Small Budget Kitchen Decor Ideas
We have a small kitchen, and even though it’s small, we couldn’t afford a brand new kitchen with the lockdown dilemmas! So I thought I would revamp it on a budget. There are so many paints for cupboards nowadays. This was a no brainer, and I started to plan what I would do during the lockdown boredom!! Check out my small budget kitchen decor ideas.
SMALL BUDGET KITCHEN DECOR IDEAS
1. First thing was to give the kitchen a deep clean, especially the kitchen cupboards and tiles as these were getting painted on. Make sure these are scrubbed, and all the fat is off, if any and that it is dry and smooth before you start painting. Remove all handles and cupboard doors if you can.
2. I primed the cupboards with a primer for cupboards. This is a must so your colour last and has a smooth foundation. There’s a few to choose from, but they all do the same thing, so go with what you fancy.
I used a paint roller with a foam sponge to apply all coats of paints. I found this best rather than using a brush and gives a nice even finish.
3. For the cupboard top coat, I applied 2 coats for the dark colour and 3 coats for the white depending on what colour your cupboards were beforehand. Again, allow to dry in between coats, don’t rush this process as I know it is tempting too quickly to get it done, but the results will be better with a great finish.
4. Before I started on the tiles, I used masking tape to not overlap on other tiles and for a straight finish. Yes, this is fiddley, but you will be glad you did, especially if you want different colours on the tiles as I did. Talk about extra work!!
For the tiles, I didn’t need a primer as the paint was all-in-one. I would recommend at least 2 coats, even if it says one coat of paint.
before and after kitchen photos on a budget
5. The walls were green before I started and I wanted a fresh look, so I went with chalk-white kitchen paint which I bought from Wilkos and was really impressed with the colour even though it is white!.
Hope my kitchen revamp has given you the inspiration to do your own! I’m so glad I did mine I even got a 5-star hygiene rating from the council for my baking business, woohoo!
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Why not try this delicious triple chocolate brownie recipe. It doesn’t take long and they taste amazing!
Triple Chocolate Brownies
Equipment
- 2 x Brownie tins or a baking tray
Ingredients
- 185 g Dark Chocolate 70%
- 185 g Unsalted Butter
- 275 g Caster Sugar
- 85 g Plain Flour or Gluten Free Flour
- 50 g White Chocolate
- 50 g Milk Chocolate
- 40 g Cocoa Powder
- 3 lrg Eggs
Instructions
- Melt butter and dark chocolate in a pan on a low heat.
- Heat oven at 160°c Fan oven.
- Sieve flour and cocoa powder in a bowl
- Chop white and milk chocolate into little chunks if not already done.
- Whisks eggs and sugar until pale, thick and creamy.
- Pour cooled chocolate mixture over eggy mousse. Fold in using figure 8 method until thoroughly mixed in.
- Add the sieved powder and mix in slowly until thoroughly blended.
- Finally stir in chopped chocolate.
- Add to lined tins spreading evenly and bake for 26 minutes
- Allow to cool in tin then grab the greaseproof paper from either side of tin and pull out carefully. Cut in to squares and keep in a air tight container to keep fresh.
Notes
There is also a gluten free recipe HERE.