While we have this extra unexpected time at home, it is the perfect opportunity to make your kitchen a more inviting place, a space where you can get together with your family and try to make the time as relaxing and entertaining as possible. For this reason, we have come up with some ideas to help you revamp your kitchen with features that will make it an appealing place to spend more time.

SOME TOUCHES OF COLOR

Kitchens with understated decor can be brought to life with a range of cheerful colors, such as red, orange, blue or green. How can you add these accents of color and make your kitchen a more welcoming place? This can be done in many ways: by painting over tiles or wallpapering the everyday dining area. Also, by replacing handles with ones that are more eye-catching and in colorful shades. If all this seems a bit too much, you could try adding a splash of color with textiles instead, which are very easy and cheap to replace, such as kitchen towels, seat cushions or curtains.

BRIGHT IDEAS

If you have a little space that receives natural light, it’s a great idea to set up a small garden where you can grow some plants for cooking, such as aromatic herbs (mint, basil, coriander…). You can also add some low-maintenance and easy-care vegetables, such as tomatoes, cucumbers or courgettes. By spending just a bit of time on it each day, you should get a fantastic range of fresh and natural food, in just a few weeks, that will also contribute to making your kitchen a welcoming and ecological place.

AN ‘ARTSY’ CORNER

Pictures and sculptures are often used to decorate different parts of the house, from the living room and master bedroom and even to connecting areas such as hallways and stairs. So why do we always forget to add works of art to the kitchen? One good idea is to hang an attractive still life, such as a simple poster or a drawing by the kids if you have children. Add a frame to give it more prominence and character. It will make the whole family happy and help make the kitchen feel more cheerful and cozy.

A CHALKBOARD WALL

Don’t want to forget that cake recipe that you love to cook? Have some little artists at home who love to draw? Why not assign a piece of wall in the corner where you can do all of the above, with chalkboard paint. Entertainment guaranteed! Writing or drawing on this wall with chalk is simple, as is erasing it- just use a specially designed eraser or a damp cloth.

CREATE AN URBAN GARDEN

If you have a little space that receives natural light, it’s a great idea to set up a small garden where you can grow some plants for cooking, such as aromatic herbs (mint, basil, coriander…). You can also add some low-maintenance and easy-care vegetables, such as tomatoes, cucumbers or courgettes. By spending just a bit of time on it each day, you should get a fantastic range of fresh and natural food, in just a few weeks, that will also contribute to making your kitchen a welcoming and ecological place.

AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEM

We spend a lot of time in the kitchen, cooking our favorite recipes. If you like music and television, how about adding them to this room? As far as music’s concerned, all you need to do is connect a speaker to your mobile. You will see that music can inspire you, while you get down to some cooking in the kitchen.

As for television, you just need to find the most suitable place and connect it up to the power and antenna cable. If this is not possible, use video senders, small devices that send the signal wirelessly. You can also turn to the easiest and most comfortable device: a tablet. You will be surprised by all the kitchen, decoration and home renovations programs that are available.

With these ideas, you can easily give your kitchen a new lease of life with minor effort, allowing you to enjoy spending more time at home during these days in which we need to create as much positive energy in our homes as possible. Let’s do this!