Which room would you renovate with a spare $10,000? When we asked our Facebook and Instagram followers, it came as little surprise how many said, or shouted, ‘Kitchen!’ A few lovely people even wanted to fix up their mums’ kitchens, with one writing: “After 50 odd years and thousands of meals, she deserves!”
Whether feeding a family or cooking for one, kitchens are the heart of the home – and working around a worn out, cramped, or poorly designed space can be extremely frustrating. But an upgrade doesn’t have to cost a fortune.
With a modest budget, you can still make changes that enhance both functionality and flair, especially when you choose from kaboodle’s wide range of customisable, inexpensive DIY home renovation products. Here are five simple upgrades you can make that will have a big impact for a small fee.
1. Kitchen flooring
New flooring can breathe new life into your kitchen without straining your budget. Affordable, durable and easy to maintain materials like luxury vinyl planks or laminate offer the look of hardwood or tile at a fraction of the cost, proving that you don’t need to spend a lot to achieve a stunning transformation.
And a tip from those who know – update or repair your floor after you’ve installed a new kitchen, so that you don’t damage it in the process.
2. Kitchen cabinetry
One of the most impactful changes you can make is to update your cabinets. Instead of a full replacement, consider refacing, which means replacing the doors and drawer fronts while keeping the existing cabinet boxes.
With over 40 different door and panel colours and customisable widths available on all melamine and thermoformed doors in a modern profile, you can create your dream kitchen with Kaboodle.
Or, if you have a specific colour in mind, the new Paint Your Own Doors range also allows you the freedom to work with the exact shade that speak to you.
3. Kitchen benchtops
Benchtops can dramatically transform your kitchen, whether as a functional workspace, bold design statement, or both. Whether you choose light or neutral colours to brighten the space or dark tones to add depth and character, you’ll feel like you’ve done a complete renovation.
Kaboodle’s laminate benchtops are chic, budget-friendly, and available in five aesthetics – stone look, solid colour, concrete look, timber look, and bamboo and timber. They’re easy to clean and maintain, offering an enjoyable space for cooking and gathering.
4. Kitchen lighting
Often overlooked, lighting plays a crucial role in every type of room, in style as well as substance. Getting creative with lighting is a fantastic way to elevate the look and feel of your kitchen without spending your life’s savings or tearing up the entire space.
Modernise your kitchen (and maximise your eyesight!) with kaboodle’s under-cabinet LED lighting panels. Highly efficient, available in a range of lengths, and cleverly designed to diffuse the light source.
5. Kitchen storage
If you think your kitchen space is organised and optimised to its full potential, think again. There’s an entire world of storage solutions you may have never heard of. Improve functionality, minimise clutter, and create a more spacious look and feel with floating shelves, lazy Susans, inserts and dividers, and more.
From pull-out and open shelves to hanging racks, hidden bins and wireware, Kaboodle’s clever, discreet, and easy-to-install storage solutions can rise to every storage challenge and make any kitchen feel new.