5 Easy Kitchen Decorating Ideas On A Budget

Are you checking out the latest magazines to find some easy yet effective and affordable kitchen decorating ideas? You don’t have enough time or budget for a major kitchen remodel. 

Take a deep breath and read on!

These quick add-ons will refresh your kitchen, giving it the required facelift without requiring you to spend a ton of money. These easy and budget-friendly ideas will transform your cooking and dining experience. Most of these decorating efforts are placed on the countertops, cooking gadgets, appliances, and cabinets.  

Let’s read on: 

#1 Update Your Kitchen Hardware

You have many choices when it comes to updating your kitchen hardware. Let’s first talk about metals. When you consider metal, make sure you don’t choose more than two metals. If you have stainless steel appliances, it’s considered as one metal. So choose only one other metal – nickel or brass. 

The best combinations are knobs/handles for doors, and handles/pulls for your drawers. When painting your kitchen, the extra holes can be smoothed and sanded before painting. Thus, you will be able to begin with a clean slate and choose any hardware for the update.

If you want to take the creative route, you can choose from an unlimited variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. You have choices like metal finish, hand-painted porcelain and colored glass. Find fun, custom-forged shapes for pulls that look like spoons, dogs, forks, and even butterflies. 

#2 Use Artwork

Do you have art in your kitchen? A painting? A photograph? Are you surprised to hear this?

Well, yes, kitchen artwork is a thing!  Even a small and plain kitchen can be transformed into a beautiful and humble space with a collection of paintings, photographs, and something alike. 

Adorn the blank space on the sides of your refrigerator with your family photographs. Paint a chalkboard wall to create a fresh piece of art. 

If you have a stretch of wall in your kitchen, this makes a great place to add some art. Revive the otherwise monotonous walls with a handpicked kitchen wall art.

What about a backsplash created using your photographs? Sounds incredible, no? Glass frame pictures look great on kitchen backsplashes and are very easy to clean.

#3 Play With Lighting 

The quickest way to update the overall look and feel of your kitchen is by upgrading the lighting. Top of that, it’s budget-friendly! 

The right balance of lighting in the kitchen helps accomplish your chores appropriately. From meal preparation to cleaning, proper lighting is essential. 

Ambient lighting is the main source of light in kitchens. You want to cast as much light from your ceiling, and ambient lighting serves the purpose. The best and trendy option for this lighting is pendants. 

Let your cabinets and work surfaces make a unique statement by installing under-cabinet task and accent lighting. These lights make your space properly illuminates so you can safely cook meals, read recipes, and easily spot ingredients. 

Do you own a small kitchen? Try recessed downlighting! One large flushmount ceiling light in the center will customize your kitchen’s lighting scheme. 

#4 Showoff Stylish Goods

Arrange your glassware and colorful bowls to create a striking focal point in your kitchen. 

Stylize your countertop with recipe books that will amp up the entire look of your kitchen. Choose from a variety of styles, shapes, and sizes of cutting boards. 

Different fruits in a glass bowl look great on the kitchen island. Choose and mix different fruits, like oranges, grapes, guava, apple, etc.

In addition, plants and flowers serve as a great accent on your kitchen counters. You can place the plants in every corner, and choose herb plants, so you always have access to fresh herbs all the time. 

Get stylish, matching containers for staples such as sugar and flour. Instead of placing these containers inside the cabinets, place them on the countertop. 

#5 Bring In Patterns 

Patterns are a great way to add textural depth to your kitchen. One of the most common ways to add patterns is either by applying wallpapers or by painting them.

Lush flower wallpapers and a vintage-inspired rug can add a lot of personality and impression to even the smallest and simplest of kitchens. Want to try both together? Choose a pattern that balances all the colors between them. 

Alternatively, you can use tiles on your backsplash, tabletops, and walls to add patterns. 

Some popular kitchen prints and patterns are mermaid memories, black and white deli floors, subway tiles, highlight the background, outstanding orange, etc. 

Wrapping Up

With all of these five ideas, you are sure to pull a striking, statement-making appeal in your kitchen. The best part is that you don’t have to break your bank when following these kitchen decorating ideas. 

So let’s start beautifying your kitchen with these simple and budget-friendly kitchen decorating ideas.