"The rest of Julia's apartment was decorated to her liking, but the kitchen "looked cold and lacked character and felt depressing," Julia says. It had dark gray backsplash tiles, white laminate cabinets, stainless steel hardware, and a granite countertop. It was in great working condition; Julia just wanted to give it an aesthetic makeover. And she did so using all peel-and-stick materials for $428."
""I knew I wanted to bring in warmth and have it match the organic and calm vibe of the rest of the apartment," Julia says. "The faux wood contact paper on the cabinets made the biggest difference, as the cabinet fronts are the largest surface area you see." She adds that she was pleasantly surprised at how real the faux wood looks and feels - and that it complements other wood tones in her apartment nicely."
"Her advice for applying contact paper to cabinets is threefold: First, use a scraper and heat when applying to ensure a flat final look. (Just your hands won't work.) Second, if you need to use more than one piece of paper for a wider cabinet, join them where the pattern is similar so that it looks seamless. "Join them where it's a grain pattern versus a knot," Julia says. And third, if you're running short on contact paper, you can go lighter on areas people won't see as much, like the back of the cabinet or the inside edge of the cabinet."
The 590-square-foot apartment features a galley-style kitchen near the front door that led to the rest of the rooms. The original kitchen had dark gray backsplash tiles, white laminate cabinets, stainless-steel hardware, and a granite countertop, creating a cold, characterless appearance despite good function. The resident completed an aesthetic makeover for $428 using only peel-and-stick materials. Faux wood contact paper on the cabinet fronts introduced warmth and matched other wood tones. Application tips include using a scraper and heat, aligning seams where grain patterns match, and conserving paper in less-visible cabinet areas.
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