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Oakville Beaver, 28 Apr 2017, p. 29

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29 | Friday, A pril 2 8 , 2 0 1 7 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | w w w .insideH A LT O N .com Home and Garden Advertorial Bring friends and family together in a fresh spring kitchen Take adva nta ge o f th e s e a s o n 's new begin nings to re th in k all th a t e xcess c lu tte r and spruce th in g s up. The kitch e n is th e p e rfect room to s ta rt, and it d o e s n 't have to involve a co m p le te re-m odel. In fa c t, th e re are m any qu ick fixes th a t can give your kitche n an im pressive and re fre sh in g fa c e lift. Sharon Grech, B enjam in M oore C olour and D esign Expert, sh a re s so m e tip s on bring ing new life to your kitche n w ith o u t an expensive renovation. C a bine t craze. C hanging th e look o f the c a b in e ts w ill have th e b ig gest im p a ct on your k itc h e n 's overall lo ok and fe e l. Grech sug g e s ts re p a in tin g e x is tin g c a b in e ts and sw ap ping hardw are. " These are re la tive ly a ffo rd able fixe s th a t can m ake a w orld o f d iffe re n ce . I recom m en d u sing a s p la tte r re s is ta n t and w a sh a b le p a in t in th e kitch e n . One o f my fa v o u rite s is B enjam in M oore A dvance - it is ideal fo r ca b in e try and trim and o ffe rs the a p p lic a tio n and perfo rm a n ce o f tra d itio n a l oil p a int in a w a te rb o rn e fo rm u la , m a kin g it easy to clean all th o s e h o u sehold m e s s e s ." Look on th e brigh t sid e. Lighting has a huge im p a ct on th e lo ok and feel o f a space , h elp ing to open th in g s up w h ile a id in g fu n c tio n ality. Fortunately, you d o n 't need huge floorto -ce ilin g w in d o w s or skylig h ts to achieve a fre sh and airy look. "A c la s s ic w h ite kitchen can w o rk w o n d e rs to create th a t a iry fe e l we all crave," says Grech. " Try c a b in e ts painted w ith a ne u tra l w h ite like W ish AF-680, com bined w ith a rich w all co lo u r like my cu rre n t favo u rite W et C oncrete 2 1 1 4 -4 0 , w hich has ju s t th e right a m o u n t o f a purple u n d e rto n e to add som e dram a w ith a good a m o u n t o f grey to keep it fe e lin g s o p h is tic a te d . This co m b i natio n pairs b e a u tifu lly fo r both m odern and tra d itio n a l styled kitch e n s. Add a pop o f colour. One o f th e s im p le s t ways to upd a te your kitch e n is to add highc o n tra s t co lour w ith fun a cce n ts and a cce s so rie s . " Dare to be bold w ith a uniquely co loured or pa tte rn e d b a c k s p la s h ," says Grech. If th a t se e m s to o m uch o f an in ve stm e n t, then acce n t w ith co lour in cozy ca rp e ts ; pattern ed fa b ric a cce n ts; fre sh flo w e rs or fru it; or co lo u r ful a p p lia n ce s such as m ixers, b le n d e rs and to a s te rs . " The kitche n really is th e h e a rt o f th e ho m e ," says Grech. " These days, it 's so m uch m ore th a n ju s t a space w here we cook - it 's a space w here we g a th e r to e n te rta in frie n d s and fa m ily w hich is why having a kitch e n th a t you love is e s s e n tia l." Find m ore in fo rm a tio n a t w w w .b e n ja m in m o o re .ca . w w w .new scanada .com CUT YOUR ENERGY COSTS NOW! HIGH EFFICIENCY W IN D O W S & DOORS FREE Upgrade to Triple Glass* * Sale Ends May 26,2017 $49 PER MONTH On Your Enbridge Gas Bill AS LOW AS AIR MILES ENERGY STAR 99.7% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION EARN 25 REWARD MILES fo r b o o k in g an in h o m e e s tim a te 1,0

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