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Five best tips to make over a kitchen on a budget

DIY expert Leigh-Ann Allaire Perrault shares the key ingredients to transforming a lacklustre cooking space into a dream kitchen.
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Feeling the need to bring a bit of life to your dated kitchen but not ready for a total renovation? We enlisted the help of design expert Leigh-Ann Allaire Perrault to show us how you can turn your kitchen from blah to beautiful without breaking the budget. Watch in the video below.

Backsplash and cabinet hardware, Lowe's. Fruit bowl, salt and pepper shakers, deco birds, Bouclair. Paint on walls and ceiling, Subway Tile CSP-585, Paint on kitchen cabinets, Cotton Balls OC-122, Benjamin Moore. Fabric valence and patterned cushion, Tonic Living.

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