Bland as dry toast … that’s what this kitchen, with white walls and oak cabinetry, was like before its makeover. We cooked up a visual feast based on a retro floral-print fabric.

Spice up your kitchen with our inexpensive ideas: vibrant paint treatments, twin ready-to-finish dressers that form an island, cabinets transformed simply by removing the doors, creative twists on common objects, fabric stitched into pretty window and skirt treatments.

Assuming you already own a few basics, such as glue, paintbrushes, and thread, these projects should cost less than $1,000.

Makeover Budget
Art $59
Backsplash Stripes $30
Cabinet Backs $20
Island $673
Knobs $30
Pendant Light $50
Sink Skirt $20
Stencil $8
Stool & Slipcover $64
Tie-Up Shade $33
Total $987

Read on to discover the simple projects that transformed this kitchen.