Holly Marder
Invest in an island
An island can massively improve the functionality of a kitchen, providing additional work, storage and even dining space. Often, islands are built into a kitchen, but they don’t have to be. A freestanding design could be just the answer for your first kitchen, becoming a sociable focal point with the advantage of being portable, too, so you can take it with you to future homes.
An island can massively improve the functionality of a kitchen, providing additional work, storage and even dining space. Often, islands are built into a kitchen, but they don’t have to be. A freestanding design could be just the answer for your first kitchen, becoming a sociable focal point with the advantage of being portable, too, so you can take it with you to future homes.
Grow some herbs
Create a little herb garden in your kitchen, so you have fresh herbs for cooking and a lush, green focus in your room. Branch out to other plants, too, to bring in living colour that will cheer up your space. Try hanging planters if you are short of room on the worktop.
Discover how to use a hanging planter in your home
Create a little herb garden in your kitchen, so you have fresh herbs for cooking and a lush, green focus in your room. Branch out to other plants, too, to bring in living colour that will cheer up your space. Try hanging planters if you are short of room on the worktop.
Discover how to use a hanging planter in your home
Luci.D Interiors
Supplement the storage
Even if the kitchen in your first home is fitted, there may still be an underused corner that you could pop a piece of storage in. Think outside the kitchen box, too, and source items that may not have been specifically designed for a cook space, such as an old chest of drawers.
See how to give your kitchen space a dash of vintage flair
Even if the kitchen in your first home is fitted, there may still be an underused corner that you could pop a piece of storage in. Think outside the kitchen box, too, and source items that may not have been specifically designed for a cook space, such as an old chest of drawers.
See how to give your kitchen space a dash of vintage flair
Tim Cuppett Architects
Go white
If you are beginning to accumulate some crockery, make it easy for yourself by choosing simple pieces in a single, widely-available colour, such as white. This allows you to add pieces as you can afford them, building a matching set without having to buy a huge number of items in one go. In addition, white china is sold in most homes store, so it’s always easy to add to your collection.
If you are beginning to accumulate some crockery, make it easy for yourself by choosing simple pieces in a single, widely-available colour, such as white. This allows you to add pieces as you can afford them, building a matching set without having to buy a huge number of items in one go. In addition, white china is sold in most homes store, so it’s always easy to add to your collection.
Holly Marder
Put up some paper
Offcuts of wallpaper can be pasted inside shelves to create an area of pattern in your kitchen. If you’re renting and not permitted to wallpaper directly onto a wall, stick it on any portable kitchen shelves or storage boxes, or simply Blu-tack the paper in place.
Offcuts of wallpaper can be pasted inside shelves to create an area of pattern in your kitchen. If you’re renting and not permitted to wallpaper directly onto a wall, stick it on any portable kitchen shelves or storage boxes, or simply Blu-tack the paper in place.
Avocado Sweets Design Studio
Have fun with lighting
Installing new lights in your kitchen can cost a fair bit, so instead, personalise the pendants you already have. Fit fabulous lampshades or make your own from vintage buckets or colourful colanders. Then supplement with fairy lights and even small lamps that you can sit on a worktop.
Installing new lights in your kitchen can cost a fair bit, so instead, personalise the pendants you already have. Fit fabulous lampshades or make your own from vintage buckets or colourful colanders. Then supplement with fairy lights and even small lamps that you can sit on a worktop.
Chris Snook
Create a focal point
Fitting a new kitchen is a real budget muncher, so maybe you’re not ready to change yours just yet. No problem! Instead, keep your worktops clear so your units look as neat and streamlined as possible and create a gorgeous focal point in another part of the room. Paint a feature wall in an on-trend colour, or simply spread a beautiful cloth on your table to lure the eye towards the pieces and colours that you love.
Fitting a new kitchen is a real budget muncher, so maybe you’re not ready to change yours just yet. No problem! Instead, keep your worktops clear so your units look as neat and streamlined as possible and create a gorgeous focal point in another part of the room. Paint a feature wall in an on-trend colour, or simply spread a beautiful cloth on your table to lure the eye towards the pieces and colours that you love.
Cream & Black Interior Design
Decant and display
If your kitchen is low on storage or equipped with lots of open shelves, you can radically improve its appearance by decanting your dry foods into jars. Arranged neatly, jars and tins full of cereal, pulses, pasta and rice look attractive, whereas simply storing your food in its original packets will create a messy muddle.
If your kitchen is low on storage or equipped with lots of open shelves, you can radically improve its appearance by decanting your dry foods into jars. Arranged neatly, jars and tins full of cereal, pulses, pasta and rice look attractive, whereas simply storing your food in its original packets will create a messy muddle.
Sara Bates
Source vintage kit
If you are starting from scratch, with nothing but the bare minimum of kitchen utensils, crockery and cutlery, think about shopping second-hand for additional pieces. Vintage tins, old sets of silver cutlery, scales, pans and crockery are abundantly available in vintage stores and markets. They often cost very little, but will bring unique personality and a practical boost to your kitchen.
If you are starting from scratch, with nothing but the bare minimum of kitchen utensils, crockery and cutlery, think about shopping second-hand for additional pieces. Vintage tins, old sets of silver cutlery, scales, pans and crockery are abundantly available in vintage stores and markets. They often cost very little, but will bring unique personality and a practical boost to your kitchen.
Chris Snook
Do it yourself
Upcycling old pieces and turning them into useful storage or display space is a cost-effective way to improve your kitchen and give it a pinch of personality, too. Old fruit crates and wire baskets can be made into shelves, and if your landlord is not keen on you drilling into the walls, simply stand them on a worktop to boost storage.
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Upcycling old pieces and turning them into useful storage or display space is a cost-effective way to improve your kitchen and give it a pinch of personality, too. Old fruit crates and wire baskets can be made into shelves, and if your landlord is not keen on you drilling into the walls, simply stand them on a worktop to boost storage.
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