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Emerald green cabinetry with luxurious marble backsplash, open shelving for a modern kitchen design and industrial style spring faucet on kitchen island.
Easy Home Design Trends: Reinvent a Room in an Afternoon
July 2, 2020

Every home has at least one room that looks a little drab. And the worst part is, you’re always so close to thinking of the right design touch to turn it into a productive workspace or a cozy nook.

Our design team has dug deep to find ideas to spruce up and shake up any room. They’re so simple, you can do them on your own in an afternoon.

Change Up the Cabinets

Change Up the Cabinets

Painting your cabinets can change the personality and feel of a room in a matter of hours. Avoid basic colors like black and white. Choose forest greens, sky blues, or wintry maroons to make the space feel warm and welcoming.

Bamboo farmhouse sink paired with an industrial-style spring faucet, rustic open shelving, white countertops,  indoor herb boxes, and earthy green cabinets.
Bamboo farmhouse sink paired with an industrial-style spring faucet, rustic open shelving, white countertops,  indoor herb boxes, and earthy green cabinets.

Lighten the Mood with Open Shelving

Lighten the Mood with Open Shelving

If a paint job won’t cure your cabinet blues, try removing the doors and opt for open shelving. This can make a small kitchen look bigger while improving access to your appliances. Adding open shelving to other rooms can reduce clutter and create new spaces for decorating too.

Bright subway tile, matte black fixtures, and vessel porcelain sinks on top of a wooden vanity inside of a farmhouse modern bathroom design.
Bright subway tile, matte black fixtures, and vessel porcelain sinks on top of a wooden vanity inside of a farmhouse modern bathroom design.

Modernize with Vessel Bathroom Sinks

Modernize with Vessel Bathroom Sinks

Tired of your old bathroom sinks but afraid to undertake a remodel? With vessel sinks, you don’t have to. They sit on top of your counter, are super easy to install and can usually cost less than $100.

Vessel sinks come in various materials, sizes and designs: from traditional porcelain to earthy stone to modern bamboo. Your imagination is the limit!

Stainless steel farmhouse sink in a coffee nook with white subway tile as a backsplash.
Stainless steel farmhouse sink in a coffee nook with white subway tile as a backsplash.

Change Up Your Backsplash

Change Up Your Backsplash

An inexpensive and simple way to update your kitchen or bathroom is to change up your backsplash with peel-and-stick tiles.

They look like the real thing, are waterproof and have similar easy-to-clean benefits to real tiles. Use it to add fun designs to bathroom walls or to make your own kitchen backsplash.

Add a little fun and a lot of style to any room with these easy design trends. It’s time to upgrade the overall look and feel of your home in a quick afternoon.

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