Which Kitchen Elements Create The Biggest Effect?

Deciding on where to put a budget in a kitchen can really depend on the effect you’re going for. Paint can go SO FAR in updating cabinets, new appliances can go a long way in making a space feel new and modern, and even adding open shelves in the place of a cabinet can really help open up a space. Our budgets are always finite but so much can be done to create a huge effect in a space!

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If you are looking at renovating your kitchen, you might well be wondering how you can make sure that you do it right. Depending on what kind of effect you are hoping to achieve, you might or might not find yourself being very clear on what you want to do in the kitchen. Either way, it’s good to know which elements of the kitchen you might in particular want to focus on in order to make sure that you are creating the biggest effect possible with your renovation. As long as you are aware of the following, you should find that it is much easier indeed to be able to create the renovation that you really want.

Countertops

No matter what effect you are going for, you can be sure that the countertops are bound to play a role in it somehow and at some point. By having the right countertops in place, you can achieve whatever look you desire. It is a good idea to actually look at the countertops before you do anything else. In some cases, people have renovated their kitchens by only changing the countertops and nothing else, or at least little else. This is valuable to remember, as it means that you are going to often be able to create the space you want merely by changing the countertops.

Often, all that needs changing is the material that they are made of. A wooden countertop will provide a very different effect to a marble one, and so on. Consider well the kind of effect that your countertops are having, and make sure that you are doing whatever you can to choose the right ones for your renovation.

Sink

The sink area is one that people sometimes forget about, as they feel that it is not really an important part of the kitchen except for functional purposes. You obviously need a sink for practical reasons, but does it affect the way that the room looks? And are there actually many choices in the first place when it comes to which sink you want? As it happens, the sink you choose does make a difference to the kitchen’s overall decor, and you do have many more options than you might have released at first.

For a quick change to the kitchen, you could do much worse than looking at some kitchen copper sinks and seeing whether any of those might be suitable. Simply changing up your sink to one of those could immediately provide a more rustic and old-worldly feel, if that is what you are going for. Alternatively, you could go for a steel sink and keep things modern. Either way, as you can see the sink does make a profound difference to the kitchen as a whole, so take care in choosing one that will be suitable for the kitchen as a whole.

Furniture

Any furniture that you may have in the kitchen is also going to create a big effect, and will certainly need to be considered when you are hoping to produce a desired result in your kitchen’s renovation. There are so many options open to you when it comes to the kitchen’s furniture. For instance, you might want to consider whether it is a good idea to distress it and go for that rustic look again, or whether you just want to get hold of some modern, clean-looking items instead. Whatever you feel will make the biggest impact on your chosen theme is what you should ultimately go for. However you do it, the furniture is clearly going to make a difference to the room.

Appliances

Again, you might think of the appliances as merely functional, but they can play an important role in a decorative sense as well. If you are aware of how they are doing this, then you might want to think about what you can do to keep your appliances looking as perfect for your theme and decor as possible. When it comes to the oven itself, this is fairly easy to do, as there are many choices of oven you can look between. But the matter of dishwashers and washing machines can be trickier to resolve. However, there is a simple solution: hide them behind cupboard doors, which you can choose to be whatever style you like. That way, they won’t interfere with your kitchen design.

If you consider all of these elements, you should find that your kitchen looks exactly the way you want it to.

(This is a contributed post, for more information about my compensation please read my disclosure policy)