It’s cheap, easy and you can do it yourself in just one weekend.

Start by repainting walls and ceilings. Then move on to transforming tired kitchen units using furniture paint. You can even make unfashionable wall tiles a distant memory using tile paint.

If the floor covering is shabby, rip it up and paint the floorboards beneath using a hard-wearing, non-slip floor paint.

The secret of success with paint is clever colour choice. Instagram is your friend here. For a modern look, brilliant white and greys are hard to beat. Matt blue, sage and chalky whites are good for traditional kitchens.

2. Lighting

New lighting can turn a kitchen from dull to brilliant literally at the flick of a switch.

Replace boring old shades with contemporary glass or retro-industrial-style ones. Add antique-style bulbs to make a focal point.

Colour-changing LED strips are cheap, easy and fashionable. They simply plug into a USB (phone charger) adaptor so you won’t need to pay an electrician to install them.

Fit warm white LED strips above worktops. You can also place them above and below your kitchen units, but choose your favourite accent colour this time.

3. Accessorise

A few well-chosen accessories can give your refurbished kitchen the wow factor. Discount stores, charity shops and hardware retailers are happy hunting grounds for these.

Here are a few ideas.

Buy inexpensive stainless steel kitchen utensils. Hang them from hooks for that restaurant kitchen look.

Put up some open shelving to create extra storage space.
Add a few chic storage jars and vintage vases.

Refresh the hardware on cabinet doors and drawers, switches and taps. There are lots of different finishes to choose from, such as sleek chrome or stainless steel to the more traditional gunmetal or copper.

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