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Kitchen Decorating Ideas to Update an Older Kitchen

With any older kitchen, making modern updates can sometimes be a hassle. But with a little creativity, you can transform any kitchen into one of the most beautiful rooms of your home. These simple kitchen decorating ideas will help get you started.

More Space for an Older Kitchen

Before deciding on the details for your kitchen makeover, figure out ways to obtain more space in the room. Can you free floor space by removing one of the older cabinets? Can you re-arrange cabinets or appliances to create more room? Can you add more cabinets by utilizing dead space if it’s a larger kitchen? It's good to consider where and how you will arrange items before decorating so you can enjoy maximum use with your new kitchen design.

Kitchen Decorating Ideas for Flooring and Walls

The design and colors for your kitchen flooring and walls are very important. These will determine the look and feel of your kitchen as well as what type of decorative accessories you'll add later on. Think of your favorite colors as a springboard and then add a few colors to complement those. Choose flooring, paint colors, and/or wall paper designs that will create the desired mood in your kitchen. Even in an older kitchen, the colors can make it look completely new.

You can also create a modern look in an older kitchen by updating the appliances, flooring, and cabinets. Create a theme in the kitchen and add new decorative accessories to go with the theme. You might want a country or patriotic theme, or a clean, modern kitchen. Other kitchen decor themes include fruit and vegetables, animals (chickens and roosters, ducks, rabbits, cows, etc.), characters, or certain color and shape themes. There are many possibilities.

Counter Space

An older kitchen might be limited in counter space so you can free up some of this space by using under-the-cabinet appliances such as toasters, can openers, and microwaves. Also, use extra wall space to add shelves for storage. Add a pantry or open rack to accent your decor and free up counter space.

Also, organize your counter with items you need, and avoid cluttering it with figurines or knick-knacks. Decorate your counter with bowls containing fruit, nuts, or pre-packaged snacks to make practical use of bowls. Use canisters to store tea bags, coffee, and sugar. Buy a lovely bread box for bread storage. Decorate your kitchen windows with hanging baskets containing onions, tomatoes, and peppers.

How to Update Cabinets

Older cabinets can easily be updated by painting or re-staining, or if you want to spend a little more, opt for re-facing the cabinets (or replacing the doors, drawers, and knobs). Replace old counter tops with more modern styles and replace an older sink with a new sink. If your cabinets look fine as is, give them a good cleaning and replace old knobs and drawer handles with shiny, new ones. On the inside, add shelf paper to cover old, worn cabinet shelves and drawers.

These kitchen decorating ideas are usually less costly than remodeling the entire kitchen from top to bottom, but can give your older kitchen a brand new look!

by Candice Pardue

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