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1. Upgrade your plain walls with a peel-and-stick tile backsplash that has a combination of white, black, and gray horizontal tiles. It'll give your kitchen a more finished look, but without the price tag or permanency of the real thing.
2. To create privacy and magic in one, stick some prismatic window film onto your glass and watch your kitchen erupt with rainbows. It clings to the glass without any glues or chemicals, and can be easily removed and reused multiple times.
3. If your kitchen floor has some cracked tile, use a tile and stone repair kit to make it like new again. It'll repair cracks and holes, fix scratches and marks, and mend chips and dents.
4. Add some light to a low-lit kitchen with an under-cabinet lighting kit. These are great because they just tape onto the bottom of your cabinets, which means they're out of sight and won't damage your wall. They're also remote controlled and have a dimmer and a timer, so you can set it and forget it.
5. Does your cabinetry have outdated handles? Swap 'em out for something more contemporary, like these black matte-steel cabinet pulls that would look great in any kitchen.
6. And if your wooden cabinets also need a mini makeover, use a bottle of restorative wood polish and conditioner. Thanks to a mixture of carnauba wax and beeswax, old wood surfaces that have seen better days will have a gorgeous, deep luster after applying a coat or two of this.
7. However, if you're thinking you want to make a really big change, use this cabinet makeover kit to completely transform the way your cabinetry looks. Each kit provides enough white paint to cover 100 square feet of cabinet surface, which is the typical amount of an average kitchen. The paint is specially formulated for cabinetry made from wood, laminated, or metal — primed or not. It comes with all the tools needed, and you don't need any additional materials to get it done. No stripping, sanding, or priming either! It's really that easy.
8. Use a magnetized dry erase board on your fridge to keep yourself organized without sacrificing style. You can easily keep track of all the eggs, blueberries, and other produce you'll need for your next grocery run.
9. Garbage disposals can can pretty stinky and gross without routine cleaning, so make sure yours is in tip top shape with some garbage disposal cleaner. A box comes with four packs, and one pack uses magical blue foam to completely rid your disposal of lingering smells and foodstuffs. Routine cleaning of your disposal will cut down on more labor intense and possibly expensive plumbing jobs later down the road.
10. If you have some appliances that you just don't like the look of, consider a roll of stainless-steel-effect contact paper that will have them looking completely different, all for less than $20.
11. Use a wooden stove top cover to give yourself some additional kitchen countertop space. Instead of investing in a bulky piece of furniture that might make your kitchen feel cramped and cluttered, get something like this that will convert your stove top to a countertop when it's not in use.
12. These acrylic drawers for your fridge have wheels in the back that allow you to easily roll the drawer forward and backward so you can reach whatever you need. Each one comes with two adjustable dividers so you can divvy up each drawer into sections for extra organization.
13. If some of your kitchen's wood surfaces have deep marks or scratches, try a pack of six furniture markers that you use to cover small nicks and cuts. Each kit comes with the most common wood colors (cherry, mahogany, walnut, black, maple, and oak) and matching crayons for easy filling when the damaged area is a little deep.
14. Is your kitchen's ceiling covered with unsightly recessed lighting? Use this trusty conversion kit to turn any existing recessed lighting into a pendant or other light fixture.
15. Cover unsightly kitchen flooring with adhesive floor tiles. The blue, tan, and white Moroccan-inspired design looks hand painted, and the tiles are super easy to install, no grout or special tools needed.
16. Or just add a splash of pattern to your kitchen's floor with a vinyl floor mat that looks like eclectic tiles. Vinyl is the perfect material for kitchens because it's really thin (aka you won't trip over its edges) and very easy to clean.
17. If you want your fridge to look like something out of a magazine, try these fruit and vegetable containers for folks who love efficiency. The containers are stored within their own colander, so you can drain your produce and then nestle them right in. There's an adjustable divider in each, so you can store multiple types of produce in one container. Each one has vents that can be adjusted for fruits (vent stays open) and veggies (vent stays closed). Oh, and they're airtight, which will prolong the life of whatever you're storing.
18. Touch up wall and door scratches and nicks with a bottle of multi-surface touch up paint. The 12 colors available are the most common paint colors you'll find in homes, and you can use the brand's free color matching tool to determine which of the colors best match your walls.
19. Create a special drawer for spices with a spice rack drawer organizer. It comes in a 10-foot roll that you cut to size to fit right into the drawer of your choice. The roll provides enough length to organize 30-plus full-size spice bottles.
20. Use a wooden peg board insert to organize any deep kitchen cabinet drawer. There are three different sizes to choose from, and each one comes with enough pegs to completely customize your drawer's needs. This will be a lifesaver for anyone with a kitchen that has a real lack of upper cabinets that would traditionally hold tableware.
21. Give your countertops the look of stone with a roll of faux granite peel-and-stick paper. All you do is cut it to size (there are grid marks on the back of the paper for accurate and straight cutting) and then stick it onto your existing countertops.
22. Or if you want something a little lighter in color, try this faux Carrara marble surface cover that also sticks right onto existing surfaces.
23. If the grout in your kitchen is looking a little worse for wear, consider a bottle of grout cleaner to fix it right up. Grout is very porous, so stains can go pretty deep. This is a great way to take on tough ones because you spray it on and let it sit for a few minutes so it can really penetrate the surface. After that, use a brush to scrub away whatever's left over.
24. And if no amount of cleaning will remove the grout stains, this grout pen will make it like new again. Grout is a magnet for grime, and no matter how hard you try, some stains just won't disappear. If that's the case, this will cover up to 150 feet of grout with an opaque coat of white paint.
25. Slap a dirty/clean magnet onto your dishwasher that lets everyone know if the dishes are clean or dirty. If you live in a home with more than one person, this is an absolute must.
26. Free up countertop space with a magnetic paper towel holder that'll stick right onto your fridge. Seriously, I actually have this thing and it's a game-changer. I didn't know how much space my old holder was taking up until I switched to this fridge magnet one. It also looks very chic!
27. Try a bottle of stainless steel cleaner and polisher to rid your appliances of smudges and fingerprints. It uses natural coconut oil to clean, polish, and protect stainless steel surfaces from streaks, smudges, and residue.
28. Love to entertain but don't have the necessary storage space for your stemware? Install a under-cabinet wineglass holder so they're easily accessible but not taking up countertop or cabinet space.
29. And make sure your white wine is always chilled, courtesy of this wine rack that smartly stacks one bottle on top of another. No more loose bottles rolling around your fridge!
Your kitchen to you after you make all these great changes:
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