You don’t have to do an extensive remodel to give your kitchen a refresh.
Cabinet Hardware Update
Switching your cabinet hardwareis one of the quickest kitchen decor ideas to execute.
If you currently have simple black knobs, consider switching to knobs in an eye-catching color or material.
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Replacing knobs with more modern door handles provides an even more impactful change.
Create a cohesive look by choosing a fabric with a color elsewhere in your kitchen.
For example, the fabric on these Roman shades contains a blue similar to the backsplash and cabinet interiors.
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Pay attention to scale when choosing items to display.
Here, oversize letters nicely fill the cabinet-top space and draw the eye upward to the kitchen’spitched ceiling.
Try a bright hue or color that contrasts with your kitchen’s perimeter cabinets.
Bold Color Infusion
Apply the same principle of painting the kitchen island to a pantry door.
For designer-caliber results, use the color at least one other time elsewhere in the space.
Here, thecitron hueon the door is repeated in the stripes of the runner.
Here, a deep olive green contrasts the bright kitchen and makes the space feel cozy.
Warm Wood Finishes
Kitchens are full of cold surfaces, like stone countertops and stainless-steel appliances.
If you’re looking for a more significant change, consider installingwood floors.
Colorful Plate Display
Turn castoff and mismatchedplates into unique wall art.
Cruise clearance racks and thrift stores to find lone plates that share a theme.
With so many styles available, light fixtures can blend into a space or make aspecial statement.
Ceiling Medallion
Looking for kitchen decor ideas to emphasize your lighting without changing your fixtures?
Upgrade an existing chandelier, pendant, or flush mount fixture by crowning it with a ceiling medallion.
Watch and learn how to bring personality to a white kitchen.
Kitchen Wall Art
Don’t underestimate the power of hanging wall art in your kitchen.
Sometimes, all it takes to make impactful kitchen updates issprucing up the walls.
Display artwork like you would in a living room or bedroom.
Plush Banquette
Outfit your banquette orbreakfast nookwith an ensemble of pillows.
Swap the cushions out for holidays or on a seasonal basis to refresh the space every few months.
Tiny Kitchen Island
For tiny kitchen decor ideas, consider adding asmall island.
ensure your kitchen island properly accommodates foot trafficwalkways around an island should be at least 36 inches wide.
Complementary Colors
A zip of contrast can wake up even the most utilitarian of kitchens.
Look for ways to bring a dynamic color duo into your kitchen for an easybut powerfulupdate.
Here,cobalt bluestools stand at attention next to a flame-orange island.
Here, iron scrollwork brackets add a timeless look that matches the black cabinet hardware.
Mount shelves by anchoring them to the wall or along the sides of upper cabinets framing your window.
This handy solution can also block a not-so-great view without obscuring too much light.
Invest in seating that makes a statement.
The most important thing to consider whenchoosing stoolsis your counter height.
Kitchen Garden
Liven up your kitchen with a fewpotted plantsor herbs.
Don’t relegate them to a cabinetput them on exhibit.
These easy kitchen cabinets look completely different than the originals.
Learn how to do it yourself from start to finish withthis quick tutorial.
One-Wall Wonder
Looking for kitchen decor ideas to spruce up anarrow galley kitchen?
Create a focal point by painting the “end” wall a bold color.
A contrasting and vivid hue will draw the eye through the room and make it appear longer.
Place the curtain onto a tension rod and mount it inside the cabinet doorway.
An apron front sink is well-suited to a cottage orfarmhouse-style kitchen.
This project shouldn’t be used on cabinets near an oven or range to avoid creating a fire hazard.
Nobody will know that they’re not weight-bearing!
Repeating Color
Unite nearby areas of the kitchen by repeating a color or motif.
Here, floral artwork picks up the pale teal blue from the kitchen’s subway tilebacksplash.
Everyday dishes in the same hue are tucked into a glass-front cabinet.
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