Our kitchens are the most important rooms in our homes. It is the place where we make our food and that is why we use it every day, usually several times a day. A kitchen forms the heart of any party with the food and drinks flowing from here for our guests. Therefore, it has to be an attractive, welcoming and special place. If you want to invest and remodel just one room in the house, choose the kitchen because it will give you the best value for your money. An important aspect of any kitchen design remodel is updating the kitchen appliances. There are several ways to update your kitchen appliances:
1) Purchase of new kitchen appliances.
Appliances often take up the big chunk of your budget when you remodel your kitchen. Consider what appliances you already have. What appliances do you use frequently? If you have less money to replace appliances, the stove and oven should be at the top of your list. When you’re on a tight budget, you might want to consider a few updates instead of a complete overhaul of your kitchen design. Check out deals on kitchen appliances and save money.
Advantages
Upgrading your old appliances to new energy-efficient ones saves energy, helps save money from lower electric bills, and helps you go green, which is good for the environment.
Disadvantages
New appliances are expensive and cost a lot of money.
2) Paint your kitchen appliances
The green alternative is to keep your current appliances. Give your old appliances a whole new look by painting them with appliance paint.
Advantages
This will save you money.
· Get more value from your old appliances.
Disadvantages
· Paint may not work properly with heat; even heat resistant paints have temperature limitations.
3) peel and stick films
Peel and stick film, unlike paint, can tolerate high temperatures and you can use it on a variety of kitchen appliances and countertops.
Advantages
One of the advantages of films and paints is that you can very easily change the look of your household appliances in the future.
4) Replacement kits for your kitchen appliance
Does your stainless steel refrigerator show fingerprints? Does the color of your fridge not match the wallpaper in your kitchen? You may want to give an old appliance like a refrigerator a classic look. Then change the front and sides. Replacement kits can be purchased for your appliance model. They may include the frame, side panels, and top panels of your appliance. The internal working parts will remain unchanged. The appliance manufacturer or even the third party kit manufacturer can find a kit in different finishes to suit your appliance. The cost will depend on the size of your appliance and the finish you want.
Advantages
Allows you to keep an old appliance for its aesthetic value.
5) Hide or integrate your old appliance
Another alternative is to move your old stove and microwave out of sight of guests peeking into your kitchen.
Old appliances can also be outfitted with wood paneling that resembles the rest of your kitchen. This appliance is integrated into the rest of your kitchen.
Advantages
It’s cheaper than buying a new appliance.
Disadvantages
Full integration of your device may limit your customization later.
· When updating your kitchen design, you want to make sure you have everything right where you want it to save time and steps when cooking and discourage yourself from moving an appliance.