Kitchen Make-Over Series #1

Thanks to "Great American Kitchens" for the photos!

I have a client right now with a kitchen that we are going to update without replacing. I am going to keep you posted as we do!

The cabinets have a large area that is open to the living area, that is plain solid wood. I wanted to post some ideas that I am going to give her on how we can update and dress this area up. One idea is to add bead board with trim, like the photo above. This is also a great treatment for a back splash (and much less expensive than stone or tile). Another option- check out the photo below- this one has some nice wood trim added to the flat parts- again- so nice compared to a simple flat panel.