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When your kitchen is in need of a whole new look, it's easy to get caught up in stress-inducing thoughts of tearing up flooring tiles, sandblasting cabinets and installing plumbing fixtures. But, if you're lucky, sometimes all it takes is a simple refreshed facade.
Brooklyn-based interior designer Julia Mack recently took on a kitchen that was just a bit tired. The bones of the space were in fine shape, but it needed a little pick-me-up. All it took was some paint, new lighting and window treatments, the right accessorizing and a bit of a cleanup to get the room feeling like new again. And it could all be done over a short weekend on a tight budget.
Mack's top tip if you're about to tackle a kitchen redo? "Start by looking for balance in the space," she says. "You want to balance hard-edged cabinetry with soft drapery, or dark cabinetry with a light wall color." Once you've established those things, she adds, all it takes are some nice accents like colorful glassware and kitchen accessories and your space will feel like new.
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It does look MUCH better, but where are all of her kitchen appliances? I know, for example, that I NEED my toaster/broiler oven out at all times - it's a real multi-tasker! Also, there's barely ANY work space on the counters -- (I realize that there was virtually none in the old photos) -- but it seems that the "decorative touches on the counter tops take up an awful lot of workspace! Looks great now, but a kitchen that tiny (and mine is SMALL) would really make me nuts!
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