1. Make your kitchen feel more like living space by adding furniture-style details. Add corbels and decorative legs to an island or details at the base of cabinets to give the kitchen character.
2. Enhance wall space with wainscoting, V-groove paneling or beadboard. This durable and classic look will give your home a cottage feel.
3. Define doorways with detailed door surrounds to create tasteful entrances. Arched doorways are especially appealing and lure people into the room.
4. If your staircase needs an update, consider replacing the balusters. A simple baluster change-out makes a huge impact without having to do a full remodel. It will open the space and change the look and feel of your entry.
5. Don’t forget the ceiling when designing your space. Hand hewn barn beams add warmth and make rooms with high ceilings feel more inviting.
6. Glass-front cabinet doors are a great way to dress up a set of cabinets and show off your favorite serving dishes. There are numerous glass styles available, bubble effects, crackled glass, ribbed, faceted, slag or colored glass. For a French country style try using tin, copper or even chicken wire.
7. Make the space behind your range the kitchen’s focal point with a unique backsplash design. Kitchen backsplashes can be created from a variety of different materials; including marble, granite, ceramic tile, glass or stainless steel. The possibilities are endless and can accommodate multiple styles and budgets.
8. Pendant lights provide both task and general lighting. The shades or globes help avoid glare, and when suspended from the ceiling over kitchen tables, game areas or kitchen counters they provide the perfect amount of light. They can also free up space occupied by table lamps when used over an end table.
9. The mantel helps define the fireplace wall as a focal point. The mantel can also direct the eye and attention to the stone or tile surround below.
10. Place interior shutters on the lower half of the window in the bathroom. This offers the right combination of privacy and sunlight.
11. The area beneath a window is often unused space. A window seat offers a place to relax and connect with the outdoors as well as providing extra storage space.
12. Built-in storage spaces such as open book shelves, media centers and alcoves hold items without taking up additional floor space.
Decorative legs on island, cabinet fronts with chicken wire and tiled back splash
Built-in window seat
Room accented with Beadboard
