Wouldn’t you love for your kitchen to feel like a luxury home
kitchen? The reality – you can achieve it for a fraction of the price. A
luxurious home environment can be yours with these helpful tips.
1. Substitute granite countertops for granite top overlays. Several
companies make a polymer/granite “shell” that fits directly over your
current countertop. The result? A countertop that looks like you spent
thousands, for half of the granite price.
2. Instead of marble tile flooring, use ceramic tile. Several man made varieties of tile mimic the look of marble and can save you money.
3. Substitute hard wood flooring with high-end laminate wood varieties. Hardwood
is expensive and has high maintenance. High-end laminate flooring looks
just like real hardwood, and comes in hundreds of choices. It also can
get wet, and doesn’t scratch like hardwood flooring.
4. Substitute granite sinks for deep bowl- under mounted stainless steel sinks. Sinks
can be expensive, especially when using granite, or other solid surface
material. Use a deeper bowl, two or three compartment stainless steel
sink. This will keep the sleekness you desire, without the high price
tag.
5. Instead of custom faucets and fixtures, use ‘off the shelf’ varieties. Many
luxury kitchens have high-end custom fixtures. These days, home
improvement stores offer the same great looks, but by common
manufacturers. Delta, Moen, American Standard are just a few that will
save you money, without anyone knowing.
6. When renovating a kitchen, re-face wood cabinets instead of starting new. This
process involves keeping the original cabinet, but having a laminate
finish over the old. Cabinet and drawer fronts are brand new. With new
door pull hardware added, the final look is of high-end cabinets that
don’t hurt your wallet.
7. Instead of expensive, sleek metal cabinetry, use self-assembly cabinet manufacturers. Instead
of spending thousands on sleek, modern cabinets visit a store like
IKEA. They have dozens of choices for cabinetry that you can assemble
yourself. If you need help, they have assistance that you can purchase
separately.
8. Substitute stainless steel appliances for stainless steel finish appliances. Appliance
manufacturers now offer stainless steel finish appliances. These
appliances don’t give the fingerprints that stainless steel gives, and
the appearance is still modern and luxurious.
9. Instead of crystal and expensive lighting fixtures, choose “off the shelf” fixtures. Pendant,
recessed, and under counter lighting fixtures can be expensive. Use
varieties that are readily available at your favorite lighting or home
improvement store.
10. Instead of granite and mosaic tile backsplashes, consider using glass and ceramic tile. Mosaic
tile and granite can be expensive and laborious to install. With the
wide variety of tiles the options are limitless. You can achieve a high
end backsplash, to compliment your luxurious kitchen without the cost!