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DIY Kitchen Updates

Brighten your kitchen

For dim or poorly lit kitchens, white paint is the obvious
choice. However, using warm colours will bring more
character to the room while still brightening it up.

BEFORE

KITCHEN revamp

BEFORE
A13-3 Beeswax
Olympic Paint
www.olympic.com

You can easily transform that out-of-date kitchen into a beautiful,
stylish, designer-inspired kitchen with Rust-Oleum® Cabinet
Transformations®. This revolutionary, do-it-yourself coating system
completely changes the look of your cabinets for a fraction of the
price of purchasing brand new ones. The kits are available in two
versions including a special kit for natural wood cabinets which
gives you the option to renew your faded wood cabinets and bring
them back to their like-new condition without losing the rich,
warm beauty of the natural wood.

paint a designer backsplash
DIY granite-looking counter tops
Love the look of granite, but
scared off by the cost and
hassle of replacing your
counter tops?
Rust-Oleum® Countertop
Transformations® offers
a unique, do-it-yourself
coating system that is
simple to apply, durable for
everyday use and comes
in a variety of beautiful,
on-trend colours. Save
time and money and bring
designer style into the heart
of your home.

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A painted kitchen
backsplash is a great way
to add a classic tile look
to your kitchen without the
hassle of actually tiling.
Compared to installing a
tiled backsplash, painting
one is significantly less
expensive, takes only a
portion of the time and
is simple to achieve a
beautiful style without a
messy installation. To create your own painted backsplash,
you’ll need a high-quality tape, like FrogTape® brand
painter’s tape, to ensure crisp, clean paint lines. Before
painting, place the tape along your backsplash horizontally
and vertically to create your faux tiles and use the ruler to
make sure your lines are even and neat.